Swayze Widow, Lisa Niemi, Gets Cozy With New Wax Statue

Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi 

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -- Caption Lisa Niemi is happy her late husband, Patrick Swayze, has been immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, two years after his death at the age of 57.


This week, Madame Tussauds unveiled its likeness of the actor, featuring him in one of his most famous roles – as Johnny Castle in “Dirty Dancing” — and Lisa said they got his physique and looks just right.


“He had this kind of mischievous, but confident look… and things like his core [were] very, very strong and they worked on his arms more, so it’s very detailed,” Lisa told Access Hollywood on Tuesday. “There’s a lot of work that goes into this.”


The statue is perched on a faux log, recreating one of the iconic scenes from “Dirty Dancing,” which sees Swayze’s character seduce “Baby,” played by Jennifer Grey.


For the unveiling, Lisa joined her husband’s wax doppelganger on the log — just like “Baby” and Johnny once did.


Niemi posed with Swayze for a series of photographs, recreating a famous scene from “Dirty Dancing.” US Weekly reports that the Swayze statue is standing on a log, like he did in the movie while seducing Jennifer Grey. Niemi took Grey’s place in the photo, to create a heart-warming, and sad, photo.


Niemi, who was married to Swayze for 34 years, said that she was impressed by Madame Tussauds wax statue. Niemi said:


“He had this kind of mischievous, but confident look … and things like his core (were) very, very strong and they worked on his arms more, so it’s very detailed. There’s a lot of work that goes into this…. In a way, it’s really wonderful and exciting and everyone’s in such a good mood here, and it’s gonna be so fun to have this figure in the museum here, and at the same time it’s bittersweet. I wish he were here, really here.”


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