Matt shakes hands with Matt at the Experience launch!

February 20th, 2011
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The Doctor Who Experience officially opened its doors today, and on hand to mark the exciting occasion was the Doctor himself, Matt Smith!

Matt came face to face with his life-size replica at the grand opening, and, as What’s On TV report, later admitted that he found it completely ”surreal” to be introduced to a 3D model of himself. ”It’s so weird but one of the wonderful privileges of this job,” he said. ”You get rather mad experiences. I think he’s sort of a bit musclier than I am!”

He also explained how “harrowing” the development was, revealing: “My face was completely covered in plaster and I had a couple of straws for my nostrils. It was grim.”

As expected, there has been lots of media attention surrounding today’s launch, and we’ll be posting a round up of the coverage shortly. You can also post your own reviews and thoughts in our new discussion! You can purchase tickets via its official site.

10 comments on this article
  1. Last_of_the_timelords
    February 20th, 2011 at 3.21pm | #1

    ermmm, who is that suposed to be

  2. TSG
    February 20th, 2011 at 3.54pm | #2

    @Last_of_the_timelords
    Aw, come on, I think it’s quite good!

    It must be so odd to come face to face with yourself like that. Is there a sense of differentiation; do you think of the model as the Doctor more than Matt?

    Ugh, sorry, that’s the writer in me coming up with all the introspective questions.

  3. Rose Weasley
    February 20th, 2011 at 3.58pm | #3

    @TSG
    Yeah I do.
    Has Matt died his hair, or have they got the colour on the wax wrong, or is the lighting funny in that picture?

  4. Topher
    February 20th, 2011 at 4.12pm | #4

    It looks like they were going for a Utopia/Tennant aging thing…

  5. Lynda pinfold
    February 20th, 2011 at 4.39pm | #5

    The model looks a lot older than Matt and rather careworn, the doctor on a rough day…

  6. jamez
    February 20th, 2011 at 7.10pm | #6

    Looks more like a sun-dried Bill Nighy than any sort of Matt Smith

  7. TSG
    February 20th, 2011 at 7.23pm | #7

    But even Madam Tussaud’s models aren’t exactly perfect. Maybe I’m too lenient, but I honestly don’t think it’s too bad.

  8. Ruby
    February 20th, 2011 at 9.21pm | #8

    If I was Matt I would be soo unhappy with that model! xD

  9. e.p
    February 20th, 2011 at 9.35pm | #9

    That’ll be Matt Smith when he’s 50 and his hair has mysteriously become reddish….

  10. Last_of_the_timelords
    February 20th, 2011 at 10.16pm | #10

    yea he looks really old and ugly, not very flattering is it

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