Cheryl Cole shows a glimpse of brand new leg tattoo at disclosing of Madame Tussauds waxwork: It was only unveiled this morning, but Cheryl Cole has already come up with a canny way for us to tell her apart from her waxwork figure. As she met her new mirror image at Madame Tussauds this morning, the X Factor judge inadvertently revealed what appears to be a new tattoo, snaking around the top of her left thigh. Wearing an incredibly short white minidress, the singer gave a tantalising peek of the tail-like etching, thought to be her sixth tattoo, at the unveiling event in London today.

While the wax figure is indeed the spitting image of the star physically, her hair and clothing style are a little out of date thanks to Cheryl's ever-changing style. The 27-year-old says seeing her double up close is 'amazing and mindblowing,' and adds: 'I can’t explain how strange it is - It will take a little while to take in!'The £150,000 waxwork will take pride of place with other English celebrities in the  A -list Party Area, but despite their close friendship, Cheryl has pleaded, 'keep me away from Simon.

The aesthetic differences between wax Cheryl and the real deal were obvious as the X Factor judge, who teamed the short puffball skirt with a leather jacket and Brian Atwood heels, posed next to her double this morning. The wax figure is modelled on the Girls Aloud star's appearance at the Fashion Relief show at London Fashion Week in 2008. Wearing the same sequinned Jean Paul Gautier gown and tiara she donned to strut the runway at Naomi Campbell's charity event two years ago, the waxwork also sported Cheryl's highlighted hair from her days as Ashley Cole's wife.

Of course, the pop star is constantly reinventing her style, and these days prefers a more fierce, chic style to the over-the-top frocks preferred by WAGs. Cheryl has changed her hairstyle a number of times in the past year, including removing her extensions for a sleeker, short 'do and at the moment is sporting long, red hair. She debuted the red hair on last weekend's live shows, and has revealed she used a £5.99 L'Oreal home-dye kit (specifically Casting Creme Gloss in shade #550 Mahogany) to create her new look.

Despite the waxwork's seemingly out of date appearance, the Mail Online has learned that it was Cheryl who chose the outfit. A spokesperson for Madame Tussauds says the singer 'worked closely with stylists' throughout the four-month creation process. Reports in June suggested that she was having trouble deciding on what outfit to donate, but the spokesperson says she wanted pinpoint that particular moment in time, from the 2008 Fashion Relief show.