He won over fans as the heartthrob looking for love, on The Bachelor.
And now fans get to kiss Matty J, in a rather bizarre way.
Sydney’s Madame Taussauds has a new augmented reality experience that lets you ‘smooch’ the hunk, and Matty has shared his excitement about it all.
‘I couldn’t say no!’ Matty J shares his excitement at fans being able to smooch him in a bizarre new augmented reality experience…and admits he thought it was a ‘joke’ at first
Matty told The Daily Telegraph on Thursday that he thought it was all a ‘joke’, or a desperate fan trying to talk to him when he heard about the experience, but then ‘couldn’t say no.’
‘I’m glad that I took part. It’s another strange experience that you don’t get to do in your everyday life.’
‘I didn’t know if it was a fan who had come up with an idea to get me to call them,’ Matty added about hearing the idea on LinkedIn.
It’s definitely unique! ‘I’m glad that I took part. It’s another strange experience that you don’t get to do in your everyday life,’ Matty said
In an official statement last month, Matty said: ‘I can’t wait to launch my very own augmented reality experience… Everyone is invited to have a meet-and-greet with virtual me, in real-time and take part in our very own photoshoot in the new PARTY experience.’
The attraction claims the experience will be ‘almost indistinguishable from the real deal’ as the innovative technology is ‘totally immersive by means of visual, auditive and haptic (touch) stimulation.’
Matty fell in love with jewellery designer Laura Byrne on The Bachelor, earlier this year.
Smitten! Matty fell in love with jewellery designer Laura Byrne on The Bachelor, earlier this year
Matty recently had an unfortunate slip of the tongue when he accidentally declared that he and Laura, 31, have an ‘open relationship’, with his girlfriend swiftly correcting him.
‘We haven’t talked about plans for the future – initially, we’re just going to enjoy being able to have an open relationship,’ Matty apparently told NW Magazine.
Laura interjected: ‘Not open, it is a closed relationship now!’
Careful! Matty recently had an unfortunate slip of the tongue when he accidentally declared that he and Laura, 31, have an ‘open relationship’