Lisa Niemi Calls Unveiling Of Statue Of Patrick Swayze At Madame Tussauds Bittersweet

First Published: October 19, 2011 2:42 AM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Patrick Swayzes Widow Lisa Niemi Unveils His Madame Tussauds Wax Figure LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 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 its very detailed, Lisa told Access Hollywood on Tuesday. Theres a lot of work that goes into this. Lisa was impressed with by the statue, but called seeing it, bittersweet. In a way, its really wonderful and exciting and everyones in such a good mood here, and its gonna be so fun to have this figure in the museum here, and at the same time its bittersweet, she said. I wish he were here, really here. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.