A YouTuber snuck a model of a viral internet star into Madame Tussauds - where it remained on display for almost 30 minutes.

Tonbridge prankster Liam Bedford documented how he smuggled a wax figure of Hasbulla Magomedov, a 19-year-old from Dagestan who rose to fame on social media, into the London landmark.

The 25-year-old, who recorded the stunt for his 36,000 subscribers, had his bag checked by unsuspecting security guards on his way into the museum.

Once inside, he whipped the model out of his bag - where it had been hidden underneath tampons, a West Ham blanket and underwear - and placed it in a room at the venue.

“I was so anxious about getting through security," Mr Bedford said.

“I knew they would have been very confused with me trying to walk into the building with a 3ft model in my bag.

“I actually hid it underneath a couple of pairs of women's underwear and sanitary products in the hope security guards would feel too awkward to question me.

“There were proper intense checks to get through to go in - I think my figure was lucky to get through."

The model remained on display for about half and hour, during which tourists posed for photographs with it.

Mr Bedford eventually moved when he suspected staff had realised a prank had been played.

Hasbulla is believed to have a rare genetic condition called growth hormone deficiency. Mr Bedford says the star’s height meant he could make a life-size figure that was easy to transport.

He began by paying for a model to be made of Hasbulla’s head, before enlisting help from a friend who painted it and attached it to a mannequin's body that was dressed in clothes from Primark.

The stunt has been viewed almost three million times on TikTok.

“I need to thank Madame Tussauds for taking the joke well," Mr Bedford added.

“Also, I hope they know if they want the figure in the building, then they can - currently, it's just sitting in my room."

Mr Bedford filmed the practical joke as part of a series of videos he made called "Reverse Heists".

As part of the series, he placed a framed picture of TikTokers on the walls of the National Transport Museum and the football museum in Manchester.

“I felt there was a big finale needed for the reverse heists," Mr Bedford continued.

"Eventually landed on trying to get a fake waxwork into Madame Tussauds.”