As the Liberal Party grapples with the fallout from Friday's leadership change, an unexpected consequence of the end of Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership has been revealed by none other than the Sydney outpost of Madame Tussauds.

The wax museum announced on Friday that work on a new wax figure for the now-former prime minister has stopped abruptly – and the museum's curators are considering whether it's even worth their while to continue adding more Australian prime ministers to its World Leaders exhibit.

Work on the Malcolm Turnbull wax figure that was set to be added to the Madame Tussauds Sydney museum has stopped abruptly after he lost his prime ministership.

"Malcolm Turnbull was set to be the next figure to take the stage in our World Leaders room but, in light of the current situation in Canberra, we have advised the studio team to stop work on the figure immediately," Madame Tussauds Sydney’s general manager, Mark Connolly, said.

The plan had been to unveil his statue on October 24, Turnbull's 64th birthday.