Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie waxworks separated at Madame Tussauds

Celebrities: After the shocking news of Angelina Jolie's divorce from Hollywood husband Brad Pitt made headlines on Tuesday, London's Madame Tussauds museum went further to separate its wax figure replicas of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on Wednesday.

Jolie's attorney said the actress had filed for divorce from Pitt, two years after the pair got married since they began their romance in 2005.

The museum shared a photo of the former Hollywood power couple standing apart on it's official social media page. Along withe the photo they wrote;

"Following the news that has shocked celebrity watchers worldwide, we can confirm we have separated Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's figures."

A Madame Tussauds spokesperson said in a statement;

"We reacted quickly to yesterday's news of the separation of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their plans to divorce by mirroring the separation in the attraction,"

"The couple's wax figures, which were launched in 2013, have been split up and are now featured at a respectful distance from each other. Angelina is keeping Nicole Kidman company and Brad Pitt is with his several time co-star Morgan Freeman."

The couple whose divorce was announced on Monday have six children together.