‘Unnervingly Real’ Android of Popular Presenter Transvestite Becomes the First in World to Host Its Own TV Show

A cross-dressing Japanese television star’s robotic clone has made its ‘unnervingly real’ on-screen debut – the first android to host its own show.

Japanese engineers, who are trying to replace celebrities with human-like androids, have pushed the clone of transvestite entertainer Matsuko Deluxe into the limelight.

The late-night television personality shared the stage with his ‘Matsukoroid’ doppelganger for the first time on Saturday night.

‘It’s unnervingly real,’ said one commentator of the programme Matsuko Matsuko, which premiered at the weekend.

Mr Deluxe, who is popular in Japan for his frankness, said it was ‘fascinating’ come face-to-face with his lookalike. (Read more from “‘Unnervingly Real’ Android of Popular Presenter Transvestite Becomes the First in World to Host Its Own TV Show” HERE)

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