When you think of wax figures you generally think of the holy grail of museums – Madame Tussauds. But there’s actually a number of smaller museums around the world who try their best but just aren’t quite on the same level.
That said, even Madame Tussauds get it a wrongs sometimes! From an unrecognisable Prince William to a misshapen Jennifer Garner, you might have to take a second look to recognise who these dodgy replicas are meant to be.
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue, is that you? While her waxworks counterparts, soccer star Tim Cahill, Aussie muso Jimmy Barnes, the youngest of the Hemsworths, Liam, and NRL great Greg Inglis, all look like mirror images of their real selves, Kylie looks a cross between herself and Nicole Kidman (with a touch of Delta Goodrem for, err, confusing measure)…
Kylie Minogue
But it isn’t the first time Kylie Minogue has suffered at the hands of a botched waxworks job. Exhibit A…
It’s not technically a wax figure, but this Trump animatronic sitting in Disneyland’s Hall of Presidents is a little off on the likeness front.
In fact, a lot of people are saying the robot looks a lot more like actor Jon Voight than the 45th president. A little ironic given Voight played president Franklin D. Roosevelt in Pearl Harbour.
Shakira, is that you?! We’re calling it: Beyoncé’s Madame Tussaud’s wax figure does NOT look like Beyoncé. She’s probably too busy with the newly-debuted twins to notice, thankfully… (It’s worth mentioning this isn’t the only time Queen Bey appears on this list!)
Ok, ok, this technically isn’t a wax figure (more a downright monstrosity) but we had to include this statue of Cristiano Ronaldo. The soccer star returned to his home of Madeira, Portugal, where they’re renaming an airport after him. They also unveiled this statue. Uncanny, right?!
Meryl streep
Poor Meryl. It’s not enough she has President Trump calling her a “overrated” and Chanel boss Karl Lagerfield deeming her “cheap”, now it seems the artists over at Madame Tussaud’s in Hollywood may have a bone to pick with her because there’s something just not quite right about her recently revamped wax figure. The more you look, the more you can see it.
Julia Roberts looking like a not-so pretty woman now.
Help! Jennifer Lopez’s head has been deflated.
Jennifer Garner’s head looks as though it has been accidentally attached to a bodybuilder figure at this museum.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is close, but a blue wig doesn’t fix the problems here.
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth doesn’t looked convinced with his wax Thor replica. Is it the tiny head or platinum blonde Barbie wig that’s throwing you, buddy?
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston seems to be having severe ankle problems, although we can’t get over her unusually thin head.
Prince William
Prince William loves to suit up and if you squint real hard and tilt your head to the left, this wax replica mostly passes for the royal.
Michael Jackson
The King of Pop has had a severe injustice done to him. Thank goodness they got the costume mostly right.
If she wasn’t labelled, we’d have no idea this was meant to be Nicole Kidman.
Bill Clinton
Whoever made this Bill Clinton figure needs to step away from the wax. But perhaps more pressing is why faux Bill has a cat on his shoulder. No really, any ideas?
Kim Kardashian
Faux Kim Kardashian seems like the real thing, until you realise it actually has the face of her sister Kendall Jenner.
Someone who has never seen before Beyoncé clearly made this figure. Clearly.
We can’t put out finger on it, but there’s just something not quite right about this Emma Watson wax figure.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber looks like the Ken-doll version of himself in this glossy plastic creation.
