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No one can argue that wax models are fun. Who wouldn’t like a selfie with the life-like Queen Beyoncé or ex-President Barack Obama? But there’s one wax museum that beats its own purpose—the waxworks are such a far cry from the truth, you may need a second (and a third) guess.

Louis Tussaud's House of Wax in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk has achieved cult status with tourists flocking from all over the world to see the infamous monstrosities. From Victoria Beckham looking like a full-blown Karen waiting to see a manager, to Prince Charles ready to hit a drag lip-sync battle, the misshapen models give a whole new perspective on what the waxwork could be. It could be anything. So let's have a look at some of the worst works down below.

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Boy George

Boy George

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    Rowan Atkinson

    Rowan Atkinson

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    The owners, Jane and Peter Hayes, closed the attraction in October 2012 after running it for half a century. The pieces were sold to a secret Czech collector who surely has unique taste. Jane, 83, told Mirror that “all the models and machines and frames were sold in one go.” But the woman doesn’t know who the chap was.

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    Peter, who ran the museum for 57 years, admitted in 2008 that the models became so old they were no longer lifelike. According to Dailymail, each figure cost around $1,245 to make. The auction estimated that the whole collection was worth up to $14,943, but it’s not clear for how much it was sold to the buyer.

    #4

    The Queen

    The Queen

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    David And Victoria Beckham

    David And Victoria Beckham

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    Jill
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She looks more like she has been recycled from Absolutely Fablulous. Basically Edina with her hair cut short.

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    Mussolini

    Mussolini

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    Named after the great-grandson of Madame Tussaud, the museum was located on Regent Road. According to the BBC, it employed three full-time staff members in addition to the Hayeses. People on Trip Advisor expressed their disappointment with the museum’s closure. “It will be sorely missed,” said one user. The other one called it a “sad loss” and said that “Yarmouth will never be the same...”

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    Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher

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    Caroline
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Compared to the others, she's not that bad.

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    #8

    Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson

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    Tiggy Darling
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The chances are it looked like him at some point.

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    #9

    The Beatles

    The Beatles

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    AQUINNAH POLOZOLA
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These look like they would be mannequins in a horror movie

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    #11

    Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

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    Mr Red
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking at the color of his face and neck it seems like he adviced the president of the USA on make-up.

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    Prince Charles

    Prince Charles

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    Princess Diana

    Princess Diana

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    #14

    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This Elvis wouldn’t even be eligible to compete in an Elvis lookalike contest.

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    #16

    Pope John Paul 2nd

    Pope John Paul 2nd

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    Tony Blair

    Tony Blair

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    djinnjeannie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With most of these you can see a very tiny similarity at least in some features/hairstyle but this one is insanely bad

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    #18

    John Major

    John Major

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    Michael Owen

    Michael Owen

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    Max Boyce

    Max Boyce

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    Joan Collins

    Joan Collins

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    Kevin Keegan

    Kevin Keegan

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    Kimberley Thomas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know Micahel Keegan, but this like Columbo a little to me. As in Peter Falk.

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    #25

    Neil Kinnock

    Neil Kinnock

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    Jayne Torville

    Jayne Torville

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    Gary Lineker

    Gary Lineker

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    Michael Barrymore

    Michael Barrymore

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    Jim Davidson

    Jim Davidson

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    Prince William And Charles

    Prince William And Charles

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    The Queen And Prince Phillip

    The Queen And Prince Phillip

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    Veda Charrow
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is that woman with Prince Phillip? Does the Queen know about this?

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    #32

    Harold Wilson

    Harold Wilson

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    Noel Edmonds

    Noel Edmonds

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    Kat Khatib
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this was George Michael...may he R.I.P.

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    #34

    Terry Wogan

    Terry Wogan

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    Virginia Wade

    Virginia Wade

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    Frank Bruno

    Frank Bruno

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    Agfox
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He didn't take that many punches to the head during his career...