25 Times When Wax Sculptors Failed To Capture Celebrities’ True Likeness

The Rocky star looks like he was punched in the face in the ring right before the Hollywood Wax Museum took his measurements for the statue.

We can all agree that everything, from his extremely slim face to his lifeless eyes and the piece of rope in his hand, is rather bizarre.

For some reason, the employees at the Hollywood Wax Museum decided to add two inches to the Canadian singer’s forehead.

It also seems like they found a five-year-old who was really eager to experiment with shimmery eyeshadows and let her take over the makeup.

Poor Celine. She deserves better.

It doesn't come as a surprise to know that the Beyhive wasn’t pleased with this waxwork of Queen B unveiled at a Louis Tussaud Waxworks in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

“Yall... I went to a wax museum in Canada and they thought this was Beyoncé. I'm hurt,” the author of the photo posted on X in 2017.

This isn’t the first time that fans have slammed a wax museum for failing to capture the Love On Top singer’s essence. Previously, her devoted followers accused a Madame Tussauds location of exhibiting a “white-washed” version of the pop star, as the replica’s skin is noticeably lighter than in real life.

“Me still looking for the real Beyonce wax figure cause this ain't it,” a fan wrote online.

It’s fair to state that the Grease star has looked better.

This is meant to depict Travolta as Vincent Vega, his Pulp Fiction role that revitalized his career and garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

While the outfit closely matches that of the hitman, we’re still not so sure about the gang sign he’s throwing.

The Rock’s newly unveiled wax figure at Paris’ Grévin Museum had social media users in extreme confusion. Fans specially criticized the smooth, fair-skinned aspect of the statue, highlighting that it didn’t match the Fast and Furious star’s appearance.

Even Johnson took to Instagram to ridicule the waxwork: “For the record, I'm going to have my team reach out to our friends at Grevin Museum, in Paris, France so we can work at 'updating' my wax figure here with some important details and improvements—starting with my skin color.”

Following the widespread disapproval of the statue, the museum crafted an updated version, calling the original one an “honest mistake” and admitting that it was “whiter than it should’ve been.”

Titanic fans will have to close their eyes for this one.

Unveiled at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Oct. 2003, this recreation of the iconic romantic scene from the James Cameron film has circulated around the internet and been dubbed a fail by many.

Let’s only hope that the Celine Dion you’ve seen above wasn’t featured on the soundtrack.

For more realistic versions of Winslet and DiCaprio, you can visit the Madame Tussauds museums in Blackwood and London.

If you happen to find yourself in Krakow, Poland, and you have a few spare hours, you can visit the two-star-on-Tripadvisor Wax Museum, which probably makes for a similar experience to visiting those haunted houses with dressed-up actors doing jumpscares during the Halloween season.

A TikTok user who visited the museum documented her peculiar journey in a viral video that gained 1.9 million views.

Among the bizarre wax replicas that you can find are the likenesses of Prince William and Kate Middleton. While the Prince looks like he went heavy on the contour powder, the Princess of Wales seems to have less hair—and bigger teeth—than in reality.

Whoever was responsible for this Angelina Jolie wax statue probably resented the talented Hollywood actress.

If it wasn’t for Lara Croft’s signature look, consisting of a black tank top, short shorts, combat boots, and a holstered leather belt, nobody would be able to tell the horrifying statue unveiled at the Hollywood Wax Museum depicted Angelina.

How does one make a supermodel look bad? This sculptor who ruined ‘90s icon Naomi Campbell might have the answer.

This wax figure was unveiled in 2005 at the Grévin Museum in Paris.

Based on her startled expression, it’s almost like the waxwork knew what fate it awaited.

Let’s pray that poor Naomi never saw this.

The years of Obama’s tenure have certainly taken a toll on him, judging by this wax figure exhibited at the Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam in 2017.

The stiff posture and exaggerated facial expression on the replica seem to belong to an actor from a toothpaste commercial.