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Immortalized (and creepy) in wax

Yesterday, two new wax figures were unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London. The next time they visit the U.K., Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz can look into the abyss that is themselves sculpted in wax:

Eeek! Waxworks have always creeped me out, even before I'd seen House of Wax (BTW, the 1953 version is sooo much better than the 2005 remake). But because I sort of like to be creeped out, I considered this an opportunity to peruse some other photos of waxy celebrities.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama:

Those could come in handy when you're just sick of campaigning. Also, doesn't that look like a winning ticket?

Rachael Ray:

Even in silent wax form, she makes me want to cover my ears.

Nicole Kidman:

Is that her, or her as she appears in The Stepford Wives?

Aishwarya Rai:

That one is less creepy, more pretty.

Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton:

Bwahahaha! I forgot about those.

Christina Aguilera:

Huh. That just doesn't really look like her.

And, of course, the holy family:

Cheer up, emo couple!

Finally, Jodie Foster:

Wax? More like wack! Maybe gay, er, awesome people just can't be captured in wax.

All those soulless eyes and empty smiles (is WaxCameron's gaze insane or what?) make me want to spend some quality time with cranky, flawed humans. And this whole thing also reminds me that I still haven't seen Lars and the Real Girl ...

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  • IfOnly's picture

    London?

    Is the Nicole Kidman photo from London? I'm telling all who hasn't been; She's the creepiest of all of them. So unbelievably real that it's scary. I mean really scary.

    Worst in London: Nicholas Cage and Posh&Becks. Best: (Nicole Kidman and) Shrek + Gingerbread man.

    From the pics above: Doesn't it look a little bit like they've taken off a doughnut or two around the waist of Clinton? I feel fooled. They said they didn't do that.

    (Yes, I like Madame Tussauds)

    Rabbit317's picture

    Wax

    Makes me think of Shane's business gone up in smoke. Would have been funny if she'd had some creepy wax figures in there.

    Lucy Liu is conspicuously absent if they were going for a Charlie's Angels thing with Cameron and Drew. Hmm.

     

     

    Though we choose between reality and madness, it's either sadness or euphoria.

    -- Billy Joel

    notreally510's picture

    yikes, uhhh

    jodie foster looks like alyson hannigan and brad pitt looks like mark wahlberg
    BetweenThaLines's picture

    OMG!!!

    That Jodie is totally scary!!! Doesn't look at all like her I think... The other ones are pretty good. And I do think Christina's doll looks like her.

    http://www.youtube.com/BetweenThaLines

    caterpillar's picture

    agree

    totally
    HaveFaith's picture

    wow...

    Nicole Kidman's wax figure looks almost real!

    Are you sure that's not a picture of some Christmas charity event or something like that??

     

    "ehm...yeah..."

    scribegrrrl's picture

    it's wax

    see this link

    Maybe the fact that it's so convincing means Nicole is a little too, um, unmoved sometimes ...? ;)
    Elvis730's picture

    Wow thats just creepy!

    Ok that one of Christina Aguilera really creeps me out! So does the Jodie Foster ones, I luv Jodie (who doesnt?) but I am not lovin' those wax creations.

    I think the only one that looks life-like is the Cameron Diaz one

    ~Elvis Presley~

    pecola's picture

    Madame Tussauds

    My friends have tried to get me to check out the new one in DC, but those things just freak me out.

    ::shutters::

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    "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan

    The Sci-Fi Bard's picture

    art imitating life...

    But HOW can you tell the real Paris Hilton from the wax one?!

    *sniggers*

    Y'know, I was in London the other day and seemingly you can only get into the Planetarium there IF you purchase a ticket to Madame Tussauds! Unfair or WHAT!

    And as for the Jodie Foster waxwork, WHEN has she EVER had a slaphead THAT big! Disgraceful! Makes you wonder how they can be so spot-on with some of them and sooooo way-off with others.

    And lastly, is it just me or does Hilary Clinton look like Martha Stewart?

    Hmmmm.....

    jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

    Wax on,wax off

    I'm having a 'House of Wax' moment here. Haven't seen Cam Diaz for awhile, you sure that's not just her in a fine sheen of parrafin?
    Nodame's picture

    rachael ray ...

    Rachel Ray is awesome- i find her highly entertaining.
    ChemistryOfACarCrash's picture

    ummm I'm not sure if

    ummm

    I'm not sure if anyone else sees it. but.

    Christina Aguilera

    meet creepy jigsaw doll.

    http://www.japanesetoylink.com/Medicom/Figures/images/MEDF-SAW001img03.jpg

    Aeris's picture

    Brad Pitt strangely looks

    Brad Pitt strangely looks like Mangus from the L Word.

     

    Anything non-human that looks human creeps me the hell out (mannequins, robots, etc) so this was an unsettling blog to read. But even my deep fear of wax humans couldn't stop me from laughing out loud at the Jodie Foster one. Hah! Cray-zee.

    Proudtobeme's picture

    What!

    That Jodie Foster one is horrible What the heck where they trying to do. It looks nothing like her at all. Also the Christina Aguilera ... ugly ... again it looks nothing like her.

    To see a World in a Grain of Sand
    And Heaven in a Wild Flower,
    Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
    And Eternity in an hour

              William Blake

    Sabriel's picture

    That has to be the real

    That has to be the real Nicole Kidman! Or maybe she IS made from wax... explains why she's so hot *giggle* that was terrible!

    What the hell have they done to poor Jodie :( too hard to recreate her beauty? ;)

    Berna's picture

    creepy!

    Paris Hilton, Jodie Foster and Christina Aguilera look really scary. Yikes.
    Punk_Rock_Princess's picture

    AJ

    Regardless of how creepy wax is, Angelina is so good, I wouldn't mind waking up to that in a morning! lol.
    Tara's picture

    Buffy baby!

    For my 18th b-day my dad took me to vegas and I went to the wax showroom. My favorite was buffy! Some are really cool.. but some are a bit creepy.

    http://www.youtube.com/sinfulhex