Look at this photo. Now cover up the “Madame Tussauds” on the step and repeat banner (so far this is the worst Magic Eye ever – sorry). Can you tell that the figure in front of you is a wax Rihanna and not the actual Rihanna? More »
Some grad student could write her entire thesis on the Uncanny Valley as experienced through this wax sculpture of Robert Pattinson. It’s so creepy! But hey, now Robert will be forever immortal, just like the Edward Cullen we all want him to be. Way to go, Madame Tussauds! More »
Just when we thought Justin Bieber was about to become a real boy, Madame Tussauds unveiled two wax figures modeled on the pop star’s likeness. So now he’ll remain forever that cherubic little teenager who so captured out hearts. Check out some photos from the two unveilings and try not to get super creeped out. More »
It was so great to see China join forces with the United States yesterday, Germany and the UK hold hands, New York and Hollywood tolerate each other. And it was all in the name of a giant unveiling of seven Lady Gaga sculptures at Madame Tussaudses across the globe. Is this woman a UN ambassador yet? There certainly are enough of her to go around. More »
We know that this wax figure of Whoopi Goldberg on display at Madame Tussaud’s is to commemorate the West End’s production of Sister Act, but it’s much funnier to think about it as some weird senior’s art thesis project. “The statement I was trying to make with this piece is that America’s morality is now filtered through mediums such as The View and the 24-hour news-cycle. Whoopi as a nun represents the merging of television and religion. Also, screw you dad, this wasn’t a waste of an education.” More »
Is it just us or does this wax representation of Robert Pattinson — unveiled today at Madame Tussaud’s in New York and London — look more dirty than scruffy? Wax figures already freak us out, otherwise we’d go check it out for ourselves. Will you make the trip to see wax Rob? (Photo by Michael Carpenter/ WENN.com)… More »
Britney Spears has been working hard on her comeback – even if she has said that she doesn’t really consider it a comeback since she didn’t go anywhere – and now it’s being recognized by more than just her fans.
Madame Tussauds in London is arguably the most famous wax museum in the world, and it’s often considered a huge honor to be immortalized in wax and put on display there. Britney is not a new addition, exactly, but she’s… More »