People Are Grossly Offended By This Beyoncé Wax Figure

On Wednesday, we did a collective double take when Kylie Jenner uploaded pics of herself posing alongside her wax figure at Madame Tussauds. The likeness was so uncanny it bordered on creepy.

Fast forward a few hours and the internet is having an altogether different reaction to a Beyoncé wax figurine that was recently returned to the Madame Tussauds New York museum.

@Beyonce is back and “Running the ?” here in @nycwax! Be sure to come by and see her before she leaves in September! #FamousFun pic.twitter.com/y7L1x5KtqS

— Madame Tussauds NY (@nycwax) July 12, 2017

The problem? Er, the sculpture looks nothing like her. Unsurprisingly, Twitter has been very vocal on the matter…

Theory: Beyoncé wax figure makers have never seen Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/bZ2PWCUzUs

— Michelle Lee (@heymichellelee) July 19, 2017

it’s a good thing you’re not talking about *Beyoncé. cause this white woman is definitely not her. https://t.co/grl27L9XNM

— nañi (@pettyblackgirI) July 19, 2017

Me still looking for the real Beyonce wax figure cause this ain’t it. pic.twitter.com/1jrseGp81A

— Nicki (@nickiknowsnada) July 19, 2017

This is a cross of Britney Spears, Rita Ora, and Iggy. This is definitely not #bey pic.twitter.com/iBhGkYPC3Y

— Moxie (@whitchMoxie) July 20, 2017

A spokesperson for Madame Tussauds spoke to the Press Association to rubbish claims that Beyoncé’s skin tone had been lightened.

They said:

“At Madame Tussauds, our talented team of sculptors take every effort to ensure we accurately colour match all of our wax figures to the celebrity being depicted. Lighting within the attraction combined with flash photography may distort and misrepresent the colour of our wax figures which is something our sculptors are unable to account for at the production stage.”