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Spare A Moment Of Silence For This “Rihanna” Wax Figure In Berlin That Got A Christmas Makeover

This has to be punishment for Rihanna not releasing the album.

by Michelle Rennex  16 December 2021
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Is there really anything better than Madame Tussauds releasing the most cursed wax figures of beloved celebrities like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj? The answer is no. It truly is the best feeling in the world.

And unfortunately for Rihanna, Madame Tussauds in Berlin has ensured that the pop star-turned-billionaire business mogul is their latest victim.

Despite being unveiled a decade ago, people are only now talking about the horrific “Rihanna” wax figure standing in the German museum. This is because when the wax version of Miss Robyn Rihanna Fenty was revealed back in 2011, the figure had Rihanna’s signature red pixie cut — as it was modelled off the singer’s look in the ‘Who’s That Chick? music video — which helped with the resemblance.

However, when Madame Tussauds decided to update wax Rihanna’s hairdo this year for Christmas, the figure lost all likeness to the singer.

I mean, just take a look for yourself:

But this isn’t the first time that Madame Tussauds in Berlin have updated their questionable Rihanna figure.

In 2015, their Rihanna was actually dressed up in the Christmas outfit that the wax figure is seen wearing today. The issue is swapping out Rihanna’s once-signature red hairstyle for a long, black fringe wig and pearls have made the wax figure look like a random woman plucked out of Sicily.

Favouring more of a tanned Lily Allen or Real Housewive of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice, the only similarities the figure now has to Rihanna are the singer’s tattoos and maybe the green eyes — but even then it’s a bit of a stretch.

And people online agree: No one can figure out who the museum modelled their wax figure after because it sure as hell was not our Rihanna.

But maybe the horrific wax figure was Madame Tussauds plan all along — a punishment for Rihanna doing literally everything else other than releasing an album for five whole years.

It’s what she deserves.