Angela Bassett's Wax Figure Is So Realistic People Can't Tell Which Is Which
Angela Bassett’s wax figure is making everyone do a double take.
The actor posted a video on Instagram on Friday of herself meeting her very realistic wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in Hollywood.
In the video, Bassett can be heard marveling at how “lifelike” her wax figure looks, saying at one point, “It’s like it’s going to jump alive and give me a hug.”
And Bassett may have a point.
The wax figure of Bassett’s likeness is so true to life that it has stopped social media users in their tracks.
“Just wow,” The Roots drummer Questlove wrote in the comments section of the post.
“AMAZING!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!” added actor Viola Davis.
“I mean… wowowowow,” actor Rosario Dawson chimed in.
The Instagram page for Madame Tussauds USA celebrated Bassett’s wax figure with a nod to her iconic roles in the 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale” and 2018′s “Black Panther,” writing: “The wait to exhale is over, The Queen of Wakanda herself, Angela Bassett has arrived!”
Bassett’s wax figure has garnered a lot of attention on Twitter, with many people admitting they thought they were seeing double:
This wax figure of Angela Bassett is ON POINT. pic.twitter.com/wLjmJ9SNLq
— Brooklyn White-Grier (@brooklynrwhite) September 18, 2021
VOODOO!!!!! Angela Bassett is an impeccable muse! I’ve never seen a Madame Tussaud’s wax figure look this fantastic! pic.twitter.com/FZcELSqdx4
— ⭐️ with a Y ⭐️ (@wyntermitchell) September 18, 2021
This is the BEST wax figure Madame Tussaud has ever made. You can’t even tell who’s the real Angela Bassett. pic.twitter.com/HCTOBlxGfs
— RoMane 🇯🇲🦚 (@thesaintromane) September 18, 2021
are we sure that Angela Bassett wax figure isn't alive?
— A$AP Crunch Berries (@sgbuggs) September 17, 2021
Angela Bassett’s wax figure looks more like Angela Bassett than Angela Bassett pic.twitter.com/dTe4LG8oOH
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 18, 2021
WHOA!! I really didn’t know what I was looking at at first! I thought the actual Angela Bassett was the wax figure and the real her was just a lady in pink. Didnt even realize the poses https://t.co/8jFPvlizWd
— Jayden 🏁 (@FLEMMDOGGYDOGG) September 18, 2021
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.