Hilarious! Twitter reacts to 'disrespectful' Idris Elba doll
Does this R15,000 doll look like actor Idris Elba? Nope, agrees the entire population of the world.
One of the highest honours for a celebrity - next to winning an Oscar or a Grammy - is getting a doll made in their likeness.
So imagine Idris Elba's excitement when he learned that British doll company, Emperis, was making a doll in his honour. And not just any old raggedy doll but a doll worth around R15,000.
The only problem? The doll resembles several male actors and Idris is not one of them!
Some people have called Emperis' efforts downright "disrespectful"
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I can’t stop laughing over the Idris Elba doll.
— Lorraine King (@lorrainemking) November 14, 2018
It looks more like a black version of Yul Brynner in the King and I 😗 pic.twitter.com/aixsyLtm5X
Social media users think the doll looks more like Montel Wiliams, Romay Malco, Terry Silver from 'Power', and even Jafar from 'Aladdin'!
South Africa's very own Dingaan Mokebe, who played James Motsamai on 'Muvhango', was also thrown into the mix.
Not a single person, except officials at Emperis, thought the doll even closely resembled Idris.
Idris Elba doll?! More like Romany Malco pic.twitter.com/84ZBkqO2gs
— bmwgirl85 (@bmwgirl85) November 13, 2018
pretty sure the new @idriselba doll is actually meant to be @TeamRomany 🤔 pic.twitter.com/CzKIbfbCfv
— Macy Andrews (@MacyLAndrews) November 14, 2018
Idris? This is James Motsamai https://t.co/2vyouIIZjx
— Naledi Yona (@NalediYona) November 13, 2018
I can’t stop laughing over the Idris Elba doll.
— Lorraine King (@lorrainemking) November 14, 2018
It looks more like a black version of Yul Brynner in the King and I 😗 pic.twitter.com/aixsyLtm5X
This doll is supposed to look like @idriselba but I think it looks like a GQ Jafar pic.twitter.com/kTrwhb7bA4
— Alex Di Trolio (@alexditrolio) November 13, 2018
Did Terry Silver hijack the designs for Idris Elba's doll pic.twitter.com/04AprZtaXO
— Luke-Anthony Bailey (@LukeaBailey) November 13, 2018
What !!! This doll looks NOTHING Like Idris Elba. This looks a lot like Romany Malco. This is so disrespectful. This artist didn’t even take the time to get the details correct. 😵😵 #idriselba
— Sarah Nicole 💋💄🌹🐝 (@miss_flawless4) November 13, 2018
A doll meant to look like Idris Elba has fans confused https://t.co/akWaeFyvGs
One of Idris' biggest fans, Loni Love from US talk show 'The Real', had a meltdown on TV over the strange looking doll.
Even Idris doesn't think they did a good job. He seemed to agree with most people that it looked more like Montel Williams.
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) November 14, 2018
Who do you think Idris' doll looks like?
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