30 Unbearably Weird Photos of Celebrities and Their Wax Figures

Earlier today, I was made aware of a photo of Kendall Jenner embracing her brand-new Madame Tussauds wax figure. She seemed happy and proud, whereas I, on the other hand, felt scared. See, this is the biggest difference between me and Kendall: Having a wax figure made in my image is my worst nightmare. For celebrities, however, it’s a badge of honor. Congrats, you’ve made it, now we’re going to have a team of 20 people spend 2,000 hours sculpting you out of wax, that cool?

I appreciate the amount of work that goes into crafting these—truly, it’s an art, and it takes time, dedication, and fine motor skills. I don’t even have any of those things! But I absolutely hate wax figures, and not just because of that one time I flipped out in the French Revolution exhibit at Madame Tussauds in Times Square when I was, like, eight. Though some of them are technically quite good, as far as I’m concerned they are always one thing: fucking creepy. (For example, this Justin Bieber “waxwork” is no question, 100-percent the worst thing I have ever seen.)

As you can see, the picture of Kendall and her waxy likeness really set me off. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it, but while I’m working on that, check out these 30 incredibly uncomfortable photos of celebrities posing with their wax figures, a.k.a. 30 photos it literally pains me to look at. Don’t stop before you get to Nic Cage.