Rihanna Statue at Madame Tussaud's London. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Short via Associated Press.
She was recently seen catching an underground Tube train across London. A fan took the opportunity to snap a photo of herself with Rihanna strap-hanging and then immediately sent it to a city newspaper. At least, I think it was Rihanna. Might it possibly have been her waxwork recently unveiled at Madame Tussaud’s London?
In early October 2011, as the real Rihanna hit town for her concert tour, Madame Tussaud’s finally satisfied all those thousands of celebrity spotters who queue outside and around the corner: they unveiled Rihanna in a sexy full length black gown, split up one side to the waist, hand on hip, hair magnificently curly and red. I think we all recognize that gown, that stance. Since she scandalized the nation with her sexy performance on the 2010 UK X-Factor, causing complaints to flood in to the television watchdog in the UK, everyone has wanted to see Rihanna, meet her, be her. Well, at least now we can all be photographed with her.
The figure took four months to make and cost £150,000 and she’s now standing proudly in the Music Zone of Madame Tussaud’s alongside Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, and Amy Winehouse. Now that’s a concert I’d like to see. But at Madame Tussaud’s these waxen girls aren’t singing a note. But it was a real person on that underground train. And it did look very much like the real Rihanna. So one person’s wish came true: she got to meet Rihanna and be photographed with her. It’s still a long way from actually being the fabulous Rihanna. If only I could sing…
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