Lex Gabrielle
It’s no surprise that Idris Elba was named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive this year. The former star of the HBO hit series The Wire has long been a favorite of women (and men) across the world. But, the recent name-dropping of the actor all over again due to his new title, publications and companies have been fawning over him—including British company Emperis.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp04SKlhpOE/
The company claims to make custom, specialty dolls that are ball-jointed. The doll, which stands at a whopping 17-inches and features movable joints is available on their site for—I kid you not—$1,100. Who would spend this much money on a doll of Elba? Someone who’s thirst AF, maybe. But, the only problem with this doll (besides the price) is that it doesn’t quite look like Elba at all.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbiuuRBMQn/
We’ve seen this stud muffin plenty of times—he has a nice head of hair, great bone structure in his face, and he’s jacked. The doll? Well, it’s definitely off. Twitter has been hella confused since the toy dropped and they’re trying to figure out who the doll looks like and how anyone could say it looks like Elba at all.
https://twitter.com/courtdanee2/status/1062201566260850689
https://twitter.com/clempayne_/status/1062432285855793152
I can’t stop laughing over the Idris Elba doll.
It looks more like a black version of Yul Brynner in the King and I 😗 pic.twitter.com/aixsyLtm5X— Lorraine King (@lorrainemking) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/JensenClan88/status/1062505712813694978
https://twitter.com/LukeaBailey/status/1062441341697867778
https://twitter.com/DeVanteS7/status/1062537051453612033
https://twitter.com/JJustITA/status/1062515032502738944
https://twitter.com/TerrellChuggs/status/1062216126963335171
https://twitter.com/_Bigdom15104/status/1062368124052389889
Man when doll making goes wrong !! This is a british manufacturers @idriselba doll !😂😂 someone needs to clock out!!! pic.twitter.com/THNAWo3FPy
— Ryan Cameron (@ryancameron) November 13, 2018
This doll is supposed to be Idris Elba?!? Looks more like my long term enemy pic.twitter.com/accqTfneIh
— Kyle Kaufman (@Mrkyle330) November 13, 2018
Anyone else think the new Idris Elba doll looks more like Terry from Power?😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/3kzi3U56WW
— 🄺🄴🅅 🄹🄾🄷🄽🅂🄾🄽 (@kevjohnson77) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/BurkettSue/status/1062508960094306304
IDK why but the Idris Elba doll made me think of the Tales from the Crypt dolls. pic.twitter.com/p37z9mjQq0
— Billy The Witch Doctor (@UnapproachableA) November 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/GrandmasFreezer/status/1062489742619631616
Idris Elba doll?! More like Romany Malco pic.twitter.com/84ZBkqO2gs
— 💙🌊bmwgirl85⁷💜awaiting the return of (⁷)💜 (@bmwgirl85) November 13, 2018
This is supposed to be an Idris Elba doll. Instead, it looks like Ming the Merciless, aka Blax von Sydow. pic.twitter.com/GtNmBV01Gz
— Tana Hargest (@TanaHargest) November 13, 2018
that “idris elba” doll is romany fucking malco idc idc!!! pic.twitter.com/szWt0cqv7J
— D. ❤️🔥 (@MissSneed) November 13, 2018
Obviously, no one is going to buy this doll. I mean, unless you have a spare $1,100 lying around that you want to blow on a poorly done doll. In the meantime, at least it has left us all with a pretty good laugh today—and that’s all that matters.
