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Tribute doll looks nothing like Idris Elba — and the internet is going nuts

For starters, there's not a muscle in sight on the replica

Tribute doll looks nothing like Idris Elba — and the internet is going nuts

For starters, there's not a muscle in sight on the replica

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Tribute doll looks nothing like Idris Elba — and the internet is going nuts

For starters, there's not a muscle in sight on the replica

British manufacturer Emperis recently unveiled a $1,000 doll made in Idris Elba’s likeness, and the action toy is going viral on social media. Not for its uncanny resemblance but because the replica looks nothing like the "Luther" star and "People" magazine’s newly minted "Sexiest Man Alive." It’s not a complete fail, though. Emperis actually does a good job of capturing the dapper English actor’s style, dressing the doll in a camel button-up vest, white men’s dress shirt and tie, dark denim jeans, boots and a matching overcoat. But they missed the mark with, well, everything else, like his face and body. Twitter took notice of how the toy’s bald head, beard and body bear no resemblance to Elba, and certainly not of someone deemed "sexy." In fact, many of the hilarious comments on social media said the doll looks more like "Weeds" actor Romany Malco or former talk show host Montel Williams than it does Elba. "Idris Elba is a British actor we have always admired," Emperis told Metro.co.uk. "Our doll was inspired by him leading to our artistic interpretation." We’re all for creative interpretation, but couldn’t they have at least given him a full beard and some biceps?

British manufacturer Emperis recently unveiled a $1,000 doll made in Idris Elba’s likeness, and the action toy is going viral on social media. Not for its uncanny resemblance but because the replica looks nothing like the "" star and "People" magazine’s newly minted "."

It’s not a complete fail, though. Emperis actually does a good job of capturing the dapper English actor’s style, dressing the doll in a camel button-up vest, white men’s dress shirt and tie, dark denim jeans, boots and a matching overcoat. But they missed the mark with, well, everything else, like his face and body.

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Twitter took notice of how the toy’s bald head, beard and body bear no resemblance to Elba, and certainly not of someone deemed "sexy." In fact, many of the hilarious comments on social media said the doll looks more like "" actor Romany Malco or former talk show host Montel Williams than it does Elba.

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"Idris Elba is a British actor we have always admired," . "Our doll was inspired by him leading to our artistic interpretation."

We’re all for creative interpretation, but couldn’t they have at least given him a full beard and some biceps?