Fans Had a Lot to Say About Taylor Swift’s New Wax Figure in Dubai
Taylor Swift attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey.Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic
Madame Tussauds Dubai has a new “Mastermind” added to their gallery. The company revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 6) that its wax figure of Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to join its star-studded lineup.
According to Time Out Dubai, the figure marks the first international addition to Madame Tussauds Dubai since it opened in October 2021. The handcrafted statue featured Swift in a Folklore-style low chignon bun, holding an acoustic guitar. The wax figure is dressed in a red sequined turtleneck top tucked into a pair of high waisted khaki pants.
The new Swift wax figure comes a little more than a month after the Grammy-winning superstar unveiled her 10th studio album, Midnights. The album logs a fifth week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 10). The last Swift album with more weeks at No. 1 is Folklore, which notched eight nonconsecutive weeks atop the list in 2020. Since then, she’s claimed four more chart-topping albums: Evermore (four weeks at No. 1 in 2020-21), Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (two weeks, 2021), Red (Taylor’s Version) (one week in 2021) and Midnights (five weeks so far).
And while the wax figure comes at a celebratory time in Swift’s career, fans had mixed feelings about the new installation at Madame Tussauds, unsure if the new piece bears a proper resemblance to the “Anti-Hero” singer. See some reactions below.
📸| A @TaylorSwift13 wax figure has been added to the 'Madame Tussauds' Collection in Dubai pic.twitter.com/W4I98rzxaO
— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) December 6, 2022
The new Taylor Swift wax figure is giving Miley Cyrus at the 2008 Grammys vibes pic.twitter.com/PekHA7javH
— Kasaleiro (@kasaleiro) December 6, 2022
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📸| A @TaylorSwift13 wax figure has been added to the 'Madame Tussauds' Collection in Dubai pic.twitter.com/W4I98rzxaO
— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) December 6, 2022
Madame Tussauds Dubai unveils new Taylor Swift wax figure. pic.twitter.com/zSagnqotOh
— Pop Base (@PopBase) December 6, 2022
