Idris Elba responds to his Gigaba look-alike doll. According to social media users, the doll, which features a bald head, narrow face, slim nose, and a trimmed goatee, looks a lot more similar to the likes of American television host Montell Williams, actor Romany Malco, or even former South African home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba.
A British toy manufacturer recently released a doll inspired by the actor, but, it looks nothing like him – and he agrees. British doll manufacturer Emperis recently released an £850 Idris Elba doll that went on sale on November 5 and has since trended globally because it looks nothing like the actor.
Someone manufactured a doll that looks more like Montel Williams than Idris pic.twitter.com/30UN7G4trE
— Tessa (@CurtessaJacques) November 14, 2018
This is GigaDoll go shot the glasses fele https://t.co/iTW1f5yxyX
— Thula Sindi (@thulasindi) November 13, 2018
Thousands of tweets have been sent in response to news of the doll and even Idris himself joined the fun by simply tweeting an image of Montell Jordan.
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) November 14, 2018
In an interview with UK publication Metro, the toy manufacturer have called the doll’s look their “artistic interpretation” of the actor who was recently named People Magazine’s Sexxiest Man Alive and featured on the cover of the magazine’s annual special.
Malco also had something to say about the doll.
I'm done with ALL of ya'll! https://t.co/QRh25VZbzb
— Romany Malco | Actor | Director | YouTuber (@TeamRomany) November 14, 2018
I cannot compete with the internet today! Ya'll win! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/POXbjeKRJy
— Romany Malco | Actor | Director | YouTuber (@TeamRomany) November 14, 2018
🤣🤣🤣 It's like that?!?! https://t.co/LsTJG2VWzL
— Romany Malco | Actor | Director | YouTuber (@TeamRomany) November 14, 2018
Source: The Citizen
