Chance encounters with someone’s double can be far more common than you think, so long as you choose to lower the bar (quite) a bit. Either that or you squint.
If you’re not looking for a ‘perfect’ match, you might find that you’re constantly surrounded by folks who look like your family, friends, and your fave stars! It’s enough to make anyone wonder how unique they might actually be. Just this week, we’ve spotted a handful of strangers who could quite easily pass for our acquaintances… well, sorta.
The r/WalmartCelebrities subreddit styles itself as a place where people can share images, gifs, and videos of celebrities and well-known characters. “The posts can range from near-perfect look-alikes/ doppelgangers/ doubles through to terrible knock-off versions of the celebrities/ characters, as long as there is some resemblance,” the team running the subreddit shares.
They add, jokingly, that they also allow photos of celebrities shopping in Walmart, as per the sub’s name.
Founded in early 2019, the subreddit has been up and running for over four years now. In that time, the community has grown to nearly 244k members (or “shoppers” as the witty redditors call themselves). At this size, the online group ranks among the top 1% of all subreddits on the site.
Most of the rules that r/WalmartCelebrities members have to follow are fairly standard. They include being polite, kind, and respectful to others, avoiding talking about contentious political issues, and avoiding reposts as much as possible.
“This is a subreddit for celebrity lookalikes. We don't want flame wars in the comments,” the moderator team running this whole show explains. “Political lookalikes are ok as long as they are not promoting some sort of agenda,” they add.
The mods also point out that redditors ought to be careful that they’re not posting photos of the actual celebrity. Not every star is going to look glamorous in every pic, after all. “Posting a picture of Elijah Wood as an off-brand Daniel Radcliffe is OK, but posting an obscure picture of Elijah Wood as an off-brand Elijah Wood is not,” the moderators note where the line is.
Moreover, anyone posting on the sub should ensure that they’re not accidentally or purposefully sharing someone’s personal information. Though, obviously, it’s fine to mention what celeb the person looks like. Something else to avoid is posting photos of people doing cosplay or in costumes. The sub also isn’t the place for deliberate and professional lookalikes, “unless it’s to compare them to a different celeb from the one they’re trying to be.”
