8 cringeworthy statues of famous people that look nothing like them

• Many statues of famous individuals turn out hilariously inaccurate.
• Cristiano Ronaldo's bronze bust at an airport in Portugal was mercilessly mocked on social media for looking nothing like the soccer player.
• Lucille Ball's statue in New York state has been nicknamed "Scary Lucy" because of her terrifying facial expression.

While getting a statue made of someone seems like one of the most honorable ways to immortalize them, that's not always the case: many statues of famous individuals turn out looking nothing like them.

These mishaps have occurred with restorations of classic art works as well as wax figures of celebrities, but there's nothing quite like a carved statue to highlight cringeworthy inaccuracies.

Here are statues of famous people that turned out looking much worse than the person they represent.

Oscar Wilde's statue looks like a swamp creature.

Oscar Wilde's statue in London looks as if the mermaid from the Starbucks logo got sick and had to rise up out of the ocean to ask someone for help. It is a truly unfortunate portrayal of the otherwise handsome Irish poet and writer.

Lucille Ball's statue looks like an "I Love Lucy" demon.

When this statue of Lucille Ball showed up in her hometown of Celoron, New York, in 2009, fans were so outraged that they signed a petition to get it remade. Their efforts were a success, and the new Lucille Ball statue that now stands in the same area is much less terrifying.

Cristiano Ronaldo's bust was mercilessly mocked on social media.

This statue of Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled in 2017, when Portugal renamed the Madeira International Airport the Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo. 

After widespread criticism, the artist, Emanuel Santos, redid it... though still not to everyone's satisfaction.