An Unfortunate Resemblance

Every so often, someone will tell me “Oh my God, you look JUST like [insert name here]!” I’ve been told I look like Sarah Bareilles, Lea Michele and, to my horror, Cher. In most cases (especially with Cher), I don’t see it.

But this winter, I found my twin. She’s not a smart, talented actress, singer or even politician. No, the girl who looks just like me is an 18-year-old unwed mother who frequently abandons her infant daughter to go partying. Oh yeah, and rumor has it she’s dating Pauly D.

Yes, I’m a dead ringer for Farrah Abraham, star of MTV’s reality TV show “Teen Mom.” It’s like watching a skinnier, trashier version of myself from a past life. Just take a look:

18-year-old me

Farrah Abraham

This week was Facebook’s unofficial “Doppelganger Week,” in which users were instructed to replace their profile pictures with their celebrity lookalikes. When I changed my profile picture to one of Farrah and her daughter Sophia, several of my friends even told me that they thought I’d had a baby for second, before realizing that the girl in the photo wasn’t really me.

Doppelganger week may be over (although it’s Facebook, so who knows for sure?), but if you’re looking for a good laugh, try out MyHeritage.com’s celebrity match tool, and maybe you’ll have better luck than me!