Oscar-winner Meryl Streep and rapper Future become unlikely doppelgangers thanks to social media

By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:18 EST, 20 October 2015 | Updated: 21:25 EST, 20 October 2015

Meryl Streep can thank social media for promoting rapper Future as her unlikely doppelganger.

The 66-year-old Oscar winning actress for several weeks has been compared online to the 31-year-old hip hop star.

A set of side-by-side photos making the rounds shows the actress and singer sharing the same high cheekbones and similar smiles. 

Strong resemblance: Meryl Streep and rapper Future, shown in a tweet on Monday,  have been linked recently as unlikely doppelgangers on social media

Strong resemblance: Meryl Streep and rapper Future, shown in a tweet on Monday,  have been linked recently as unlikely doppelgangers on social media

'Future is actually Meryl Streep,' one tweet on Monday said along with a photo of the pair.

Another tweet thought Streep may have been celebrating Halloween early.

'Someone tell Meryl Streep I love her Future costume,' a tweet read on Monday. 

Separated at birth? Future, shown in July in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown on Monday in Los Angeles, both have high cheekbones and similar smiles
Separated at birth? Future, shown in July in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown on Monday in Los Angeles, both have high cheekbones and similar smiles

Separated at birth? Future, shown in July in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown on Monday in Los Angeles, both have high cheekbones and similar smiles

Several other tweets lamented associating the actress and rapper together because it's hard to undo.

Streep can be seen in the new drama Suffragette that also stars Carey Mulligan.

The period drama tells the story of the British women's suffrage movement of the late 19th and early 20th century, with Streep playing British suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst.

Social media: Twitter users have been noting the similaries between Future, shown in June in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown earlier this month on The Graham Norton Show
Social media: Twitter users have been noting the similaries between Future, shown in June in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown earlier this month on The Graham Norton Show

Social media: Twitter users have been noting the similaries between Future, shown in June in Atlanta, and Meryl, shown earlier this month on The Graham Norton Show

Suffragette is out now in the UK and hits cinemas in the US on Friday.

Atlanta rapper Future, real name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, earlier this year released his third studio album DS2.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 following its release in July. 

Oscar winner: Meryl, shown last week in New York City, can be seen in the drama Suffragette

Oscar winner: Meryl, shown last week in New York City, can be seen in the drama Suffragette

 

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