Find out which celebrity you look most like: The AI tool that compares your face to thousands of stars and picks your doppelganger
The streets of London, New York, Dublin and Toronto have been packed in recent weeks with thousands of people hoping to win a celebrity lookalike competition.
The phenomenon started last month, when Timothee Chalamet doppelgängers flocked to New York to try to win $50 for their resemblance to the Dune star.
Since then we’ve seen a Paul Mescal match in Dublin, a Harry Styles match in London and even a Dev Patel match in San Francisco.
Amid the madness, you may be asking yourself: Could I ever win a celebrity lookalike contest?
Fortunately, help is available to answer this question, in the form of an app called Star by Face.
The app uses a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition technology and is described by the developer as the ‘ultimate celebrity lookalike finder app’.
“We compare your face to thousands of famous faces and determine which celebrities most closely match you,” the report said.
So, are you a dead ringer for Davina McCall, or David Beckham’s doppelgänger? Here’s how you can use the AI tool to find out.
Amid the madness, you may be asking yourself: Could I ever win a celebrity lookalike contest? Fortunately, help is available to answer this question, in the form of an app called Star by Face
It seems the app was influenced by Senior Visual Storytelling Designer, Harry Lewis-Irlam’s strawberry blonde hair. Harry’s top match was Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd, while Ed Sheeran was fourth on his list
Head of Editorial Insights Chris Clemo proved to be a good match for Tim Curry, Danny McBride, Jackie Gleason and Blake Shelton
Once you download Star by Face, open the app and you’ll be asked to take a photo or choose one from your photo gallery.
Alternatively, if you don’t feel brave enough to analyze your own face yet, you can choose a face from the app’s gallery.
Once you’ve made your choice, the first thing the app does is detect the face in the photo and create a ‘face pattern’.
“It can locate key components of faces, including eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and position,” explains Star by Face.
The app then uses a combination of AI and facial recognition to compare your facial components to those of thousands of celebrities.
“The Neural Network compares the person to the faces of celebrities and suggests the most similar ones,” Star by Face added.
Within seconds you will see the results of your celebrity doppelgänger.
First, you get to see the celebrities of the same gender as you, who the app says you resemble.
Once you’ve made your choice, the first thing the app does is detect the face in the photo and create a ‘face pattern’
MailOnline’s Associate Editor Stephen Matthews was surprised to discover Miriam Margolyes was his best female match
Jonathan Chadwick, MailOnline’s assistant science and technology editor, was a top pick for Scott Derrickson
Scroll down to see all 12 suggestions and tap on any of the faces to see a direct comparison to your face.
A second tab then shows you 12 celebrities of the opposite sex, who the app thinks you look like.
Finally you can see the ‘Best Couple’: the male and female celebrity you most resemble.
To share the results with your friends, tap the ‘Share’ button and you’ll be given the option to share via a range of apps including WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook.
Several curious reporters and editors from MailOnline and Mail on Sunday have tried out the app, with hilarious results.
Science and Technology Executive Editor Shivali Best was thrilled to learn that she looks like Victoria Justice, Brittany Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens and Charithra Chandran.
However, she was brought back to Earth with a thud when it came to her male doppelgangers.
According to Star by Face, Shivali’s best male match is Cheech Marin, who at 78 years old is more than twice her age!
Head of Editorial Insights Chris Clemo proved to be a good match for Tim Curry, Danny McBride, Jackie Gleason and Blake Shelton.
Ethan Ennals, health editor at the Mail on Sunday, was a good match for American singer Josh Groban
Emily Stearn, MailOnline’s Senior Health Reporter, turned out to be a good match with Irene Jacob
Luke Chafer, Health Reporter for the Mail on Sunday, was a good match for Patrick Dempsey
His female matches included Phoebe Cates, Anne Bancroft, Leah Remini and Jessica Sutton.
However, it seems that the app was influenced by Senior Visual Storytelling Designer, Harry Lewis-Irlam’s strawberry blonde hair.
Harry’s top match was Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd, while Ed Sheeran was fourth on his list.
The Star by Face app can be downloaded for free on both the Google Play Store and and App Store.
The celebrity lookalike trend has been driven by Generation Z, with a series of low-stakes competitions taking place in Britain and the US due to the demand for ‘fun, innocent, free things to do’ among young people.
A Harry Styles doppelganger competition was held in London’s Soho Square on Saturday, with several hundred people taking part.
Organizer Katrina Mirpuri, a 29-year-old journalist, was inspired by two recent events themed around actors Chalamet and Paul Mescal.
Senior Health Reporter John Ely looks like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to the app
According to the app, writer Becky Whittaker resembles American actress Aubrey Plaza
Matt Davies, deputy head of SEO, was told by the app that he looks like Jeremy Strong
A panel of judges crowned 22-year-old Oscar Journeaux as the best Harry Styles lookalike and took home a £50 reward.
Meanwhile, New York police were on the scene of the Timothee Chalamet doppelgänger event last month, after the actor himself made a surprise appearance in front of hundreds of fans.
Former The Only Way Is Essex contestant Gemma Collins and the Oasis brothers Gallagher are among the stars considered to be the focus of the next event in London, it is understood.