Melania Trump — her doppelganger — makes appearance at L.A. matinee of first lady's documentary

I was conscionable getting settled successful my spot for the archetypal showing of “Melania” astatine the Grove cineplex erstwhile Melania Trump walked in.

OK, it wasn’t the Melania Trump, arsenic successful the archetypal lady. But it was a tenable facsimile.

The impersonator, followed by a antheral filming with his phone, strode successful similar a model, flinging her hairsbreadth backmost and smiling arsenic she addressed the six radical — galore of them critics from assorted property outlets — successful the auditorium who were among the archetypal successful Los Angeles to spot “Melania,” the arguable documentary that features the archetypal woman arsenic prima and producer.

“Hi, everybody. I privation to invited you each to my movie,” the impersonator said successful a Slovenian accent. She wore a stylish acheronian pantsuit and precocious heels, a predominant motif successful the movie which chronicles the existent Melania Trump successful the 20 days starring up to the 2nd statesmanlike inauguration of her husband, Donald Trump.

After a fewer much words of greeting, the impostor Melania flashed different grin arsenic she exited.

I was stunned and highly frustrated that I didn’t person clip to seizure the moment. It’s uncommon to find yourself successful the beingness of a archetypal woman —even a fake one.

During the film, my chap viewers were mostly silent, though determination were a fewer murmurs of laughter arsenic Melania Trump outlined the burdens of coordinating the close outfit and decor for her re-entry to the White House.

“My originative imaginativeness is ever clear, and it’s my work to stock my ideas with my squad truthful they tin bring it to life,” she says astatine 1 point.

Later successful the film, erstwhile Donald Trump was formally introduced astatine the inauguration arsenic the 47th president, 1 older pistillate sitting adjacent the beforehand of the theatre applauded. And I could spot her smiling as, onscreen, the archetypal mates made their mode done the White House pursuing the ceremony.

“Being manus successful manus with my hubby astatine this infinitesimal is precise emotional,” she says. “Nobody has endured what helium has implicit the past fewer years. People tried to execution him, incarcerate him, slander him. But present helium is. I’m truthful precise proud.”

I hoped that Melania would beryllium astir successful the lobby arsenic we near the theatre to inquire america however we liked the film. But I was disappointed. Melania had near the building.