A woman who shares striking similarity to Ted Cruz made an appearance on the Maury talk show, prompting an internet frenzy.

The screen grab of the woman who many said resembles Republican presidential candidate Cruz was posted online by a Reddit user.

Not long after the photo was posted, Twitter users began circulating cruel comments with most of them suggesting the woman looked like Cruz in 'drag'.

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The screen grab of a woman (pictured) who resembles Republican presidential candidate Cruz was posted online by a Reddit user

Not long after the photo was posted, Twitter users began circulating cruel comments with most of them suggesting the woman looked like 'Cruz in drag'

Twitter user Abdul tweeted that the woman 'looks like Ted Cruz in drag'

Others said the woman could be Cruz's long lost sister after her appearance on the Maury Show

Others said the woman could be Cruz's long lost sister.

An Instagram account for the show also posted the photo with the caption: 'Ted Cruz @cruzforpresident in drag on Maury?

'The Lie Detector Test determined...that was a LIE! Ted's NOT that SEXY! #PrimaryDay #Maury.'

The photo was also posted on the Maury Show's website as the 'pic of the day'.

Twitter user Abdul tweeted: 'Why this looks like Ted Cruz in drag.'

Another user said that he 'just saw Ted Cruz on Maury'.

Jill Vitale tweeted asking her followers: 'Was Ted Cruz on The Maury Povich show yesterday?'

Both the Republican and Democratic primaries take place on Tuesday night.

The Texas senator, who scored a key win in Wisconsin while hauling in delegates at state conventions in North Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming, is anticipating a drubbing in the New York primary against rival Donald Trump.

Jill Vitale tweeted asking her followers: 'Was Ted Cruz on The Maury Povich show yesterday?'

Senior editor at The Daily Beast tweeted: 'Ted Cruz is one of the great character actors of our time.' And Cruz is known for his impressions of actors and cartoon characters

Cruz skipped out of New York Monday to attend events in Maryland, which holds its primary on April 26.

Ted Cruz boasted Monday morning that he has won 'landslides' in the last five states to award Republican convention delegates, even though only one of those states held a popular-vote election.

Cruz said that 'in all likelihood we're going to go into a contested convention,' predicting that Trump won't be able to collect the 1,237 delegates

'There have been a total of five states that have voted in the last three weeks,' he claimed during a town hall event on Good Morning America.

'In those states, starting with Utah, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Wyoming, 1.3 million people voted in those states. And he lost all five. We have won five in a row, and Donald's upset so he's throwing a fit.'

Cruz reiterated moments later that in 'five states in a row, we've won landslides over and over and over again'.

On Tuesday, Cruz is scheduled to appear at a campaign rally in Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Connecticut all hold elections on the 26th.

Cruz said Monday on ABC that 'in all likelihood we're going to go into a contested convention,' predicting that Trump won't be able to collect the 1,237 delegates ahead of time that would constitute the slimmest possible majority.

'Donald cannot win and we do not want to nominate somebody who's a loser in November,' he boasted.

He also ruled out the possibility of joining forces with his arch-rival by accepting the vice presidential nomination on a Trump ticket.

'I have zero interest whatsoever. And there are a lot of reasons,' he said in response to a town hall quesiton.

Cruz also said that despite being known for doing impressions of actors and cartoon characters, 'I don't have a Donald impression.'