The Real Reason Behind Nicole Kidman’s Viral Oscars Photo

Nicole Kidman’s picture where she appears to look shocked, with her mouth opened wide, has made it round the Internet and has left people thinking it was her expression after witnessing Will Smith slap Chris Rock on Sunday, March 27 at the Oscars 2022.

Shortly after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the 2022 Oscars, a reaction which Will made after Chris joked about Jada’s hair, which was as a result of a condition she has that causes hair loss, an image of Nicole with her mouth wide open, made it round the Internet, with people concluding that the photo was Nicole’s expression after witnessing the slap.

However, that wasn’t the case at all, as the photographer Myung Chun who is behind the viral picture explained in an interview with The Vulture that the picture was taken during a non-televised portion of the awards show, hours before Will struck Chris.

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Nicole Kidman – What Then Was Nicole Kidman Reacting To?

In explaining what happened, Chun said “It appeared that she was excited to see Jessica Chastain across the room. Kidman then reached out her arms and waved to her with both hands,” Chun added that “Shortly thereafter, Chastain walked over to greet Kidman and her husband Keith Urban.”

The photographer said: “The photo was already making the rounds by at least 7:34 ET, 26 minutes before the broadcast even began.”

Nicole and Jessica were both nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars. While Nicole was nominated for Being the Ricardos, Jessica was nominated for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. But, Jessica won Best Actress her first Oscar, and Nicole didn’t win an Oscar that day.

Despite Nicole not winning an Oscar, she sure won a lot of hearts with her picture as a new meme.

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Nicole Kidman – Has A Past Experience With Memes At Oscars

Apparently, Nicole Kidman has had an experience with being a meme at the Oscars. Back in 2017, a video footage was shown where the Nine Perfect Strangers actress were clapping during the awards ceremony and Nicole’s picture captured the Internet’s attention, with some people comparing her peculiar applause to a “seal clap.”

Nicole later explained that the massive Harry Winston diamond ring which she wore that night was to blame. “It was really difficult because I had a huge ring on that was not my own,” she explained on the Kyle and Jackie O Show weeks after viral moment. “It was absolutely gorgeous, and I was terrified of damaging it.”

Nicole sure deserves an award for Most Iconic Oscar Meme!

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