She was roasted online for her bizarre ‘seal clap’ at the Oscars earlier this year.
But Nicole Kidman was back to her old handiwork at the Emmys on Sunday night, clapping normally as she applauded winners on TV’s night of nights.
In February, the actress found herself the star of several memes over her bizarre palms-only clapping style, later revealing she had been forced to clap awkwardly to avoid damaging her giant diamond ring.
That deserves to be applauded! Nicole Kidman claps normally during the Emmys after being roasted online for her bizarre Oscars ‘seal clapping’
Nicole put in an impressive appearance at the Emmys, wearing a striking red Calvin Klein gown and picking up a best actress gong for her role in Big Little Lies.
Ever the gracious attendee, Nicole made sure to dutifully clap other winners as their names were called out during the night.
The Emmy winner clapped normally, perhaps conscious of her hand movements after being roasted on social media earlier this year.
That’s different! Fans on Twitter noticed Nicole was clapping by putting her palms together and not her fingers, making the movement look like a ‘seal clap’
Strange: One person remarked it was what made celebrities not ‘real people’
‘Awesome’: Another person tweeted that Nicole clapping like a seal was amazing
During the Oscars in February, fans on Twitter noticed Nicole was clapping by putting her palms together and not her fingers, making the movement look like a ‘seal clap’.
‘Why does Nicole Kidman clap her hands like that? Weird. Clap like a normal person,’ one person tweeted.
Another wrote: ‘Anyone see Nicole Kidman clapping? She claps like a seal. Awesome.’
Looking after her diamonds: In March, Nicole revealed she had clapped awkwardly to avoid damaging the 13.58 diamond carat Harry Winston ring she was wearing
In March, Nicole revealed she had clapped awkwardly to avoid damaging the 13.58 diamond carat Harry Winston ring she was wearing.
‘I don’t want to not be clapping, which would be worse right? Why isn’t Nicole clapping?’ She told The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
‘So therefore I’m clapping but it was really difficult because I had this huge ring on which was not my own but was absolutely gorgeous and I was terrified of damaging it.’
Avoiding another awkward situation:? Nicole made sure not to wear too many diamond rings at the Emmys on Sunday night