has opened up about the moment she was "ridiculed" at the Oscars for the odd way she clapped, which some social media users compared to a seal. 57, was photographed for the Hollywood issue and appeared in a video on Instagram with her co-star Dev Patel, when she referenced the moment. In the video, tells Dev, "I know what I do when I clap," leaving her former co-star laughing.
"I've been sort of ridiculed for that, where I'm like clapping like this," she adds while imitating herself. "I have seen that," a giggling Dev responds. "I try now to clap like this," Nicole says while clapping a little more demurely.
Fans loved Nicole referencing the clapping, with one Instagram user writing, "Nicole knows the clapping memes 🤣💀." "Nicole doing the clap again 😭🤣," another added "Dev and Nicole! Lion reunion 💛," a third said, with a fourth adding, "Dev and Nicole are so cute." "Nicole is always the prettiest in the room," one fan said.
"Nicole Kidman!!!! So iconic ❤️," another wrote. Nicole told the reason behind her odd clap in 2017, with Kyle Sandilands saying, "I told everyone you were clapping like that because you had the rings on and you didn't want to damage the rings." I’m thinking about Nicole Kidman clapping at the Oscars — Charlie Little (@ALittleOutlook) "You are so right, Kyle," she said.
"It was really difficult because I had a huge ring on which was not my own, but was absolutely gorgeous and I was terrified of damaging it." "It was really awkward a.