Kidman explains her seal clap technique at Oscars

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman (left) has blamed her incredibly expensive jewellery for seallike clapping at the Oscars last month. The Lion actor has become the butt of many jokes and a laughing stock in social media memes after fans compared her odd applauding at the 89th Academy Awards to a seal flapping its flippers.

Kidman finally explained her clapping technique on an Australian radio interview. The Big Little Lies actor explained that she had rings on her fingers, making it difficult for her palms to touch together, reported US magazine. “It was awkward. I was like, ‘I wanna clap, I don’t wanna not be clapping’ — that’d be worse, right? Like, ‘Why isn’t Nicole clapping?’ So, I’m clapping but it was difficult as I had a huge ring on and that was not mine, but it was gorgeous and I was terrified of damaging it,” ” Kidman, 49, said.

The actor is shocked about her seal-clapping to have become a talking point. She is convinced there’re far more interesting issues to focus on. “It’s like, ‘Isn’t there more important things to be focused on than the seal clap?’”

NICOLE EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD RINGS ON HER FINGERS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR HER PALMS TO TOUCH TOGETHER, HENCE SEAL CLAPPIN’

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