17 Celebrities Who Legitimately Have No Idea How To Clap Their Hands

    Clapping isn't easy for everyone.

    Matt Stopera
    by Matt Stopera

    BuzzFeed Staff

    The older I get and the more I watch awards shows, the more I realize that some celebrities just don't know how to clap.

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    Carey Mulligan is the latest celebrity to be caught without the ability to clap at the BAFTA Awards.

    Carey Mulligan clapping is the new Nicole Kidman/Michael Gove clapping #BAFTAs pic.twitter.com/oE2QgHX9Rd

    — Nicola Oakley (@nicolajoakley) February 18, 2024
    BBC / Via Twitter: @nicolajoakley

    She struggled with that one!

    was Carey Mulligan clapping like that as a signal that she was being held hostage? pic.twitter.com/FOWcGfOJID

    — Tom Reagan’s Hat (@RufusTSuperfly) February 20, 2024
    BBC / Via Twitter: @RufusTSuperfly

    Fear not. She's not the only one. This is somewhat of a trend in Hollywood, and here are other celebs who struggle with putting their two hands together...

    1. Antonio Banderas

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    2. Natasha Lyonne

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    3. Joe Jonas

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    4. Pippa Middleton

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    5. Sting

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    6. Olivia Rodrigo

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    7. Steve McQueen

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    8. Britney Spears

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    9. Brendan Fraser

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    10. Lady Gaga

    always remember that lady gaga wrote a song called “applause” and she doesn’t even know how to clap so you can achieve anything pic.twitter.com/Sc1HUeABy2

    — asif (@chromaticgaga) December 30, 2022
    Twitter: @chromaticgaga

    11. Nick Nolte

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    12. Steve Harvey

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    13. Cardi B

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    14. Wes Anderson

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    15. George Santos

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    16. Lin-Manuel Miranda

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    And last but certainly not least, the legendary queen of being unable to clap:

    17. Nicole Kidman

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