Nicole Kidman FINALLY explains the mad Oscars clapping seal hands situation

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by Polly Foreman |
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This year's Oscars was eventful AF and, quite frankly, a bit of a mess.

We had the whole Best Picture La La Land / Moonlight situation, the Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan pretending to have banter and generally making everyone feel a bit uncomfortable situation.

Then there was the situation of Nicole Kidman's clapping.

It was the clapping of nightmares.

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WHAT WAS SHE DOING? Did nobody ever teach her how to clap? IS SHE A SEAL?

Thankfully, these questions have been answered.

It was actually just because she was wearing a shit load of jewellery and wanted to protect it. Which is probably fair.

While she was a guest on Kiss FM's Kyle and Jackie O, Kyle said: "It's because of the rings you idiots, like that's why she's clapping like that - she doesn't want to damage the jewels!"

She responded: "Yes, yes! I'm so glad you clarified that because it was really awkward! I was like, 'Gosh, I really want to clap.'

"I don't want to not be clapping, which would be worse right? Why isn't Nicole clapping?

"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! You nailed it Kyle!

"It's like, is there not more important things to be focused on than the 'seal clap'?"

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