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Sinead Butler
Sep 14, 2022
Jennifer Coolidge reveals she took a 'lavender bath' to prepare for the ...
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Jennifer Coolidge was too emotional to finish her Emmy's acceptance speech, so instead she hilariously danced along to the music playing her off and everyone is obsessed with her unexpected moves.
The 61-year-old won her first Emmy for her performance in HBO’s The White Lotus but had the internet talking about her acceptance speech (or should we say dance) for the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award.
"I just want to say I took a lavender bath tonight right before the show and it made me swell up inside my dress and I’m having a hard time speaking,” Coolidge said. “This is so thrilling because … I didn’t think it was going to happen.”
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"Hold on, wait, wait, I love you," the actor added as she fumbled with her acceptance speech letter Coolidge and thanked her producers and executives and agents.
\u201cHere's Jennifer Coolidge's hilarious #Emmys acceptance speech. https://t.co/h3GrtHDmKy\u201d— Variety (@Variety) 1663031887
Though she was quickly interrupted when play-off music then attempted to drown out her speech, but Coolidge was having none of it as she declared: "Hold on. No! This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing!"
Then suddenly the hilarious fitting song for the situation, Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles, began to play as Coolidge began to awkwardly dance to the music, causing a massive cheer from the audience.
And Coolidge's impromptu dance moves were an hit online too.
\u201cJennifer Coolidge deciding to dance when the #Emmys attempted to play her off is a truly perfect moment\u201d— Jarett Wieselman (@Jarett Wieselman) 1663031803
\u201cim telling y\u2019all that\u2019s an icon\u201d— \u064e (@\u064e) 1663081861
\u201cJennifer Coolidge spending the last 10 seconds of her speech saying \u201cwait, hold on\u201d and then dancing to \u201cHit the Road Jack\u201d? Give it another Emmy.\u201d— R. Eric Thomas (@R. Eric Thomas) 1663031727
\u201cme telling the DJ 1 more song before closing\u201d— Indi.Pindy (@Indi.Pindy) 1663071712
\u201cJennifer Coolidge trying to speak at the #Emmys\u201d— Sean Abrams (@Sean Abrams) 1663031825
\u201cAnd she's never had any professional dance classes\u201d— Emma Kelly (@Emma Kelly) 1663086489
\u201cIf you try to play Jennifer Coolidge off with dancing music, she\u2019s gonna dance. #emmys\u201d— Cameron (@Cameron) 1663031796
Meanwhile, Coolidge had the internet in stitches once again at a response she gave to reporters backstage about her dating life.
Speaking to Access, the actor was asked: “If you could shoot your shot with anybody, who would it be?”
Coolidge with a serious expression replied: “Well, I was very excited about somebody – I can’t say their name – but I found out today he’s dead.”
\u201c"But I found out today he's dead."\u201d— \u039evan Ross Katz (@\u039evan Ross Katz) 1663093138
Safe to say, the two reporters were surprised by the response as they could awkwardly be heard saying "Oh."
The hilarious clip quickly went viral on Twitter where it received over 87,0000 likes at the time of writing.
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