12 Well-Known Individuals Who Have Had Various Reactions to, Felt Embarrassed by, or Strongly Dislike the Memes Made About Them

This article discusses topics including body image and mental health.

1. Olivia Cooke & Emma DArcy

Both actresses expressed discomfort with the "negroni sbagliato" meme. Olivia admitted, I disliked it for a long time. Someone in a pub once greeted me with a thick Spanish accent saying, Stunnin! and I felt all my work was reduced to that. Emma shared that her feelings were mixed, stating, Its hard to know how to react when you become a meme.

2. Dua Lipa

Dua described the "Go girl give us nothing" meme as painful and humiliating. She noted that it forced her to leave Twitter temporarily, saying the experience of having her performance dissected publicly made her happy work also stressful. The meme originated from her 2018 BRIT Awards performance of "New Rules."

3. Kevin James

Kevin recalled his promotional King of Queens photo becoming a meme. He explained that the photographer encouraged silly poses and he had assumed the photo would never be shared, yet it went viral online. He found some of the jokes funny despite the photos unexpected popularity.

4. Adele

Adele addressed a meme showing her looking unimpressed at a basketball game. She clarified that she was filmed without consent and was annoyed, saying she had asked not to be recorded. Her expression, misinterpreted by viewers, was due to irritation rather than attitude.

5. Millie Bobby Brown

Millie became a meme for her love of carrots, compared to a Wallace and Gromit character. She later avoided eating carrots publicly to prevent further memes.

6. Selena Gomez

Selena experienced memes after making certain facial expressions and covering her ear. She explained that she covered her ear due to a loud noise and expressed frustration at being memed for simply reacting naturally.

7. Chlo Grace Moretz

Chlo discussed a paparazzi photo altered into a Family Guy character, which worsened her body dysmorphia struggles. The widely circulated meme made her self-conscious about her appearance.

8. Demi Lovato

Demi reflected on the viral "Poot" photo meme. Initially upset by the altered image, she later embraced the humor, even dressing as the character for Halloween in 2025.

9. Charlie Wright

Charlie became the subject of the "#NotMyRoderick" meme after being cast in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. The online attention negatively affected his career and led to a three-year depressive episode.

10. Jennifer Garner

Jennifer recalled an embarrassing facial expression she made at the 2018 Oscars that became a meme. She described the moment as completely out of her control and highly mortifying.

11. Josh Hutcherson

Josh became a meme when a fan edit of him was transformed into a Rickroll-style joke. Unfamiliar with the meme culture, he learned about it from his brother, who walked him through the viral content.

12. Jason Derulo

Jason addressed a viral image of a man falling at the 2015 Met Gala, which was mistakenly attributed to him. Despite clarifying it wasnt him, the joke persisted and continued to resurface online.

Author: Connor Blake