The Real Housewives bring the drama and the laughs each week on Bravo. Sometimes, the ladies’ antics are so memorable, they start to trend online. Creative viewers are to thank for this, as they have been turning their favorite relatable scenes into memes and GIFs for years. From these shared Real Housewives moments, these were the fan-created pieces of art that actually went viral on social media.
Taylor Armstrong Yelling at a Cat
To date, the most popular meme to hail from the Real Housewives franchise is the woman yelling at a cat meme, featuring Taylor Armstrong from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Sadly, this meme hailed from a sad situation. You see, in Season 2, Taylor spoke about living through domestic abuse. Following this, Camille Grammer was filmed gossiping with their cast members about Taylor’s claims, which reportedly made Taylor worried, as her spouse’s reactions would likely not be great once this episode aired.
A fight broke out between the two ladies during this episode, which aired back in 2011. Shortly after these allegations of abuse were revealed, Taylor filed for divorce, and her husband died by suicide. Taylor, however, is able to laugh about the popularity of this now iconic meme. On her Instagram bio, Taylor has an emoji of a cat, followed by the words “Woman Yelling at Cat” meme.
She’s in on the joke, and we love that for her. As for the cat, well, his name is Smudge. Once Smudge became internet famous, his Instagram page was born. From a sad origin to an online post that still makes everyone chuckle, this Real Housewives moment will forever live on through this meme that went viral on social media.
NeNe Leakes Running
Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is the gift that keeps on giving. With a witty tongue and an inability to hide her disdain towards her former co-stars, the GIFs and memes featuring her time on-air have been endless. Keep scrolling and you’ll see what we mean. That said, we’ll start with her Season 2 viral GIF, which features NeNe running in heels for the ‘Heel The Soul’ charity initiative.
In this scene, NeNe let out a loud, “ahh,” which was pretty relatable, as running, especially in heels, kinda sucks. Because of its relatability, various memes and GIFs took off. Here, viewers used their creations to laugh about running away from, or towards, various situations found in their lives. Unlike Taylor, however, NeNe isn’t exactly thrilled about her online fame.
On this, NeNe tweeted that she’s failing to find joy, as she’s “not making a dime” off of this content. Comment with your Venmo, NeNe, and maybe our readers will show you some love. Either way, this moment on Real Housewives went viral online for its relatable, funny tone.
NeNe Leaks “I Said What I Said”
Another viral moment featuring Nene occurred during the RHOA Season 6 reunion, when a verbal lashing between herself and Kandi Burruss was seen. In this, Kandi hit out at NeNe for mentioning her mother in a passing comment. Her comment wasn’t even shady, but Kandi defends her Mama Joyce at all costs, so she was big mad at her co-star. Refusing to apologize for her words though, NeNe stated “I SAID WHAT SAID.”
And just like that, another iconic Real Housewives catchphrase turned into a GIF that is now used everywhere online, helping people to express that what they’ve said is final.
As an aside, we could write about NeNe for days, but as our time is short, we’ll go ahead and give just a nod to three of her other famous Gifs and memes. The first is NeNe’s saying of ”I Am Very Rich, B*tch!” Secondly, NeNe’s frustrated expression of “Now why am I in it?” And finally, NeNe’s frustrated look while painting, which this writer uses often when texting.
Kandi Burruss “The Lies, The Lies!”
Speaking of Kandi, she also had an aired moment that was turned into a viral GIF. During the RHOA Season 9 reunion, Kandi was rightfully ticked off at Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks, as Porsha believed in, and then shared on-air, a rumor that Phaedra started, which stated that Kandi was going to drug and rape Porsha. It was gross, and Kandi’s reaction was to call it all out, yelling, “The Lies, The Lies!”
This was turned into not only a GIF and a meme, but also, the audio is often used on TikTok. These days, it is posted mostly in comments, where people find something stated as trash. Overall, we laugh when we see and/or hear it, but we still hate the background of this Real Housewives moment that went viral online.
Sonja Morgan Being Unproductive
Former Real Housewives of New York star Sonja Morgan is all of us in this final viral meme. Laying in her bed with her readers on, donning a tiara and holding her remote, Sonja embodies an unproductive lifestyle. For this reason, this image that was taken from RHONY went viral online. People use this captured shot the most when responding to how they fully plan on ignoring their current workloads, opting instead at a life well-lived…in bed.
Sonja reposted this image on Mother’s Day, writing, “Sending love to all my mothers out there. Do you.” Just like NeNe, Sonja’s behaviors and quips keep us coming back for more. Luckily, Sonja is about to be on our screens again via the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy, where further viral social media moments are likely to occur.
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