Joey King has finally addressed the infamous 2019 Glambot moment that continues to circulate on social media, offering a candid and humorous take on the whole situation. In a recent TikTok video, the Family Affair actress laughed and acknowledged the viral clip, admitting, “We’ve all seen it. It sucks.”
The cringe-worthy moment occurred at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards when King participated in E!’s high-speed “Glambot” red carpet segment. In the clip, she’s instructed to pose with flair, but her execution fell short, leading to a spinning motion and a thumbs-up that didn’t quite hit the mark. The awkwardness of the moment turned it into a meme, leaving social media users to poke fun at it for years.
King, now 25, has embraced the meme with grace. She noted that although she was initially mortified, she finds humor in how it has become a staple of internet culture. Reflecting on its viral nature, she shared, “It’s so funny because I hated it when it came out, and then no one saw it when it came out… and then, years later.” She even found it amusing that people who see it now assume it’s a recent clip. “My favorite part is that people don’t know that. They think it’s recent,” she quipped.
During her appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast in mid-2024, King elaborated on what she found most bizarre about the moment: her teeth. “Why do I look like I have no teeth?” she exclaimed, emphasizing how odd it looked to her in retrospect. But rather than being offended by the clip, King has learned to laugh it off, acknowledging that it’s become a classic, albeit for all the wrong reasons.
Despite the clip’s ongoing popularity, King seemed unfazed, humorously adding, “No, watch it and hate it. It’s gross.” In fact, she even redeemed herself at the 2024 SAG Awards, where she nailed the Glambot moment with a much more confident and polished performance.
The 2019 Glambot is clearly a defining moment in King’s career—one she’s learned to embrace as part of her journey in the spotlight. It’s a reminder that sometimes, even a cringe-worthy moment can become iconic.