21 Cringey Things Celebrities Did At The Beginning Of The Pandemic That Are Weird To Look Back On Now

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As you've probably been seeing, it's been six years since the p*ndemic began.

Store sign reminds customers to practice social distancing by maintaining a 6-foot distance from others

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This week, the internet "acknowledged" the six-year anniversary of Vanessa Hudgens's "yeah people are gonna die" video.

Person with curly hair in a home setting talking in a video, mentioned in a tweet about reactions to the pandemic

Because that era feels like a total fever dream…let’s revisit some of the most awkward celeb moments from six years ago:

1. First and foremost, there was THE "Imagine" video:

natalie in the video

If you recall, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Jamie Dornan, James Marsden, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman, Zoë Kravitz, Sia, Lynda Carter, Amy Adams, Leslie Odom Jr., Pedro Pascal, Chris O'Dowd, Dawn O'Porter, Will Ferrell, Mark Ruffalo, Norah Jones, Ashley Benson, Kaia Gerber, Cara Delevingne, and Maya Rudolph did their best John Lennon cosplay.

mark laying down in the video

What a time!

A person is looking at the camera, indoors. They are wearing a casual striped hoodie

2. Again, there was Vanessa Hudgens's "respecting" the virus video.

Vanessa said, "It's a virus. I get it. I respect it"

"It's just terrible, but like inevitable" lives rent free in my mind.

Even if everybody gets it, like yeah, people are gonna die"

3. There was the clapping-to-empty-fields trend.

priyanka chopra clapping on balcony

4. Naomi Campbell wore a hazmat suit (draped in a Burberry scarf) to the airport.

A person in a brown cloak with a hood and face mask walks through an airport, holding a selfie stick

5. Celebs like Katy Perry and Madonna thought people were singing their songs from balconies...

Katy Perry tweets a message of unity, highlighting an Italian neighborhood singing "Roar" during lockdown

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...they weren't.

Video screenshot of people on balconies of an apartment building at night, with a tweet from Madonna above calling for unity

6. Ivanka Trump posed with a can of beans for some reason?

 "If it’s Goya, it has to be good."

7. Jared Leto was completely surprised by the pandemic, sharing that he was on a 12-day silent meditation in the desert when it happened, like what?!

Jared Leto tweets about beginning a silent meditation in the desert 12 days ago, isolated without phone or communication, unaware of outside events

"Walked out yesterday into a very different world. One that's been changed forever. Mind blowing - to say the least."

Jared Leto tweet from March 17, 2020, about emerging to a changed world and receiving messages from around the globe

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger blabbed about the importance of social distancing while puffing on a cigar in a jacuzzi.

arnold smoking in his hot tub

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9. Madonna called the virus a "great equalizer" from her bathtub filled with flower petals.

madonna in her bathtub

10. Justin Timberlake ****** a lot of people off by saying 24-hour parenting wasn't human.

Two men doing a virtual split-screen video call from their kitchens, both wearing casual attire and speaking animatedly

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11. Jennifer Lopez shared that her house was basically the one from Parasite.

A person stands confidently on a red hoverboard on a lawn, hands on hips, enjoying outdoor time. Text above mentions service and entertainment at home

12. There was also the selfie where a man looked like he was crying out for help in the background.

We had so much time on our hands to notice things.

Person poses for a selfie in a camo sports bra, showcasing their fitness, in a room with exercise equipment

13. Drake tried to be "relatable" by showing off his personal basketball court. This picture was captioned: "My life for the next however long."

 "My life for the next however long."

14. Kim Kardashian "showed" us how to "social distance" from across a table.

Kim Kardashian shares a social media post about social distancing, sitting at a table with a family member in a modern kitchen

15. We learned that King Charles and Camilla had pretty much never clapped before in their lives.

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16. Billionaires posted about quarantining on yachts.

David tweeted, "Sunset last night...isolated in the Grenadines avoiding the virus. I'm hoping everybody is staying safe"

17. Jaime King made a video literally thanking the virus, yes, thanking the virus!

virus cells with the text thank you for shaking us and showing us

18. Sam Smith showed us their meltdown.

Person sitting with their head in hand, wearing a white shirt and floral-patterned pants, appearing emotional. Tweet mentions quarantine and a £12m home

19. Sia posted this (now) iconic image.

The word 'VIRUS' with the V I R crossed out leaving the word 'US'

I still have no idea what it means. Like, we were the problem so why "<3" us?!?!

closeup of the image

20. Kim Kardashian infamously flew her "inner circle" to a private island to "pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time."

Tweet from @KimKardashian about taking her inner circle to a private island after quarantine, with images of a group enjoying the vacation

21. And last but not least, Tom Hanks was dragged for the ridiculous amount of Vegemite he put on his toast after being diagnosed with COVID:

Tom Hanks shares a photo of toast with Vegemite and an Australian-themed kangaroo toy on Twitter, March 2020. Michael Rowland comments on the Vegemite amount

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