Antoni Next to Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson Kissing

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Antoni Next to Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson Kissing refers to a picture of Queer Eye star Antoni appearing uncomfortable next to actress Kate Beckinsale and comedian Pete Davidson kissing at a New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. After the picture began to spread online, it was widely commented upon and edited as an object labeling meme.

Origin

At the March 3rd, 2019 game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, Pete Davidson, Kate Beckinsale, and Antoni were photographed in attendance. In one picture, Beckinsale and Davidson are seen kissing with tongue while Antoni looks uncomfortable^[1] (shown below).

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When the photo was posted to Twitter the following day, Twitter users immediately began commenting on the picture. Many identified with Antoni's look of apparent discomfort in the picture. Elle writer R. Eric Thomas wrote "I'm an Antoni in a World of Kissing Kates and Petes."^[2] User @managewski wrote that Antoni was "a big third-wheeling mood," gaining over 540 retweets and 4,600 likes (shown below, left). User @SophLouiseHall joked that Antoni was wondering if avocado could help him in the situation, referencing a joke in the Queer Eye fandom that Antoni recommends avocados to everyone on the show (shown below, right).

Other users made object labeling jokes with the picture. User @DanaSchwartzzz posted such an image, gaining over 110 retweets and 1,100 likes (shown below, left). User @GMPaiella posted a joke referencing the ElleOhHell Gender Hoax," gaining over 430 likes (shown below, right).

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