Viral GIF of private joke is hilarious, incredibly cute

Nov 25, 2013 15:44 GMT  ·  By
Taylor Swift on the red carpet at the AMAs 2013, before scooping up 4 awards and dominating the entire gala
   Taylor Swift on the red carpet at the AMAs 2013, before scooping up 4 awards and dominating the entire gala

Seeing how Taylor Swift usually wins most awards she’s up for, one would expect her to not be surprised when she hears her name called out and she must make her way to the stage to accept the award. Because she still is, Taylor’s “surprised face” is something of a private Internet joke, with many saying she’s acting.

Turns out Justin Timberlake is in on the joke because the most amazing and hilarious thing happened last night at the 2013 American Music Awards, held by ABC at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Check out the GIF below to see what that was.

Word online has it Justin did Taylor’s “surprised face” / type of freakout on his way to the stage to accept one of the three awards he’d won, namely Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Album.

Hilariously, Taylor found it funny enough to mock freak out with him, and the result was deemed GIFable on the spot – and it went viral afterwards.

By the way, Taylor too took home plenty of awards after last night: a grand total of 4, including the “big” one, the Artist of the Year award. That’s 4 times the reaction below.