Antoni Becomes Unlikely Focus of Meme Involving Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale

Queer Eye food expert-turned restaurateur Antoni Porowski is part of a meme that is ping-ponging around the internet today involving SNL cast member Pete Davidson and Underworld star Kate Beckinsale.

On Sunday, a photographer took a photo at a Rangers game in New York City that shows Porowski looking a bit pensive as Davidson and Beckinsale passionately make out right next to him. Porowki and Davidson are apparently friends in real life, so maybe the Queer Eye star didn’t think it was that odd to see the celebrity couple du jour locking lips right next to him. Or maybe he was just trying to play it cool or actually focus on the action in the hockey game. Regardless of what was actually going on here, the internet jokesters immediately picked up on the fact that Antoni looks like the ultimate third wheel in this photo, and the composition also lends itself well to jokes in the vein of the “distracted boyfriend” meme.

Here are some of the funniest tweets about Antoni, Pete, and Kate, including a few that make references to Porowski’s work on Queer Eye.

Of course, Netflix’s social media team took a crack at the meme as well:

Antoni, ever the good sport, also joined in on the joke:

And, finally, here is a related observation from comedian Aparna Nancherla:

In other Antoni-related news, Season 3 of Queer Eye is landing on Netflix next Friday, March 15. Check out the trailer here.
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