Actress Kristen Stewart‘s response to a question about a popular meme from the Twilight film franchise has fans divided.
In the August 12 episode of Watch What Happens Live, hosted by Andy Cohen, Stewart, accompanied by her The Wrong Girls castmate, Alia Shawkat, responded to a question from an audience member who inquired about social media’s fascination with a Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) line from The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).
“My question is what was your reaction to the ‘Bella, where the hell have you been loca’ meme? And did you speak about it with any of your co-stars?” asked the fan in the WWHL audience.
Stewart, who played Bella Swan throughout the five Twilight films, had a simple response, stating, “No.”
Shawkat then reminded her that they had recreated the Twilight Saga: New Moon moment during their promotion for The Wrong Girls.
“It was really cute,” said Shawkat.
Stewart suggested she was a bit confused by why she was asked to recreate the scene.
“And I was like, ‘Wait, what is that?’ And they were like, ‘Everybody loves that.’ And I was like, ‘Oh okay!'” said Stewart.
After Cohen asked her if she knew about the New Moon scene turning into a popular meme, she replied, “It was brought to my attention, but it took me a while.”
Fans Shared Their Reaction to Kristen Stewart’s Response on Social Media
The clip from the August 12 episode of WWHL was uploaded on the talk show’s official TikTok page. Several fans gave their thoughts about Stewart’s response to the audience member, with some sharing their disapproval.
“Why is she being weird about it?” wrote a commenter.
“What an off-putting response,” added another.
“It’s like she’s ashamed of Bella when that literally started her career,” stated a TikTok user.
Quite a few commenters, however, came to Stewart’s defense, noting that the original Twilight movie premiered in 2008.
“She must be so sick of Twilight questions. She’s brilliant. Ask her about her directorial debut,” commented a social media user.
“Being asked about a movie you did 20 years ago must get annoying after a while. Especially when they are promoting a new movie that they’re just now putting out. Read the room lol these comments are weird,” added another.
“the first twilight movie about to turn 20 in 2 years, imagine still being asked questions about your first job. i’d say she’s not being rude enough. ya’ll need to knock it OFF,” shared a different person.
Kristen Stewart Discussed the ‘New Moon’ Meme in a 2024 Interview
This is not the first time Stewart has discussed the “Bella, where the hell have you been loca” meme in an interview. In a 2024 appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, host Amanda Hirsch mentioned that the line had been “going viral” on TikTok. Stewart suggested she found the New Moon line perplexing, stating, “What in the world?”
“I wonder if that was in the script. What is that? Is that in the book? Maybe it’s in the book,” continued Stewart, in reference to Stephenie Meyer‘s Twilight book series.