The Best Examples of Celebrities Throwing Shade

Rihanna

photo: VMAs

Throwing shade is a dang art form. Respect it and perfect it. These celebrities show us how it's done.

This famous shade-throwing incident dates back to 1957 when Italian actress Sophia Loren and American actress Jayne Mansfield had a notable encounter. This actually might be the first official case of serious shade-throwing caught on film.

Sophia Loren and Jane Mansfield
photo: Delmar Watson

Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield
photo: Delmar Watson

 

Prince George just turned one and throws shade like a master. This skill will serve him well when he takes the throne.

Prince George and Kate Middleton
photo: Andrew Parsons/i-Images/Polaris

The royal tot must have inherited it from the Middleton side of the family. He gets it from his Momma, Duchess Kate.

Kate Middleton
photo: Indigo/Bauer-Griffin

And Auntie Pippa Middleton knows how to throw too.

Pippa Middleton
photo: PopSugar

Never mind, Prince George’s gene pool is full of skilled shade-dispensers… Queen Elizabeth II dishes it out like crumpets…

Queen Elizabeth II
photo: AP

We all know that Kanye West is the King of Throwing Shade.

Kanye West
photo: Wenn

Beyoncé gives off the classiest examples of shade-throwing. Yeah, I see ya…

beyonce
photo: Fame/Flynet

Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman join forces and throw some real Australian shade. They are like delegates in the United Nations of Shade-Dishing.

Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts
photo: SAG Awards

Sofia Vergara deals out some fierce shade while shooting a less-than-glam scene for Modern Family.

Sofia Vergara
photo: AKM-GSI

Rihanna gets animated and throws shade at TLC.

Rihanna
photo: Twitter

 American Vogue editor Anna Wintour don’t play. She is the Grande Dame of shade-throwing perfection. We can all take a page from her book.

Anna Wintour
photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic

Lucille Bluth may be a fictional character, but her shade-doling is epic especially when accompanied by a martini.

Lucille Bluth
photo: Arrested Development

Speaking of dispensing shade, we can’t forget to mention the Patron Saint of Shade-Throwing…Side-Eyeing Chloe. She is EVERYTHING.

CHLOE
photo: YouTube User KAftC

 

 

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