The Real Story Behind Taylor Armstrong's Famous Cat Meme

While the now-infamous catfight meme only began making the rounds in 2019, the still of Taylor Armstrong dates all the way back to a 2011 episode of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

Titled "Malibu Beach Party From Hell," the Season 2 episode saw the RHOBH cast visit Brandi Glanville's Malibu beach house for a wine tasting. The premise sounds innocent enough — however, things went south when Camille Grammer's friend, Dedra Whitt, approached Armstrong. As a refresher, a few episodes prior, Grammer had revealed that Armstrong was in an abusive relationship. Armstrong later confirmed that she was in an abusive marriage in interviews with both ET and OWN. 

However, at the time, it wasn't public knowledge. As such, Grammer's on-camera revelation was a source of tension between the co-stars. Whitt's repeated attempts at getting Armstrong to talk to Grammer at the wine tasting only added fuel to the fire, and Grammer herself has admitted to trying to de-escalate the situation. Taking to her blog after the episode aired, she reflected that, "At one point, I remember trying to 'shush' Dedra because the more Dedra pushed, it became apparent that Taylor did not want to participate. It just exacerbated the situation and made it more volatile." Ultimately, the drama reached fever pitch, with Armstrong screaming at Whitt, "You have no idea what she's done to me!" Who would have thought that nearly a decade later, a still of that very moment would become a meme?

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