Guess what, guys? There was a reason for Nicole Kidman's seal clapping at the Oscars

Actress Nicole Kidman has finally come clean about her odd looking seal claps at the 89th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26.

In case you need a refresher, most normal people clap like this:

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or like this:

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maybe like this if you're really excited about something:

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But at the Oscars, Nicole Kidman decided to clap, like this:

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Of course, the Twitterverse had a field day.

when it was a good speech but you wanna be petty ???????? ⚡️ “What's the deal with Nicole Kidman's clapping?”https://t.co/cx4BhQejAL

— Legend (@ItsShawyane) February 28, 2017

Little known fact about Nicole Kidman - she is in fact half sea lion pic.twitter.com/42Eos1YHkZ

— Stephen Leng (@steveleng) February 27, 2017

Does Nicole Kidman Know How To Clap? An Investigation https://t.co/fumHHF7675 via @itslaurenyap

— Kayla Parker (@kaylaparker) February 28, 2017

Now the Aussie actress is providing an explanation for her admittedly strange clapping. Apparently it was to protect the diamond rings she wore to the ceremony.

Kidman appeared on Australian radio show KIIS FM and explained that she was trying to applaud without damaging  the 119 carats of  Harry Winston rings she wore for the occasion, including a large cluster diamond ring.

"I was like, ‘Gosh, I want to clap, I don’t want to not be clapping,’ which would be worse, right? ‘Why isn’t Nicole clapping," she said according to The Guardian.

Although she acknowledged how odd her claps were, Kidman said that they probably shouldn't have gained so much attention saying “It’s like, is there not more important things to be focused on than the seal clap?”