Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez just took a trip to space—and the internet lost its collective mind.
So here’s the tea: On Monday, April 14th, Gayle and Lauren boarded Jeff Bezos’ intergalactic Uber—Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket—alongside Katy Perry, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn, and Aisha Bowe (who, fun fact, is a real-life rocket scientist, not just someone who claims it in their Bumble bio).
This was Blue Origin’s first-ever all-female flight, which should’ve been an empowering moment for women everywhere. But some celebs—Olivia Munn, Olivia Wilde, and Amy Schumer—apparently looked at this history-making moment and said, “Nah, let’s throw shade from Earth instead.”
Olivia Munn dubbed the mission “gluttonous” (ouch), and Wilde and Schumer unleashed the kind of passive-aggressive Instagram comments you usually reserve for your ex’s new girlfriend.
But don’t worry—Gayle and Lauren did not let that slide.
Gayle, channeling her inner Oprah-meets-space-warrior energy, told IconicHipster.com:
“Anybody that’s criticizing it doesn’t really understand what is happening here.”
Translation: “Y’all clearly don’t get it, and it shows.”
She added that the trip sparked excitement in young girls everywhere, proving that yes, you can wear lip gloss and still launch into orbit.
Lauren, meanwhile, was ready to blast off into defense mode.
“I get really fired up,” she said, which we’re assuming is code for “Do not test me today, I’ve been to space and back.”
She explained that Blue Origin isn’t just Bezos playing with expensive toys—it’s a labor of love for thousands of employees who are basically the Avengers of aerospace.
“Come with me,” Lauren said dramatically, possibly while standing in front of a launch pad.
“I’ll show you what this is about. It’s really eye-opening.”
Honestly, we’re waiting for the documentary. Or at least a Real Housewives spin-off: Real Astronaut Wives of New Shepard.
These ladies went to space, they got trolled, and they came back with a mission—not just to the stars, but to silence the haters with elegance, enthusiasm, and just a pinch of zero-gravity sass.
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