The 'Exploding Actresses' meme originates from a series of viral GIFs and videos created by artist Simone Rovellini in 2013. The series took iconic scenes from classic films—featuring actresses like Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews—and digitally edited them to feature a sudden, violent explosion at a dramatic peak. The humor stems from the jarring contrast between the graceful, often romanticized Hollywood aesthetics and the sheer absurdity of a Michael Bay-style detonation. Today, the meme is used to represent sudden outbursts of anger, a conversation 'blowing up' in one's face, or the feeling of being overwhelmed by a single realization.