Video of Anthony Hopkins mocking the new SKIMS head wrap as his iconic Hannibal Lector character has sparked a dramatic reaction from Kim Kardashian
The reality star, who co-founded the shapewear company in 2019, re-posted the video to her Instagram Stories on Thursday with an all-caps response.
‘I’M SCREAMING!!!!! @anthonyhopkins @skims,’ Kim, 44, wrote of the actor, 87, wearing her brand’s ‘Ultimate Face’ product in character as the chilling cannibal.
Whether or not she was shrieking out of fear or shock remains to be known.
The video also came to the attention of several other Kardashian family members, who seemed just as shocked as Kim.
‘I am screaming!’ Kim’s sister Khloe Kardashian, 41, posted to her Instagram Stories with multiple exclamation points. ‘Let’s gooooooooooo @skims @kimkardashian,’ she added.
Video of Anthony Hopkins mocking the new SKIMS head wrap as his iconic Hannibal Lector character has sparked a dramatic response from Kim Kardashian; pictured March 2025
Hopkins resurrected his iconic Hannibal Lecter alter-ego to mock Kim’s bizarre SKIMS headwrap on Thursday
Kris Jenner, 69, reacted with two laughing crying emojis and ‘omg @anthonyhopkins @kimkardashian @skims’.
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Kim Kardashian shocks fans with wild SKIMS product that draws comparisons to Hannibal Lecter
Kim’s new ‘Ultimate Face’ product from her shapewear line left fans in hysterics as they likened the garment to the Silence of the Lambs’ villain Lecter’s bite restraint mask sported by Hopkins in the 1991 film.
On Thursday, Anthony resurrected the Silence of the Lambs character to mock Kim’s bizarre SKIMS headwrap in a silly video.
The actor, who picked up an Oscar for his portrayal of the witty cannibal, donned a nude post-surgical mask and quipped: ‘Hello Kim, I’m already feeling 10 years younger. Goodbye.’
Recreating the film’s legendary ‘fava beans and Chianti’ scene, he chillingly slurped at the end of the clip – which was captioned: ‘Thank you, Kim. Don’t be afraid to come over for dinner.’
Fans erupted online with one writing: ‘Are you having Kim for dinner???
‘The hannibal reboot didn’t think we needed.
‘Anthony Hopkins dissing Kim wasn’t on my bingo list
‘Anthony Hopkins on Instagram is the best gift of my entire life on social media.
‘This is probably the most important cultural event to happen this decade.’
‘Tag me when she responds to this!’
Kim wrote ‘I’M SCREAMING!’ at the bottom of the clip
Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner were also shocked by Anthony’s video; pictured last month
Like Kim, Khloe was ‘screaming’ in response to Anthony’s mockery
Kris chortled with two laughing-crying emojis
Kardashian’s new ‘Ultimate Face’ product from her shapewear line left fans in hysterics as they likened the garment to the Silence of the Lambs’ villain Lecter’s bite restraint mask sported by Hopkins in the 1991 film; pictured February
Others declared it was ‘the best publicity’ Kim could hope for.
Social media users had been incredulous over the face wrap when SKIMS announced the product this week, leaping into the comments with reactions like: ‘Is it April Fools?’ and: ‘What in the Hannibal is this.’
‘State of the world in shambles, people dying …,’ wrote one commenter. ‘Kim: New Hannibal Lector Nylon face wrap just dropped!!!’
‘Can’t tell if trolling,’ ‘Peak f***ery,’ ‘Can we agree to disagree,’ and: ‘What am I looking at here?’ were among the other flabbergasted replies.
The item is billed on the brand’s Instagram as ‘our first-ever face innovation, made with signature sculpting fabric and infused with collagen yarns for ultra-soft jaw support’
Hopkins, who picked up an Oscar for his portrayal of the witty cannibal, donned a nude post-surgical mask and quipped: ‘Hello Kim, I’m already feeling 10 years younger. Goodbye’
Fans were left in hysterics over Hopkins’ video
‘There’s a 16 year old girl out there thinking she needs to buy this crap :),’ wrote one as another said: ‘SKIMS : Making women feel bad about themselves since 2018.’
‘How has it come to this?’ wrote a third commenter while a fourth sniggered that the ‘most insane morning sheds are about to begin.’
‘Kim please people are dying!!!’ joked one, in reference to a viral remark Kim’s sister Kourtney Kardashian made to her while she panicked over a lost earring.
Although some observers were aghast at the product, many others were seized with excitement, to the point it sold out on the SKIMS website the day of its release.
One waggish Instagram commenter wrote, however: ‘If this works so well, why didn’t Kris Jenner use this instead of spending thousands of dollars on a face lift?’
Kris confirmed through a representative earlier this year that her newly smoothed-out complexion was the work of Dr. Steven M. Levine, known as the ‘facelift maestro.’
Internet rumor-mongers claim his patients have included Lindsay Lohan, Demi Moore and Brad Pitt, none of whom has publicly commented on the speculation.
‘State of the world in shambles, people dying …,’ wrote one commenter: ‘Kim: New Hannibal Lector Nylon face wrap just dropped!!!’
Kim’s new product launch comes after she was roundly mocked for her awkward runway walk, with fans sniggering that she looked ‘drunk’ or ‘like a tired toddler.’
Kris proudly posted a video of Kim on the catwalk for Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week – the brand’s final show under designer Demna Gvasalia.
But although her supermodel sister Kendall Jenner is an expert at working the runway, Kim’s performance left viewers falling over themselves with laughter.
One fan leapt into the comments and tagged Kendall, asking: ‘can you help your sister’ as another giggled: ‘Go kim give us nothing.’
‘This is how I walk after having 2 margaritas and I’m trying to be inconspicuous when I’m actually intoxicated,’ cracked one Instagram user of Kim.
‘Walking discreetly to the bathroom after eating Taco Bell,’ quipped another, as another compared her to ‘Me sleepwalking from the potty back to my bed at 4am.’