This Olympian’s reaction to his bride didn’t track with the internet — now, social media savages are having a field day roasting him.
Noah Lyles, 28, a heavily decorated track and field sprinter, revered as one of the fastest men in the world, is being run down online for his seemingly unimpressed, unenthusiastic response to wife Junelle Bromfield’s bridal garb mere minutes before their April 4 “I Do’s” in Trenton, Georgia.
Trending footage of the apparent premarital mishap has amassed over 1.6 million video views.
“Oh wow, okay,” chuckled Lyles, upon seeing Bromfield, 28, also an Olympic medalist runner, beaming in a bejeweled ball gown, featuring an asymmetrical shoulder strap, by Pantora Bridal, a luxe bridal brand based in Brooklyn.
Sadly, rather than lavishing the bride-to-be in abject adoration over her big day beauty, a laughing Lyles nonchalantly said, “I didn’t think you would go with a princess dress. Yeah, this is good.”
The athlete’s apathy, however, wasn’t good enough for keyboard critics, worldwide.
“Did I miss him say, ‘You look beautiful’?,” questioned a concerned commenter.
“I just didn’t hear one compliment,” an equally alarmed onlooker wrote.
“As an overthinker, this reaction would ruin my whole day,” admitted another.
“He laughed directly in her face,” noted a stunned spectator. “Good luck, sis.”
“A simple, ‘You look gorgeous’ would’ve worked,” another chimed, underscoring their sympathies for Bromfield with the crying emoji.
“Cancel the wedding,” urged a separate cynic.
“I wanna run away and I’m not even there,” added an empathizer.
The herd of virtual hecklers perceive Lyles’ lack of praise as a wedding day red flag that shouldn’t have gone unchecked by Bromfield.
Letting bad behavior slide has, tragically, been an oversight made by a number of newlyweds celebrating their nuptials.
From the “jerky” grooms who smash hunks of cake into the faces of their glamorized brides, to freshly-hitched husbands who get handsy with the bridesmaids, there’s been no shortage of tying-the-knot nonsense in recent years.
Bromfield, however, insist that her new hubby should not be counted in the number of numbskulls.
“In that moment, that reaction that I got from Noah is exactly what I needed because he tried to make me happy,” Bromfield, from Jamaica, revealed to 1 million TikTok fans.
She explained that several of her close relatives, including a loved one who was scheduled to make a speech at the fête, were denied travel visas into the US for her wedding. The Olympian claimed Lyles’ tomfoolery — rather than flattery — during their first-look ceremony was his attempt at cheering her up amid the misfortune.
“He tried to make me talk because if he did not do that, I would probably be shut off that whole wedding because I was processing so much disappointment mentally and emotionally,” said Bromfield, noting that her dress, hair and makeup — although presumably pricey — “did not matter” to her in the moment. “What he gave, I truly appreciate.”
“If it takes somebody saying that you’re not beautiful to call of an engagement or a marriage, like, [the relationship] wasn’t worth anything.”
