Beyoncé Just Showed Up on ‘Lip Sync Battle’& the Internet Lost Its Sh*t

If anyone could take attention away from Channing Tatum performing Beyoncé songs in drag, it’s a surprise visit from Beyoncé herself.

Tatum learned this the hard way tonight on an episode of “Lip Sync Battle” that has half of Twitter freaking out. He and his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, were competing on the show, which pits celebrities against each other in lip-sync competitions. It had been rumored for a while that Beyoncé might show up, and she made everyone’s night by doing just that.

Things started out tame and kind of incredibly weird when Tatum performed as Elsa from “Frozen.” Here’s a nice gif of the performance to haunt your dreams:

There’s something different about Elsa lol #LipSyncBattle pic.twitter.com/N69VrJw9Lz

— Brittney (@Ambrosesgirlx) January 8, 2016

Then, things took a more sensual turn as Dewan-Tatum performed a “Magic Mike”-themed lap dance (look at that hip action…):

DO WORK, @JENNALDEWAN! #LipSyncBattle #TatumTakeover pic.twitter.com/409Qi1EaGt

— #LipSyncBattle (@SpikeLSB) January 8, 2016

And then, like we mentioned before, Channing Tatum, America’s muscular sweetheart, started straight up whipping his weave around like Queen Bey herself. He was getting really into it, too.

…your majesty? #LipSyncBattle #TatumTakeover pic.twitter.com/67m6B6Vu9a

— #LipSyncBattle (@SpikeLSB) January 8, 2016

As if that wasn’t enough, Beyoncé showed up out of nowhere.

“WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS!” @ChanningTatum @SpikeLSB #TatumTakeover #LipSyncBattle pic.twitter.com/KXvEcZvhMQ

— Angel Bieber (@ABELIEBER143) January 8, 2016

She proceeded to lip-sync to her own song. So meta.

“WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS!” @ChanningTatum @SpikeLSB #TatumTakeover #LipSyncBattle pic.twitter.com/KXvEcZvhMQ

— Angel Bieber (@ABELIEBER143) January 8, 2016

Predictably, this was catnip to the internet and everyone started dusting off their favorite memes.

Me When Beyonce shows up on the Lip Sync Battle with Channing Tatum pic.twitter.com/JJlt8ncl1S

— Lois Dwira (@_yourgirllois) January 8, 2016

When your wife brings out Paula Abdul but you know you’ve got Beyoncé backstage #LipSyncBattle pic.twitter.com/OTVroSvz1v

— Daniel Massoud (@4dpmass) January 8, 2016

Mostly, people were just so excited they couldn’t deal:

Possibly one of the greatest moments in recent tv history! #LipSyncBattle pic.twitter.com/7OREcvte8Q

— Aly Keves (@alykeves) January 8, 2016

That…was…well, @JennaLDewan put it best. #LipSyncBattle #TatumTakeover pic.twitter.com/5uXwJ4w5xe

— #LipSyncBattle (@SpikeLSB) January 8, 2016

I feel bad for whoever has to follow this episode of @SpikeLSB. I mean, lap dances,@chrissyteigen‘s boobs,@channingtatum in drag, & @Beyonce

— Kelly Senatra (@KellySenatra) January 8, 2016

Seriously though, Channing Tatum is the breakout star in all this. He needs to shoot a tutorial for this hair stat.

i was actually shaking #LipSyncBattlepic.twitter.com/iSjPpAwAIR

— jyn iz lit (@jyndonce) January 8, 2016

Beyoncé cameo aside, though, how cool is it that Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum — one of America’s sexiest married couples — just basically swapped genders on live TV for our entertainment?

Maybe it was a political statement to normalize cross-dressing and gender fluidity. Maybe it was an elaborate ploy to get the entire country to watch a super hot and secretly kinky couple’s foreplay. Either way, it makes you think.

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