Christina Hendricks reacted to the news that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election with a revealing photo.
The actress, 49, known for her role as ambitious secretary Joan Holloway in the 1960s drama series Mad Men, took to her Instagram in the early hours of Wednesday.
She shared a somber image of herself lying on the couch with a distraught expression on her face and her eyes red as if she had been crying.
The star left the post untitled, but her fans suspected the touching photo was a way to express her disappointment over the loss of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, 60.
The photo appeared to be from the set of the NBC crime series Good Girls, where she played Beth Boland from 2018 to 2021.
Christina Hendricks, 49, shared a somber photo of herself while seemingly reacting to the news that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election on Wednesday morning.
Trump became the 47th elected president of the United States after a great victory: he currently has 295 electoral votes and also won the popular vote; seen on November 6 in Florida
“Exactly how I felt when I woke up,” one fan wrote in response.
‘Scary, incredible and unacceptable. Consider yourself hugged,” another added.
‘Yeah. It seems correct.
‘Hugs. I’m sorry too,’ someone else chimed in.
‘Oh… same. I love you Christina,” added another.
However, others made comments about celebrity endorsements being irrelevant, with one writing: “No one really cares who a celebrity endorses.” Their lives are totally different from those of working class people.
Hendricks previously indicated in October that he would vote for Harris in the election, and urged his followers to vote as well.
The star shared a photo of herself with an ‘I Voted’ sticker, writing in the caption: ‘I made sure to take that ballot to Scotland, filled it out and she came back to the States!’
The star left the post untitled, but fans suspected the photo was a way to express her disappointment over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ loss; Cristina seen in 2023
“Exactly how I felt when I woke up,” one fan wrote in response.
‘Hugs. Feeling it too,’ someone else chimed in.
‘Oh… same. I love you Christina,’ another added.
The supportive comments continued, with someone else writing: “I’m shocked too.”
‘Scary, incredible and unacceptable. Consider yourself embraced’
However, others made comments about celebrity endorsements being irrelevant: ‘No one really cares who a celebrity endorses. Their lives are totally different from those of the working class.
The photo Hendricks posted appeared to be from the set of the NBC crime series Good Girls, where she played Beth Boland from 2018 to 2021.
Hendricks previously indicated in October that he would vote for Harris in the election, and urged his followers to vote as well.
‘Please, please vote!’ he wrote, adding: ‘This has never been more important than now. I love you. #vote #kamalaharris’
Harris had dozens of stars endorsing her White House bid, with showbiz royalty Beyoncé (left) and Jennifer Lopez (right), among others, joining her at events.
‘Please vote! Lots of online help to figure out each measurement, etc. Take that time and you will be very proud that you did it. This has never been more important than now. I love you. #vote #kamalaharris.’
Hendricks rose to fame on Mad Men, where she played sassy 1960s secretary Joan for seven series, until the show’s grand finale in 2015.
His character, who later became a partner at an advertising agency, became a huge fan favorite and Hendricks earned Emmy nominations for his performance.
Hendricks was among several Hollywood stars who endorsed Harris’ campaign, and showbiz royalty Oprah and Beyoncé, among others, accompanied the vice president at her events.
Box office stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts appeared in his campaign ads, and millennial and Gen Z icons like Taylor Swift and Charli XCX urged citizens to go to the polls, but his campaign’s reliance on “virtue signaling” A- listeners was not enough.
Trump, 78, became the nation’s next president after capturing votes in a wave of swing states, winning both the popular vote and the electoral college overnight.
He received endorsements from firebrand Tesla CEO Elon Musk, former WWE star Hulk Hogan and Joe Rogan, who provided a last-minute endorsement for the Republican candidate on the eve of Election Day.
While it’s debatable what effect celebrity endorsements actually have on voters, experts say Rogan’s unique endorsement of his millions of followers likely helped Trump far more than the star-studded lineup that preached the blue wall.
The actress rose to fame on Mad Men, where she played sassy 1960s secretary Joan for seven series, until the show’s grand finale in 2015.
Rapper Cardi B unleashed an expletive-laden rant against Trump’s army of supporters after he dramatically took control of the US election, but the stars who joined Harris on the campaign trail, including Oprah and Beyoncé, have yet to have issued any type of statement.
Beyonce voiced her support for the vice president almost immediately after Harris announced her candidacy, allowing the vice president to use her song Freedom in his campaign ads and at rallies.
Oprah traveled across the country on Monday to appear at the final rally of Harris’ 2024 campaign, where she made her final speech to voters in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.
He also issued a stern warning to the crowd, urging them to vote. “If we don’t show up tomorrow, we may very well not have the opportunity to vote again,” he said.
