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Kristin Cavallari's Oscars Red Carpet Gig Came Out Of Nowhere, Apparently

03/02/2014 09:39 pm ET | Updated Mar 02, 2014

Ellie Krupnick Senior Editor of Viral Content and Strategy, The Huffington Post

Is that... Kristin Cavallari?

That was the question on plenty of viewers' minds when they tuned into E!'s red carpet coverage of the 2014 Oscars. The former "Laguna Beach" star (or villain, depending on which team you were on during the whole Stephen saga) took a seat alongside Giuliana Rancic and Kelly Osbourne to play fashion critic.

Wearing her own fancy dress (her very first Alexander McQueen!), KC dished out praise for Anne Hathaway's Gucci dress (which worked for her "petite" frame, Kristin noted) and threw in her expert view on dressing while pregnant when assessing Kerry Washington's Jason Wu gown. Her insightful take: "She really is glowing..."

Thanks, Kristin. Your commentary was so... helpful?

am i caring if Kristin Cavallari has a fave of the night?

— SashaCharninMorrison (@sashacharnin) March 3, 2014

excuse me is that kristin cavallari weighing in? lmao okay why not

— Jeanette Hayes (@jeanettehayes) March 3, 2014

Listen @KristinCav I'm gonna let you finish, but don't ever show your face on a red carpet again. #ERedCarpet

— corey kindberg (@coreykindberg) March 3, 2014

Kristin Cavallari: YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US #Oscars2014

— Megan Mayer (@Megan_Mayer) March 3, 2014

Kristin Cavallari, from crashing the black & white party to crashing the #Oscars.

— corey kindberg (@coreykindberg) March 3, 2014

"I'm most concerned about what Kristin Cavallari said about me," said no one nominated for an Oscar. #Oscars

— Jensen Karp (@JensenClan88) March 3, 2014

Who is responsible for putting Kristin Cavallari on the Fashion Panel? WHO WHO WHO. We will find you. #Oscars

— PurseBlog.com (@purseblog) March 3, 2014

Noted fashion expert Kristin Cavallari #Eredcarpet

— papermag.com (@papermagazine) March 3, 2014

I don't understand why E! can't hire people who are qualified to talk about fashion. Why is Kristin Cavallari here?

— Margaret Lyons (@margeincharge) March 3, 2014

In what universe does Kristin Cavallari have the credentials to critique red carpet fashion? #ERedCarpet

— Courtney Dunlop (@BeautyEditorNYC) March 3, 2014