Oscars Winner Robert Downey Jr's Latest Post For 'Veterinarian' Wife Is Hilarious

After almost four decades of navigating his career with highs and lows, Robert Downey Jr. finally won his first Oscars on Sunday night. The Iron Man actor was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor Award for Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb thriller film Oppenheimer. While this indeed came as a major achievement for RDJ, adding another feather to his cap, the actor was also seen delivering a heartwarming speech while also bringing his witty sense of humour stage to the stage.

In his acceptance speech, Downey was seen making a hilarious mention of his wife, Susan Downey, and called her his “veterinarian’ who “found a snarling rescue pet and loved him back to life.”

While the actor made a lot of headlines with his fun-filled acceptance speech, he has now given it an even more hilarious twist by sharing a funny cartoon on his Instagram. Taking to his social media handle, Downey shared an animated picture featuring his wife, dressed as a veterinarian who holds a dog in her hand.

The major highlight of the picture is RDJ’s face on the dog, holding the ‘golden guy’ in his mouth with those striking golden glasses. “Veterinarian Love,” a message on the picture read.

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Fans immediately took to the comment section and dropped their reactions to the hilarious post. Downey’s Iron Man co-star Gwyneth Paltrow also commented on the post and wrote, “You’ve lost it.”

Notably, Paltrow was among the first ones to share her happiest reaction to the actor winning his first Oscar. A video initially shared on the actress’ Instagram Story shows her watching the award show and rejoicing upon seeing Robert Downey Jr. winning the Oscar.

Robert Downey Jr.’s Oscar speech

After receiving the Academy Award for his performance as Admiral Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr delivered an impressive speech, winning hearts on the internet.

Besides expressing his gratitude, the actor also gave a special mention to his wife and said, “I’d like to thank my veterinarian — I meant wife, Susan Downey, over there. She found me a snarling rescue pet and you loved me back to life. That’s why I’m here.”

Further offering thanks to his Oppenheimer team including director Christopher Nolan and co-stars Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt, the actor said, “Here’s my little secret. I needed this job more than it needed me. Chris knew it. Emma made sure that she surrounded me with one of the great casts and crews of all time — Emily, Cillian. It was fantastic.”