![This Is The Skin Of A Killer, Bella robert pattinson sparkly tracksuit](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/038/016/Screen_Shot_2021-08-13_at_3.07.29_PM.jpg)
This Is The Skin Of A Killer, Bella
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This Is The Skin Of A Killer, Bella is a quote from the film Twilight in which Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) reveals to Bella (Kristen Stewart) that as a vampire, he has skin that twinkles in the sunlight. In 2021, the quote became a catchphrase with which people would post shiny objects in a parody of the film, particularly an image of Tracksuit Robert Pattinson edited to have a star-filled jacket.
Origin
In 2008's Twilight, Edward Cullen reveals to Bella Swan that he is a vampire by showing her how his skin twinkles in the sunlight. After she says he looks beautiful, he replies, "This is the skin of a killer, Bella" (shown below).
The phrase did not start seeing use in memes until December 26th, 2020, when Twitter user @r0sexcl0uds[1] posted an image of a woman whose face was covered in plastic jewels with the phrase, gaining over 38,000 retweets and 212,000 likes (shown below).
![The Skin of a Killer Rose ... @rOsexclOuds "This is the skin of a killer, Bella" 9:37 PM · Dec 26, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/821/262.png)
Spread
Over the following months, the meme spread as people paired the phrase with various shiny objects. On July 17th, 2021, user @vampphics[3] posted the caption along with a picture of a shiny cat, gaining over 930 retweets and 3,700 likes (shown below, left). On July 19th, user @naichelizzette[2] posted the phrase along with a picture of a girl in a disco ball costume, gaining over 2,000 retweets and 8,000 likes (shown below, right).
![Shiny Cat V. @vampphics “this is the skin of a killer, bella." 3:27 PM · Jul 17, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/842/748.png)
![Disco Ball queen of angst @naichelizzette ... "this is the skin of a killer, Bella"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/829/18c.png)
On August 2nd, 2021, Twitter user @baddiewitches[4] posted what would be one of the more popular iterations of the meme, showing Tracksuit Robert Pattinson with a photoshopped jacket comprised of stars. This gained over 20,000 retweets and 101,000 likes in less than one month (shown below, left). This was later made into a shirt, which was purchased by user @bluescabeswater,[5] who gained over 55,000 retweets and 454,000 likes showing off the purchase (shown below, right).
![Tracksuit Pattinson $ALLY II @baddiewitches This is the skin of a killer, Bella 12:49 PM · Aug 2, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/850/b4b.png)
![Shirt GLDAN This is the skin of a killer, bella](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
Various Examples
![Cell phones erin ... @explosive_sky this is the skin of a killer bella 11:22 AM · Aug 12, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/855/18d.png)
![Rainbow Fish leni @VageneKrabs this is the skin of a killer bella Marcus Phister Der Regenbogenfisch Nord-Süd Verlag](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/857/e73.png)
![Unicorn Beanie Baby mads @madds1738 bella this is the skin of a killer 12:28 AM · Aug 11, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/859/855.png)
![Glowing Possum](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/867/249.png)
![Phone Case Tobie @tobie_03 This is the skin of a killer Bella 11:43 PM · Aug 8, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/869/5c9.png)
![Disco Head Izzy ... @izzyfrog13 this photo on a tshirt but it says "this is the skin of a killer, bella" 4:01 AM · Aug 8, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/172/873/395.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @r0sexcl0uds
[2] Twitter – @naichelizzette
[3] Twitter – @vampphics
[4] Twitter – @baddiewitches
[5] Twitter – @bluescabeswater
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