Award-winning actress Viola Davis has graced screens with her role as former first lady Michelle Obama in the anthology series The First Lady. Though fans were thrilled for another noteworthy performance, netizens blasted the actress on social media for her pursed lips.A video clip of the show has gone viral on social media, where the 56-year-old actress playing Michelle Obama argues with O-T Fagbenle, who plays former President Barack Obama. Internet users could not help but notice that Viola Davis had pursed her lips unnaturally throughout the scene.paul@paulswhtn11:40 AM · Apr 17, 2022333893680https://t.co/hywUW3GjhwAnother clip of the actress has also gone viral. Davis, who plays Michelle, can be seen getting photographed as the camera zooms into the actress' pouted face.paul@paulswhtnthis zoom twitter.com/paulswhtn/stat…paul@paulswhtnturned on the first lady pilot and immediately busted out laughing10:40 AM · Apr 17, 20223662257turned on the first lady pilot and immediately busted out laughingthis zoom 😭😭😭 twitter.com/paulswhtn/stat… https://t.co/0SvTU00VI9Internet has a field day with Viola Davis' Michelle Obama interpretationAfter the show was released and clips of the series began being discussed online, internet trolls endlessly criticized the How To Get Away With Murder actress' pursed lips.It seems like the Tony Award-winning actress did not leave the smallest detail behind while portraying the former First Lady in the biopic.Reacting to Viola Davis' pressed lips in the series, a few tweets read:Snade@Sw33tSanadeNot a single soul:Viola Davis playing Michelle Obama:3:51 AM · Apr 18, 2022439Not a single soul:Viola Davis playing Michelle Obama: https://t.co/6qhGTKtVxMMicah@micahhomggi just KNOW viola’s mouth is sore as hell after doing that face the ENTIRE show #TheFirstLady2:21 AM · Apr 18, 2022916i just KNOW viola’s mouth is sore as hell after doing that face the ENTIRE show #TheFirstLady https://t.co/TQFGyF55bXTaylor@LaborWithTaylorViola Davis might be going to hell Idk12:07 PM · Apr 18, 2022715696148Viola Davis might be going to hell Idk https://t.co/poa2ebOrKc7BEEMZ🥶@ImInThisBihhhhViola Davis lips when they yell CUT LETS DO IT AGAIN4:44 AM · Apr 18, 2022417Viola Davis lips when they yell CUT LETS DO IT AGAIN https://t.co/Bt3uiceSfhjamaal@roseinharlemmichelle watching viola davis make those faces1:49 AM · Apr 18, 2022220773181michelle watching viola davis make those faces https://t.co/Ab5xEKmLV1Abbey Phillip@Abby_Phillip@LaborWithTaylor Viola Davis’s lips when the director finally yelled over the speaker 🗣 “ IT’S A WRAP “ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣4:09 AM · Apr 18, 20225732267@LaborWithTaylor Viola Davis’s lips 👄 when the director finally yelled over the speaker 🗣 📣“ IT’S A WRAP “ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/kYLyXsmOMEChristopher Lyons@StageName2ComeViola Davis getting the motivation for The First Lady5:14 AM · Apr 18, 20224Viola Davis getting the motivation for The First Lady https://t.co/cqMZHZ81tF🏁 LOOTED VUITTON DON 🏁@ItsJustPayViola Davis w/ the puckered up lips7:30 AM · Apr 18, 2022Viola Davis w/ the puckered up lips https://t.co/p0VoQZ08uRDae 🦋@iheartdatrian4uViola Davis’ lips after the director of the Michelle Obama story said that’s a wrap…7:20 AM · Apr 18, 2022Viola Davis’ lips after the director of the Michelle Obama story said that’s a wrap… https://t.co/QVAJTuJpHdChristine@_yankiangelOk this lip thing w Viola Davis is VERY distracting #TheFirstLady1:41 AM · Apr 18, 202241Ok this lip thing w Viola Davis is VERY distracting #TheFirstLadyIt remains unclear whether the actress will purse her lips throughout the show. In real life, Michelle Obama has been caught with pouted lips at times, however, Viola Davis' interpretation of the same comes across as unnatural.So far, the television series has not received the best ratings either. The First Lady has a score of only 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.Viola Davis speaks about her role in The First LadyDuring the show's CTAM panel in February, Davis opened up about the pressure to act as Michelle in the best way possible. She said:"It keeps me up at night. You don’t want to insult them by your portrayal.”Deadline reported that the actress was able to speak to Michelle Obama herself. However, Davis refused to spill any details about the same:"It’s more important for me that I protect the privacy of [Michelle] than to promote a TV show." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostShe revealed during the CTAM panel that she allowed herself to take some creative liberty during the shoot as the show's production was unaware of how to portray Michelle Obama's mannerisms in her most intimate moments. Davis said on the panel:"As much as we feel like we know Michelle Obama — and I did everything I could to research — there are those private moments where there’s some level of creative decision-making that you have to take. I don’t know how she lays in bed with Barack or how she disciplines her children. There are small minutiae that I can just take creative license with and hope that I’m not insulting her with it."Fans can watch The First Lady series on Showtime. The show premiered on April 17 and continues to gather a large viewership.