Nelly Furtado despatched a intelligent message to body-shamers amid on-line chatter about her physique and on-stage outfits.
The “I’m Like a Chicken” singer headlined Manchester Satisfaction Sunday, taking the stage in an outsized T-shirt with a cartoon hourglass physique drawn to be carrying a crop prime, a denim mini skirt, and a belt studying “Whoa Nelly” (the identify of her debut album that she launched in 2000).
The again of her shirt confirmed the cartoon determine’s tattoo, which learn in cursive, “Higher than ever.”
Furtado, 46, paired the cheeky outfit with fishnet tights and colourful boots that additionally learn “Higher than ever” — the identify of a music on her newest album “7,” which she launched in September 2024.
Furtado’s current efficiency outfits have had followers speaking. The singer wore a distressed denim bra and skirt by Stella Xingyi for her Massive Feastival efficiency within the UK on Friday evening, which she layered over a bow-tied 13 Crosby tank prime.
A pinstriped trench coat by Samuel Gärtner, a large belt with a buckle studying “Whoa, Nelly!” and knee-high boots accomplished her look.
Furtado posted the show-stopping outfit on Instagram and acquired loads of supportive feedback.
“Beautiful. Thanks for exhibiting the 80s born babes learn how to grow old and nonetheless be superior ❤️🇨🇦,” one person wrote.
“Gorgeous as at all times!!! That fashion…Grrrrrrrrr🔥,” one other remark reads.
In January, Furtado addressed false rumors about her physique whereas posing in an orange bikini on Instagram.
“This yr I turned conscious of the aesthetic stress of my work in a model new method, whereas concurrently I skilled new ranges of self -love and real confidence from inside,” she wrote.
“For whoever cares, I’ve by no means had any face or physique surgical procedures or augmentation, moreover for veneers on the highest row of my enamel, fairly lately,” she continued. “Up to now, I’ve not had any face or lip injections or fillers of any sort.”
Furtado urged her followers to “categorical your self freely, rejoice your individuality and know that it’s completely OK to be OK with what you see within the mirror, and it’s additionally OK to need one thing totally different.”
“HAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, 😉, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART ♥️,” she wrote.
