Nelly Furtado performed at Manchester Pride on 24 August at Mardi Gras in Depot Mayfield wearing a thigh-length oversized white t-shirt painted with an hourglass-figure cartoon. The cartoon wore a white crop top and tight denim mini skirt with a belt reading "Whoa Nelly", referencing Furtado's 2000 debut album, and bore a "Better Than Ever" tattoo referencing her 2024 song. The outfit appeared aimed at mocking online body-shaming after recent viral photos and videos targeted her body shape. Furtado has not publicly confronted the trolls but earlier posted a body positivity Instagram message declaring a "body neutral 2025" and stating she has never had surgical augmentations or fillers.
Performing at Mardi Gras in Manchester's Depot Mayfield as part of Manchester Pride, the Grammy award-winning pop icon appeared on stage in a thigh-length oversized white t-shirt, painted with an hourglass figure cartoon. The cartoon donned a white crop top and tight denim mini skirt, strapped with a belt which read "Whoa Nelly", the name of Furtado's debut album, released in 2000.
While Furtado didn't address the inspiration behind her outfit while on the Manchester Pride stage, she appeared to be mocking internet dwellers who have spent the past few weeks taking aim at her body shape, and making a subtle statement about idealised body types and beauty conventions. Nelly Furtado is yet to comment on those who have tried to shame her, but earlier this year, she shared a body positivity message on Instagram.
"This year I became aware of the aesthetic pressure of my work in a brand new way, while simultaneously I experienced new levels of self-love and genuine confidence from within," she wrote. She explained that she has never had "any face or body surgeries or augmentation" nor "any face or lip injections or fillers of any kind". "My New Year's message for 2025, is express yourself freely, celebrate your individuality and know
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