Australian pop icon Tina Arena has been criticized for her choice of outfit during Saturday’s AFL Grand Final performance with Katy Perry.
While performing in front of 100,000 enthusiastic AFL fans, Katy, 39, brought out Tina, 56, halfway through her 20-minute set for a duet of her smash hit I Kissed A Girl.
Dressed in co-ordinated metallic silver ensembles, the singers sang the iconic chorus to the 2008 record, before segueing into Tina’s popular hit Chains.
However, many of Tina’s fans took to Instagram to admit they weren’t impressed with her outfit after the Chains hitmaker shared a clip from the performance.
One fan suggested that Tina, who is known for her sense of style, may have dropped the ball with the “unflattering” clothes.
‘Sorry, but the outfit wasn’t flattering on you. You always look and are beautiful, but not this,” they wrote.
Another agreed with a similar sentiment, adding an AFL pun: “Unfortunately that outfit didn’t hit the spot.”
When a third asked: ‘What was Tina wearing?’ one fan suggested Tina may have taken the DIY approach with her flowing silver metallic robe.
Australian pop icon Tina Arena has been criticized for her outfit choice during Saturday’s AFL Grand Final performance with Katy Perry
“A silver material package from Spotlight,” they joked.
Viewers also took to the AFL Instagram post of Tina and Katy’s performance on Saturday to voice their criticism of the Australian star’s outfit, while another made the Spotlight comparison.
“It’s a last minute merge of Spotlight,” they wrote.
Another suggested that the people responsible for dressing the star should look for new work with: ‘Tina Arena wasn’t chained, she was in Al Foil! Fire the stylists.”
One viewer, like many, praised Tina for her performance with the American pop idol, while also being critical of her stage attire.
“Tina’s voice is great, but her stylist is wrong,” they said.
Many of Tina’s were unimpressed with her Grand Final attire, and let her know after the Chains hitmaker shared a clip of the performance on Instagram on Tuesday
AFL bosses were reportedly hoping Katy and Tina’s star duet at the MCG would replicate the success of Delta Goodrem’s track with Robbie Williams in 2022.
However, there was much to admire as fans did not shy away from making their criticism of the very short duet clear in a series of scathing comments on social media.
Her ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ performance in front of 100,000 AFL fans was cruelly compared to Meat Loaf’s disastrous 2011 AFL Grand Final headliner.
Many fans also criticized AFL bosses’ decision to include Tina in the line-up, citing her divisive comments about Daniel Andrews’ lengthy Covid lockdowns in Victoria.
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One fan suggested that Tina, who is known for her sense of style, may have dropped the ball with the ‘unflattering’ clothes
Another said: ‘SHOW DEAF! Why on earth would the AFL choose a washed up 90s French wannabe as entertainment? Have they learned nothing from Meat Loaf?’
A third wrote: ‘Katy Perry performing with Tina Arena tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how many boos she gets from the 100,000 people in the stadium.”
“I’m reserving my thoughts on Tina Arena’s performance with Katy Perry at the AFL GF for now,” a fourth tweeted.
While another said: ‘Please tell me the Victorians are going to boo the Tina Arena?’
Tina previously sparked controversy with her condemnation of the country’s very strict Victorian Covid-19 lockdowns and sparked anger when she revealed she had broken the rules to oppose what she called a “totalitarian” system.
She did not publicly support any conspiracy theory, but admitted that she had broken the rule advising citizens not to travel more than three miles from home unless necessary.