“Maneater”, “I’m like a Bird”, “Promiscous” … Nelly Furtado scored the 2000s with many hits. The singer’s return on stage, to promote her new album, “7”, released in 2024 after seven years of absence, therefore delighted more than one. The artist, considered as a real sex symbol a few years ago (and sometimes reduced to that) therefore appeared on August 9 at the Boardmasters festival in the United Kingdom.
Dressed in a mini-short, high boots and green fur sleeves, the singer shared photos of her performance on August 12 on Instagram. “You were my Crush when I was a child in the 2000s and you are still of course today. And I love you”, “How is it possible that it has become even more beautiful?”, “It looks like it was a wonderful performance of a very talented and legendary singer”, rejoiced her admirers in the commentary space.
“Before, she was flying like a bird”
Complimented, Nelly Furtado has unfortunately also struck for many Grossophobes remarks. Some Internet users have allowed themselves to make word games of bad taste, or to assert it of certain degrading nicknames such as “Nelly Fermefrigo”, “Nelly the Elephant”, “Nelly Patate” …
“Before, she was flying like a bird (in reference to her title” i’m like a Bird “; editor’s note),” wrote another user. “Hamburger?”, “She ate Timbaland (her producer; Editor’s note)”, “Eat less!” Exclaimed several Internet users, combining the actress’s weight gain that she would have necessarily eaten more, while taking pounds in addition can be multifactorial: it can be linked to sedentary lifestyle, to bad food habits but also to antecedents family, aging, pregnancy, hormonal variations, smoking stop, taking certain drugs or lack of sleep.
“They compare a young adult with a woman mother of 3 children”
“What were people expecting? She grew up, they compare a young adult from the time with an adult woman with 3 children,” said a surfer. Nelly Furtado had a daughter in 2003, at the age of 24, with a longtime friend who became his companion. The couple separated in 2005. From 2017 to 2023, the singer shared the life of the American rapper, Hodgy Beats with whom she had 2 children.
At the beginning of January, Nelly Furtado had expressed herself on Instagram about the image she could send back: “My message for the new year 2025 is as follows: express yourself freely, celebrate your individuality and know that it is completely normal to be satisfied with what you see in the mirror, and that it is also normal to want something different. hugs. “