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Nelly Furtado Turns Manchester Pride Headline Set Into Statement on Body Ideals

Her outfit turned the performance into commentary on body image standards.

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Overview

  • The 46-year-old headlined Manchester Pride on Sunday wearing an optical-illusion "skinny" T-shirt featuring a cartoon torso, a belt reading "Whoa Nelly," and a back print nodding to her 2024 single "Better Than Ever."
  • Her boots carried the same "Better Than Ever" message as she danced in fishnets and shorts, using the look to address commentary on her "new silhouette."
  • A day earlier she performed at the Big Feastival in Oxfordshire in a cut-out top, denim mini skirt, and white knee-high boots, leaning into Y2K nostalgia.
  • Furtado has publicly said she has had no face or body surgeries or augmentation, noting only recent veneers on her top teeth and no fillers or injections.
  • She has promoted a "body neutral 2025" message, detailed common beauty techniques like face and body tape and contouring, and said she took legal action against online sellers pushing myths about her.