Michelle Visage pays tribute to Geri Halliwell's iconic Union Jack dress
02/11/2023
American singer Michelle Visage donned a Union Jack gown at the Brit Awards 2023 in tribute to Geri Halliwell’s famous red, white and blue dress from the 1997 ceremony.
The 54-year-old Ru Paul’s Drag Race star – who found fame as a member of the Seduction musical group – was among the first to arrive for the Saturday night ceremony in London’s O2 Arena.
On the iconic night that celebrated the best of British music, she admitted there was no better place to dress in the British flag than the Brits themselves.
The star explained her rhinestone-encrusted outfit to red carpet hosts: ‘It was a thought that I wanted to dress in the Union Jack, like Geri did all those years ago…to make an iconic statement.
‘And where else are you going to do it? And do it with rhinestones!’
Geri, now 50, caused a sensation in 1997 when she wore her Union Jack dress alongside her Spice Girls bandmates when the event was held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in the capital city.
However, Michelle added she wasn’t likely to be shocked by any ’90s-style antics that could happen at Saturday’s awards.
She said when asked on the red carpet how she would act if ‘rockers’ at the extravaganza got up to no good: ‘I’m much older than most of them (the rockers) so nothing is scary.’
Michelle also said she was looking forward to seeing her friends Sam Smith and Kim Petras, whose Unholy tune is among the nominees in the song of the year category.
She added about her music taste: ‘I’m musical theatre – I’m lame. I’m a DJ on Radio 2 and I play the music I love, which is dance music and nostalgia and disco,’
The icon also went on to ensure everyone she would ‘get round’ to listening to new songs at some point.
Also sporting eye-catching outfits on the carpet was none other than Sam Smith who turned heads in a black latex suit.
The Unholy singer resembled a chic Michelin man as he posed in a blown-up ensemble for photographers on the night.
Brit Awards nominees 2023
Song of the Year
Aitch and Ashanti – Baby
Cat Burns – Go
Dave – Starlight
Ed Sheeran and Elton John – Merry Christmas
Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal – B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)
George Ezra – Green Green Grass
Harry Styles – As It Was
Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
LF System – Afraid To Feel
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – Unholy
Best New Artist
Kojey Radical
Mimi Webb
Rina Sawayama
Sam Ryder
Wet Leg
Artist of the Year
Central Cee
Fred again..
George Ezra
Harry Styles
Stormzy
Group of the Year
The 1975
Arctic Monkeys
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
Nova Twins
Wet Leg
International Group of the Year
Blackpink
Drake & 21 Savage
First Aid Kit
Fontaines D.C.
Gabriels
Best Pop/R&B Act
Cat Burns
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Sam Smith
Best Rock/Alternative Act
The 1975
Arctic Monkeys
Nova Twins
Tom Grennan
Wet Leg
Best Dance Act
Becky Hill
Bonobo
Calvin Harris
Eliza Rose
Fred again..
Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Aitch
Central Cee
Dave
Loyle Carner
Stormzy
International Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Burna Boy
Kendrick Lamar
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
International Song of the Year
Beyoncé – Break My Soul
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran – Peru
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and cast of Encanto – We Don’t Talk About Bruno
Gayle – abcdefu
Jack Harlow – First Class
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott – Where Are You Now
OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
MasterCard British Album of the Year
The 1975 – Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Stormzy – This Is What I Mean
Fred again.. – Actual Life 3
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