Katy Perry’s unexpected link up with AFL WAGs Rebecca Judd and Nadia Bartel was revealed after her long-awaited headline gig at the AFL Grand Final on Saturday.
The American pop sensation, 39, dazzled the 100,000 MCG crowd with an electrifying performance ahead of the Brisbane Lions’ clash with the Sydney Swans.
As well as capturing attention with her vocals and high-energy hits, Katy’s 20-minute set also had a highly unlikely link with Australian household names Rebecca, 41, and Nadia, 39.
Katy took to the stage with a glowing complexion which was achieved with the help of none other than Rebecca and Nadia’s popular tanning company, Spray Aus.
Emily McKay, who founded Spray Aus with the help of the WAGs, took to Instagram to reveal that she had personally visited Katy at her hotel to apply the spray tan using her mobile tanning service.
She shared: ‘You Katy Perry. Tanned by me at @sprayaus using our OG solution. What a special moment!
Spray Aus, founded in 2014 by Emily and Ellie Pearson, has become a major player in the beauty industry.
Shortly after its launch, Chris Judd’s wife Rebecca and Jimmy Bartel’s wife Nadia joined the business, helping to expand it to four independent salons in Melbourne.
Katy Perry’s unexpected link up with AFL WAGs Rebecca Judd and Nadia Bartel has been revealed following their long-awaited AFL Grand Final headline gig on Saturday.
Katy took to the stage with a glowing complexion which was achieved with the help of none other than Rebecca and Nadia’s popular tanning company, Spray Aus.
The brand now offers a wide range of products, including mists, foams and professional tanning solutions, all available through its website.
Katy stunned with an amazing song choice and some very “strange” CGI effects during her performance at the AFL Grand Final at the MCG.
He surprised his fans almost immediately when he began his performance, for which he was reportedly paid $5 million, with his hit Roar, even though it was widely theorized that he wouldn’t touch that number.
There had been feverish speculation that the song had been blacklisted because it would show alleged bias toward the Lions, and Perry herself even admitted that she had been warned not to sing it.
However, despite the rampant theories, Perry threw caution to the wind when performing the song that some fans consider the unofficial anthem of the underdog.
He then caused even more surprise with his set list by not singing Hot n Cold, despite it being the famous MasterChef Australia theme song and many jokingly considering it to be the true Australian “national anthem”.
The American pop star took to the stage in front of 100,000 AFL fans as he headlined the show ahead of the clash between Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans.
She performed her hits Teenage Dreams, Dark Horse, Firework and California Gurls and sang I Kissed A Girl with Tina Arena, but notably missed Hot n Cold, even though she was expected to appear.
Following reports that AFL bosses restricted her to just one new song, she also sang two tracks from her 2024 album 143: Lifetimes and Gorgeous, her collaboration with Kim Petras.
Although fans praised his vocal talent, many viewers were also baffled by an unusual detail during the performance, which they said had no place in an AFL Grand Final.
Viewers at home took to social media to mercilessly mock her decision to accompany her real-life performance and dance moves with a variety of “bizarre” CGI effects.
Katy was reportedly hoping her AFL show would “revive” her “faltering” pop career and help promote her new album 143, which has received divisive reviews.
Another wrote: ‘No Australian act has the profile and appeal. I’ve tried to think of one and I can’t. Every legendary act is already too old.
Katy’s AFL headlining gig sparked controversy among Australians when her $5 million salary was revealed despite the cost of living crisis in Australia’s music scene.
And another user pointed out that the AFL Grand Final is broadcast in many other countries, not just Australia, so it would have to appeal to a wider audience.
Katie He was said to be hoping to perform several songs from his new album to the crowd, in an attempt to promote the LP, which was heavily criticized.
However, AFL bosses are said to have quickly rejected the suggestion and told Katy to stick to her well-known hits from her previous album Teenage Dream.
Channel Nine reporter Tom Morris claimed AFL bigwigs told the hitmaker they expected her to perform their older hits including Firework and I Kissed A Girl.
Appearing on SEN Breakfast before her show, the veteran AFL journalist claimed they reached a compromise and Katy stuck to just playing one new song.
Their long-awaited seventh studio album, 143, which references the expression “I love you,” did not get off to a good start among music critics, receiving lukewarm reviews.
A damning review of her first album in four years by a major entertainment outlet declared that Perry “struggles to recapture past glory on the 143rd floor.”
