The stars' worst nightmare?
Probably to come face to face, during a ceremony, with another celebrity wearing the same outfit.
And that's exactly what happened for Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Thallion at the 2022 Grammy Awards, where many acclaimed the Italian house Versace on the red carpet.
The two singers, gathered on the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to award the prize for best emerging artist, therefore had the unpleasant surprise to see that they were dressed the same.
25 years ago, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
The scene is actually a remake of a sketch given in 1998 by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston at the MTV VMAs.
The two divas had then resolved their alleged feud by shortening their Vera Wang dresses themselves in front of a delighted audience.
"I was ready for this kind of situation," claimed Mariah Carey before unhooking a piece of fabric, thus revealing her legs.
A cult scene that turned, 25 years later, into a cleverly orchestrated buzz, and good publicity for Versace.
Indeed, on April 3, it was Megan Thee Thallion who started the hostilities by launching a “You stole my dress!”
to Dua Lipa, on the stage of the Grammy Awards 2022. To which the English singer retorts "I was told that I had the exclusivity", adding "I will have to touch two words with Donatella".
Neither one nor two, the Italian designer herself burst onto the scene.
The looks of the stars at the 2022 Grammy Awards
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"You know what ?
This is what we are going to do”
With a “Basta!
Basta!”
resounding, Donatella Versace invites herself on the stage of the Grammy Awards to take the situation in hand.
"You know what ?
Here's what we're going to do, "she says before removing part of Dua Lipa's skirt, then a piece of Megan Thee Thallion's, to the exclamations of the public.