Dannii Minogue says Jennifer Lopez refused TV performance until rooms were redecorated
Dannii Minogue has revealed that Jenny from the Block star Jennifer Lopez refused to perform on legendary BBC music show Top of the Pops until her ‘diva’ demands were met
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Dannii Minogue reckons Jennifer Lopez refused to appear on Top of the Pops unless her dressing room was redecorated.
The Aussie, 50, claims the Jenny from the Block star, 52, demanded ‘everything had to be white’ or she wouldn’t go on stage.
Speaking on her podcast, The 90s with Dannii Minogue, she said: “And while you hear those diva stories, there is one I can actually vouch for.
“I was at Top of the Pops and was told Jennifer Lopez was on her way, but she refused to perform unless her backstage room was redecorated.
“I was told everything had to be white, including the sofa. I asked to go in and see the room as she wasn’t there in that moment… I was lapping up every detail,” she joked.
Jennifer Lopez apparently had a list of demands for TOTP
The mum-of-one then added she wondered how the logistics of the all-white room would work considering the body make-up performers often wear.
“All I could think was, “Girlfriend is covered head to toe in body makeup. How do you sit on a white couch?”‘, she mused.
The Mirror has contacted Jennifer’s reps for comment.
Dannii reckons J-Lo was a bit of a ‘diva’ on the show
Jennifer shot to fame after her first album On the 6 – and is now one of Tinseltown’s hottest properties.
However the fiancée of Ben Affleck revealed she almost quit the limelight as she didn’t meet the industry’s beauty standards.
Speaking in her new Netflix documentary Halftime, she said: “There were many times where I was just like, I think I’m just going to quit.
The singer was a regular on British TV
“I had to really figure out who I was. And believe in that and not believe in anything else.”
People mocked her curvy figure, including her shapely bum, at the beginning of her career.
The Latina star explained: “When I started working, the beauty ideal was very thin, blonde, tall, not a lot of curves.
“I grew up around women with curves so it was nothing I was ever ashamed of. It was hard, when you think people think you’re a joke — like a punchline.
She’s now achieved superstar status
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“But it wound up affecting things in a way that I never intended.”
Even Ben noticed the criticism she would receive about her figure.
Speaking in the new documentary, he said: “I said to her once, ‘Doesn’t this bother you?’
Jennifer thanked Ben at the awards
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Bennifer are due to be married
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“And she said, ‘I’m Latina, I’m a woman, I expected this’.”
The release of Halftime comes after the star was awarded the MTV Movie and TV Award’s Generation Award last week.
Jen was in tears as she accepted the gong and gave a sweet shoutout to her hubby-to-be.
Concluding her thank you speech, she gushed: “Ben and everyone at home, wait for me to have dinner – I will be home by 7!”
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