At Wednesday’s BRITs, Ant and Dec’s presenting flair was perhaps as scant as the outfit worn by Sadie Pinn, the woman who brought some much-needed edge to a show that presented so blandly the duo’s biggest joke was Ant getting into a panto dress.
Entirely unannounced, the statuesque model strode up to the pair, who were presenting Jess Glynne, and sidled in-between them, flinging her arms over their shoulders and grinning at the camera. Adorned in a sheer catsuit with only leather star patches covering her nipples and a little leather rectangle over what are euphemistically being called her ‘private parts’, she had the cojones to do something dramatic and fun; precisely in the spirit of the BRITs. The entire show is meant to reward creativity and drive, after all!
The singer in the band Crim3s, who was a guest of Pam Hogg’s (the catsuit was her design) told The Mirror: ‘I only just decided to do it five minutes before but I know them and I asked Pam. I thought, as long as she says it's okay, I'll just do it!
‘I wanted to be like, “Hey! I'm a living doll” I’ve done it many times before. I've been spending all night with nothing on my arse.’
But as a reward for bringing a bit of old-school rock and roll and unpredictability to what was otherwise a bit of a predictable awards ceremony? She’s received a barrage of hate online AND 50 complaints have been made about her attire to Ofcom.
A further 16 complaints have been made about Adele swearing (which a sound tech didn’t manage to mute in time) while receiving an award, and Rihanna’s twerking (which also involved Drake humping her bum). Ofcom have told The Mirror: ‘We will assess these complaints before deciding whether to investigate or not’
The last time a complaint against the Brits was upheld, it was when Kanye West’s rendition of All Day contained too many renditions of the n-word before the 9pm watershed. We’re not sure whether Sadie’s going to be so bothered by the complaints, but what will sticks, beyond her new-found notoriety, is the notion that there’s a time and place for fun and games at the BRITs, it's just not always on-screen.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.