Charli XCX turned heads while wearing two racy outfits as she stepped out in New York on Monday. The singer, 31, was seen leaving chat show Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and wore racy black leather hot pants and chaps. She added to the sexy look with an unbuttoned shirt and stylish handbag and wore dark shades.
Earlier in the day she sported another eye-catching ensemble as she went braless in a cropped dark grey jumper. As she enjoyed a sunny outing in the Lower East Side she completed her outfit with denim shorts and shiny black shoes. She wore her long dark tresses in her usual curly style and opted for a low-key makeup look.
It comes after last week Charli's appearance on Lip Sync Battle sparked ire among Irish social media users, six years after the performance hit screens. The British star fought against Rita Ora on the US show in 2018, where she took to the stage to mouth along to B*Witched's 1998 hit C'est La Vie in front of a slew of backing dancers clad in Union Flag dresses.
Due to the fact the group, comprising Edele Lynch, Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou and Sinéad O'Carroll, hail from Ireland, fans were left enraged at the use of the UK's flag alongside the Irish music - and Charli's attempt at Irish dancing. Twitter was flooded by angered viewers, including funnyman Dara Ó Briain, who deemed the gaffe a 'a virtual declaration of war' and 'a hate crime' - with a slew of references to 1998's Good Friday Agreement.
The agreement was a deal signed by political parties in Northern Ireland, as well as both the British and Irish governments. It helped to bring an end to more than 30 years of conflict in Ireland and Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles. More than 3,500 people lost their lives throughout the Troubles, which arose due to political tensions after the formation of Northern Ireland in 1921.
Despite the age of the clip, Charli's performance resurfaced and showed the star - watched by Rita - belt out C'est La Vie, while a number of dancers dressed in Union Flag-adorned dresses surrounded her to join in. In defense of the clip, one fan pointed out that the backing dancers were dressed in Geri Horner's 1997 BRITs dress - meaning the intention was for the star to perform a Spice Girls song, before a possible last minute change.
