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Key Takeaways:
- Nicki Minaj joined the viral stiletto problem, referencing her pose from her 2013 “Excessive College” music video.
- An influencer fractured her backbone trying the problem, sparking debate about its security.
- Minaj hinted at a extra official model of the problem coming quickly.
Nicki Minaj is lastly becoming a member of in on the viral stiletto problem — kind of. Impressed by her iconic pose in her “Excessive College” music video, the problem has been taking TikTok by storm over the previous couple of weeks.
“Expensive Barbz, about that pose…” the rapper captioned a video posted on Tuesday (Aug. 5). Within the clip, Minaj holds onto a pole whereas balancing on one foot. “This Chanel gown was only a tad shorter than I believed, and the thongs undoubtedly didn’t assist. Didn’t need to make it express,” she continued.
“Each toes on the bottom, [though]. Ten toes,” she added. “I’ma placed on a [different] outfit that received’t present a lot pores and skin and do it once more for you guys later.” Try the video beneath.
After all, the Barbz had some ideas, and Minaj was greater than prepared to reply. After followers joked that she hadn’t completed the stiletto problem accurately, she tweeted, “They suppose they [are] peer pressuring me? … And once I publish the true one, it’s gon’ be personal, so solely the non-freaks can view it.”
Initially launched in 2012 on Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up, the Lil Wayne-assisted observe made its comeback due to viral clips from Ciara, “The Actual Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams, Angela Simmons and others. TikTok customers have tried balancing on dumbbells, Jenga blocks, mailboxes and even dangerously sufficient, nail polish bottles.
Sadly, the pattern hasn’t come with out its risks. As Complicated reported, Russian influencer Mariana Barutkina just lately ended up within the hospital. She fractured her backbone after balancing on a saucepan stacked atop a bathtub of child formulation. To make issues worse, it occurred simply eight weeks after she gave beginning. “Irony? Karma? Or simply life, which all the time assessments our power on the most surprising second,” Barutkina lightheartedly wrote concerning the incident.