‘I don’t want to see any f*cking H&M’: This week’s pop culture round-up from RuPaul to Britney

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Written By Ella Bardsley

This is WHAT THE F*CK!, your weekly pop culture round-up of nail-biting news, need-to-know trends and never-to-be-ignored topics. Think of it as your own personally curated list, prepped and preened with things that deserve your undivided attention or disapproving glances. Allow us to do the hard work for you (we’re your own little tattle-tale) and let us show you what to check-out and check-off this week.

 

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You’re toxic, we won’t let Britney slip under

The #freebritneymovement comes to a toxic climax in The New York Times’ new documentary, Framing Britney Spears. Shining a light on the star’s suffocating conservatorship at the controlling hands of her father, the insightful documentary makes a court-proof case for sticking two fingers up to the paparazzi, holding the misogynistic media accountable (Diane Sawyer, we see you) and defeating her cash-grabbing father once and for all. And you thought you had daddy issues…

 

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What’s juicier than Juicy?

Put down your iPhone and whip out your deserted Blackberry: the noughties are back, apparently. With power-puff pink velour tracksuits, raunchy rhinestones and bum-skimming dresses equipped with paparazzi-proof hoods, who needs a time machine when you can just throw on Juicy Couture and shapeshift into The Simple Life’s Paris Hilton? “That’s hot”.

 

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Put your best foot forward: designer Beate Karlsson’s tantalizing tootsies

If you thought feet weren’t your thing, you were wrong. Sustainable brand AVAV’s new creative director’s meme-worthy footwear makes a case for all things toes.

 

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Sex positive Ariana Grande revives the 69

In the lacy fantasyland that is Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat’s new music video for 34+35 Remix; Ariana Grande and her lingerie-clad mob get raunchy. Although they try and order a sold-out baked Alaska desert through room service for what might be the best slumber party of all time, it’s less Netflix and chill and more sex-flex and 69. And we’re here for it.

 

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The fall and rise of Ugg-ly boots

Influencers are trying to bring those ghastly faux-fur lined slipper-cum-boots back into view. Some trends just don’t need to be relived, even when WFH - end of.

 

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Don’t fuck it up: Ru Paul’s high street horror show

H&M you better don’t! When Joe Black had a second shot at the crown after Veronica came out positive for COVID her outfit du jour was a tight little magenta number from, ehem, H&M. In the words of Ru Paul: “If it is from H&M you better glitter the f*ck out of it and make it something special.”

 
Ella Bardsley

Ella Bardsley (25) is Check-Out’s very own Editor-At-Large, the Editor at Wonderland and ex-Junior Digital Editor at LOVE (#rip). The honourable meme queen tickled the keyboards at titles including Coeval, Goat, 1Granary and Off The Block having previously studied at the University of Manchester and Central Saint Martins. 

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