The Little Mix member pays tribute to the 'Crush on You' femcee as she rings in her milestone by recreating the Brooklyn rapper's iconic look from 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
- Dec 19, 2022
AceShowbiz - Jade Thirlwall rocked one of Lil' Kim's most iconic looks for her 30th birthday party. While she doesn't reach the milestone until December 26, the Little Mix star celebrated early by throwing a lavish fancy dress party for her friends and family on Saturday night, December 17 - with the singer wearing a purple jumpsuit which left one breast partly exposed in tribute to Lil' Kim's outfit she wore to the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
"It's that time of year where I force my friends to do fancy dress to celebrate my (early) birthday in the hopes of overshadowing Santa. honouring an icon … I'm the L-I-L to the K-I-M. Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry," Jade wrote as she shared a picture of her costume in a post on Instagram.
Other guests included author Hazel Hayes who came dressed as Madonna complete with a blonde wig, singer Dodie who dressed as Kate Bush, and musician KABBA who wore one of Mary J. Blige's most famous outfits. Singer Ella Eyre dressed as Beyonce Knowles - recreating her "Lemonade" album cover in a bright yellow dress and holding a baseball bat.
The party had the theme "JMAs" - a reference to the VMAs - and featured food from chicken chain Nando's complete with pink napkins emblazoned with the words, "30, spicy and thriving." Jade shared a picture of herself enjoying the food and captioned it, "Nando's went down a treat." Guests were also treated to entertainment by musician Ayo Beatz.
Jade is a big fan of fancy dress parties and has previously dressed up as stars including Whitney Houston and Diana Ross.
