Emirati pop star Ahlam Al-Shamsi has been a target of ridicule and harsh criticism ever since a video of her singing at a Kuwaiti wedding in a torn Zuhair Murad dress went viral.
The 48-year-old singer said her dress, which seemed to have been ripped at the armpit, cost SR150,000 ($39,995) in response to tweets slamming and accusing her of wearing a rip-off of the original.
“This ripped armpit indicates that the dress is not original,” said one of the tweets criticizing her. Al-Shamsi pointed out that the dress was designed by the internationally renowned Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad, who is a red-carpet favorite of many a Hollywood’s leading lady.
She recently expressed her delight for having been the first pop star from the Arab world to have her song broadcast on the Saudi TV during the “Sabah Al-Saudia” show.
Al-Shamsi is among the most controversial pop stars in the Arab world. Two days ago, social media users compared the Turkish actress, Bülent Ersoy, who made a guest appearance in the TV series “Al-Hofra” wearing jewelry worth 80 million Turkish lira ($21,116,538), to Ahlam, and some have even nicknamed her the “Turkish Ahlam.”
The 48-year-old singer said her dress, which seemed to have been ripped at the armpit, cost SR150,000 ($39,995) in response to tweets slamming and accusing her of wearing a rip-off of the original.
“This ripped armpit indicates that the dress is not original,” said one of the tweets criticizing her. Al-Shamsi pointed out that the dress was designed by the internationally renowned Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad, who is a red-carpet favorite of many a Hollywood’s leading lady.
She recently expressed her delight for having been the first pop star from the Arab world to have her song broadcast on the Saudi TV during the “Sabah Al-Saudia” show.
Al-Shamsi is among the most controversial pop stars in the Arab world. Two days ago, social media users compared the Turkish actress, Bülent Ersoy, who made a guest appearance in the TV series “Al-Hofra” wearing jewelry worth 80 million Turkish lira ($21,116,538), to Ahlam, and some have even nicknamed her the “Turkish Ahlam.”
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