Lil Nas X and Coronation Street is the ambitious crossover we never knew we needed
Lil Nas X. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Two worlds collided today: The yeehaw gay agenda mascot that is Lil Nas X and that TV show your grandmother watches while eating Wethers Originals on the couch, Coronation Street.
Twitter user Joeling helmed the ambitious crossover on Sunday, threading together a colourful list of photographs of the “Old Town Road” rapper clearly tapping his style inspiration from the ITV show’s own Liz McDonald.
Lil Nas X, known off-stage as Montero Jill, clearly has a mood-board of McDonald by his wardrobe.
Lil Nas X and Corrie‘s Liz McDonald are fashion powerhouses in pink.
Portrayed by Beverley Callard, McDonald has been a stable fo the sitcom series since her 1989 debut. She’s had a rich array of failed marriages, fiery feuds and the occasional run-in with the law.
But she’s also a full-time style icon, with Joelings’ thread showing her in all-pink ensembles, metallic jackets and posing on the cobblestone that proves that she is truly the pin-up person for fashion.
— cruella joe (@cruellasfurcoat) February 2, 2020
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Users with excellent taste in style quickly branded it as ‘the most important thread in 2020’.
Important content https://t.co/8Nd5WXBzHJ
— Alex Hickson-Burr (@alexhicksonpr) February 3, 2020
This is the most important thread of 2020. https://t.co/nAaZPm5mm3— Robin (@RobinGraceC) February 3, 2020
My two fashion icons honestly https://t.co/M9GBHS4jWq— Saturn Satannis (@Saturn_Queen_) February 3, 2020
‘Panini’ rapper’s hot pink Grammy look wasn’t a hit with everyone.
Hitting the Grammy red carpet last month as a pink dominatrix Versace cowboy catapulted the 20-year-old meme artist into the pages of fashion magazines, drawing praise up and down the style scene.
Lil Nas X at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty)
But the “Rodeo” singer did encounter some homophobic critics, including rapper Pastor Troy who pelted the Grammy-winner’s pink dominatrix look as the reason he himself did not win an award.
While Troy’s weird flex petered out and he deleted his bizarre rant shortly after, Lil Nas X did manage to shut him down all the while promoting his new song.
