News | Entertainment
6 Jul 2025 9:48
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Bebe Rexha was “actually really hurt” when designers refused to dress her for the Grammy Awards in February

    The 29-year-old singer took to social media in January this year to slam designers after she claimed she was told she was “too big” to be given a dress by a number of fashion houses, and has now said she shared her story online because she was genuinely “upset”


    She said: “I love my body, I’m a curvy girl, and that’s why I put it up because I was actually really hurt when I found out. I had been nominated for two Grammys, it’s like my moment. My parents were flying out and when my friend told me [about it] I was really upset.”

    Bebe was eventually dressed in a red tiered Monsoori gown at the awards bash, and said she “felt like a princess” in the stunning gown.

    The ‘Meant to Be’ hitmaker still struggles with her body image and the hate she receives online for her figure, and says more needs to be done to promote “women empowerment” in the music industry in order to defeat stigmas surrounding weight.

    Speaking during an appearance on UK talk show ‘Lorraine’, she said: “I feel really great in my skin but I was made to feel I wasn’t a real pop star and I was too big, I was made to compete with other female pop stars.

    “The amount of things I’ve heard from these women breaks my heart, there are some who keep these secrets to this day, and two of these song writers had number-one hits one week and then the next.

    “We just need more women empowerment. I feel like my music is great, I love being creative, but I don’t just want to be here to buy Chanel bags and make money, its great let’s not lie about that, I also want to feel great about helping people.”

    In her original social media rant, Bebe said she was turned down by several designers who refused to dress her size 8 frame.

    She said in a video: "So I finally get nominated at the Grammys and it's like the coolest thing ever.

    "And a lot of times artists will go and talk to designers and they'll make them custom dresses to walk the red carpet ... So I had my team hit out a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because I'm too big."

    The 'I Got You' singer is angry that they are giving out the message that anyone who is size eight and above isn't "beautiful".

    She added: "If a size 6-8, is too big, then I don't know what to tell you. Then I don't want to wear your f***ing dresses. 'Cause that's crazy ... You're saying that all the women in the world that are size 8 and up are not beautiful, and they cannot wear your dresses."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     06 Jul: Kanye West's Australian visa has been cancelled over his "offensive comments"
     06 Jul: Simone Ashley used to be too "afraid" to leave her house for fear of being recognised, after Bridgerton catapulted her to global fame
     06 Jul: John Cena absolutely loves fish and chips and a Full English Breakfast
     06 Jul: Gabriella Wilde describes her style as "tomboyish"
     06 Jul: Debbie Harry took drugs to avoid an "emotional rollercoaster" during her younger years
     06 Jul: Travis Kelce struggled to prepare for Saturday Night Live because he "can't really read that well"
     06 Jul: Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch The Wire
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has been left annoyed by a couple of key factors in their 31-27 win over France in Dunedin More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Our newsroom's revealed more than 200 people were able to enter New Zealand on work visas for defunct businesses later exposed as fronts for a network of cannabis grow houses in Auckland More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Kanye West's Australian visa has been cancelled over his "offensive comments" 9:36

    Entertainment:
    Simone Ashley used to be too "afraid" to leave her house for fear of being recognised, after Bridgerton catapulted her to global fame 9:06

    Netball:
    Silver Ferns defender Parris Mason has been hospitalised as a precaution after suffering a neck injury in the Central Pulse's 65-44 ANZ Premiership victory over the Stars in Wellington 8:57

    Entertainment:
    John Cena absolutely loves fish and chips and a Full English Breakfast 8:36

    Environment:
    A kava boom is unfolding across the Pacific — but some leaders warn it's hurting families 8:17

    Rugby:
    All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has been left annoyed by a couple of key factors in their 31-27 win over France in Dunedin 8:17

    Tennis:
    Another milestone for 24-time Grand Slam tennis champion Novak Djokovic 8:07

    Golf:
    Golfer Kazuma Kobori has carded a four-under par 68 to be seven shots off the lead after round three of the European Tour's latest event in Munich 8:07

    Entertainment:
    Gabriella Wilde describes her style as "tomboyish" 8:06

    Business:
    Our newsroom's revealed more than 200 people were able to enter New Zealand on work visas for defunct businesses later exposed as fronts for a network of cannabis grow houses in Auckland 7:57


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd