In the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on 10 November, we should have seen British model Jourdan Dunn take to the runway, alongside Rihanna – who was set to perform tracks from her hotly anticipated new album Anti.
Instead, both mysteriously disappeared from the billing and a new Angel gained her wings: Kendall Jenner.
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The VS show is one of the hottest dates in the showbiz calendar, but this time around the Angels aren’t as angelic as they seem.
heat can reveal that the show has been rocked by dramas between Kendall and friends Ri-Ri and Jourdan.
The drama began late last Tuesday, when Jourdan, who’s walked in the show for the past three years, tweeted, “Feeling so much better about not doing BS... sorry I mean VS now that Rihanna isn’t doing it also.” While she quickly deleted her tweet, fans saw it and speculated that Jourdan had been replaced by Kendall at the last minute, and Rihanna was so annoyed on her mate’s behalf she cancelled her performance.
Let’s look at the evidence: on the day of Jourdan’s angry tweet, Rihanna, 27, confirmed at 2pm that she would not be taking part in the event.
Five hours later, Kendall, 20, confirmed she was an Angel, starring in the show for the first time, tweeting that it was, “The best birthday present EVER!”
Ri-Ri’s people said that she had pulled out because the tracks from Anti weren’t ready, but her fans thought differently. “Rihanna cancelled that performance for the VS fashion show because they replaced Jourdan Dunn for Kendall Jenner,” one fan tweeted. “Kendall over Jourdan – we know why Rihanna got out,” another added.
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