{"id":42151,"date":"2025-10-26T00:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=42151"},"modified":"2025-10-26T00:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:26:03","slug":"nelly-furtado-announces-shes-quitting-music-amid-vicious-body-shaming-online-bored-panda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=42151","title":{"rendered":"Nelly Furtado Announces She\u2019s Quitting Music Amid Vicious Body-Shaming Online | Bored Panda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Nelly Furtado<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> took to her <\/span><b>Instagram<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to announce an <\/span><b>indefinite hiatus from music<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> months after she surprised fans with what was described as a <\/span><b>new \u201cthick\u201d look<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term was used to refer to the songstress\u2019s substantially larger frame at a recent Manchester Pride concert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More recently, on October 24, the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say it Right\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> singer indicated that it would be her last appearance as a professional singer.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>Furtado announces indefinite hiatus from music.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>Singer reflected on 25 years since Whoa, Nelly! and her early career milestones.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"bullet\"><\/i>Fans are divided over her \u201cthick\u201d look, but many are in awe of her confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recommendations-block-6\" data-position=\"6\"><span class=\"h2\">RELATED:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"recommendations-block-6-list\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>Nelly Furtado reminisced about her first professional performance as a singer <\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nellyfurtado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nellyfurtado<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She made the announcement on Instagram, showing a picture of herself as a 20-year-old posing in a pink dress.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTwenty five years ago today my first album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whoa, Nelly!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was released,\u201d she reminisced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the first slide I am 20 years old, about to play my first show as a professional artist at Lilith Fair.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI went down to a store called \u201cOriginal\u201d on Queen West in Toronto and shopped for that pink dress and some sparkly platform shoes to perform in,\u201d she recalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was so meaningful and my artist self felt so updated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>She hoped that her music would one day inspire someone\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nellyfurtado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nellyfurtado<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the post, she observed how two and a half decades later, her music is being heard by another generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She took a step back to the turn of the century and remembered hoping some kid would blow the dust off her first vinyl one day and find inspiration in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI could never have guessed that there would be so many new ways to discover \u2018old\u2019 music in 2025!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo have so many people rediscovering my music has been surreal and joyful. It\u2019s been so fun embracing this opportunity, getting out on stage again and seeing up close, the true lasting power of good music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Not all netizens were critical of Furtado\u2019s new look<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/canadian-singer-nelly-furtado-performs-live-on-stage-during-news-photo\/2232058105?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Frank Hoensch\/Getty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not shy of her new look at all, she made reference to the second visual of herself while performing Berlin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A video of her during a performance on stage depicts a broader version of Furtado, who, 15 years ago, boasted a sleeker look, and raised eyebrows with her <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/justin-timberlake-diagnosed-with-lyme-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justin Timberlake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Timberland collaborations of 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But unlike some outlets\u2019 portrayals of overwhelmingly negative reactions to her new look, netizens were startled, but not all of them critical.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>She <\/b><b><i>has <\/i><\/b><b>previously called on fans to be body neutral<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a class=\" staff-link\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQLkry9jQL0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Nelly Furtado (@nellyfurtado)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is not the real Nelly Furtado anymore, I miss the 00s\u201d lamented a supporter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy are we the only country with 200+ lb pop stars?\u201d complained another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the 46-year-old has on more than one occasion proven unfazed by these comments and in February <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15226567\/Nelly-Furtado-quitting-music-body-shaming.html?utm1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> off her curves in an orange bikini, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Mail<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHAVE A BODY NEUTRAL 2025, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE WITH EVERY INCH OF YOUR HEART THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES THIS YEAR,\u201d she tagged the image.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Many netizens think Furtado looks great<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/nelly-furtado-during-2005-mtv-european-awards-lisbon-news-photo\/130932256?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Toni Anne Barson Archive\/Getty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans were as awed by the post as they were by the recent sightings. In fact, she seemed to be winning more people over with her new look, albeit at the twilight of her career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen she was skinny I wasn\u2019t a fan. Now she thick, I\u2019m a fan,\u201d wrote a netizen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOh wow she\u2019s not skinny anymore but I still love her,\u201d remarked another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe looks great to me! She\u2019s thicker but she still has a beautiful <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/kat-von-d-reveals-what-she-looks-after-tattooing-80-of-her-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">body<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u201d echoed another person in agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The 45-year-old singer had hinted at aesthetic pressures in February, but did not elaborate<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/singer-songwriter-nelly-furtado-arrives-at-the-13th-annual-news-photo\/156465495?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christopher Polk\/Getty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furtado\u2019s February post came with a telling admission:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis year I became aware of the aesthetic pressure of my work in a brand new way, while simultaneously I experienced new levels of self love and genuine confidence from within.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nellyfurtado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nellyfurtado<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While she is yet to elaborate on what exactly the \u201caesthetic pressure\u201d is, one <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/womans-transformation-goes-viral-after-removing-nose-ring-over-comments-from-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">netizen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> read into it and delivered their thoughts unfiltered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHoly moly,\u201d they exclaimed. \u201cI can see why you\u2019re stepping away from the spotlight. I would too if I had let myself go like you have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Her goodbye has a ring of finality to it<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nellyfurtado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nellyfurtado<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, she makes it sound as if she is out of the game for good when she writes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEndless gratitude to anyone who has ever listened and vibrated with my <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/billie-eilish-fans-gobsmacked-after-discovering-who-her-parents-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and attended any of my shows. I love you and your open hearts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI deeply thank all of those who have worked so hard to help me make my pop dreams come true on a creative and organizational level. I <\/span><a class=\" staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQLkry9jQL0\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all my brilliant collaborators and loyal champions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nelly Furtado took to her Instagram to announce an indefinite hiatus from music months after she surprised fans with what was described as a new \u201cthick\u201d look. 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