Dubai recently hosted what it called the opening of the world’s most luxurious hotel and a bevy of South African stars were lucky enough to be in attendance to see Beyoncé’s headline performance.
according to Daily mail, at Cuff It singer was paid $ 35 million for a one-hour show at the launch event of Atlantis The Royal in Dubai.
The performance was his first concert performance in four years.
SA celebs in Dubai
Over the weekend, people around the world flooded social media with posts about being jealous of not being able to attend the world’s hottest event in recent years.
Singer Lizzo was even caught watching the show on a banned Instagram live stream. Before the concert, the audience was instructed not to take pictures and video of the performance.
“I’ve seen Beyoncé perform live 10 times in my life… and today the 11th was on IG live above the water at the hotel and I’m not ashamed,” Lizzo tweeted after people reported seeing her go live. stream.
A number of South African celebrities were lucky enough to see it in person after being invited to Dubai for the launch event.
This includes the likes of Thando Thabethe, Maps Maponyane, Trevor Stuurman and Rich Mnisi.
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Atlantis The Royal in Dubai
Daily Mail reports that hotel guests get complimentary gold-plated toothbrushes, combs and razors as well as a seven-pillow ‘menu’, a personal butler, and the chance to meditate with dolphins.
“A shop sells Picasso art, and there are 17 restaurants and bars featuring eight celebrity chefs, including Heston Blumenthal’s debut bar, Resonance, where guests can admire a 21ft high aquarium containing 4,000 jellyfish,” the publication said.
according to Arabic Business, it’s the first hotel designed with Instagram in mind.
The hotel aims primarily to attract social media users, aged between 30 and 60, and has several features designed to look good in photos.
The cheapest room at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai is $1 800 (R30 875) per night.
A VIP-only launch party is taking place ahead of the full opening scheduled for next month.
Kendall Jenner, Rebel Wilson, Liam Payne, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Letitia Wright, Real Housewives of Dubai stars Lesa Milan and Chanel Ayan as well as Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z, mother Tina Lawson and their children are among the international celebrities who participated.
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