A Kylie Minogue tribute act has been left disappointed \u2013 and out of pocket \u2013 after one complaint about her \u201cinappropriate\u201d costume led to a show being cancelled.<\/p>\n
Jade Chamberlain, from Lydd on Romney Marsh, has been paying homage to the Australian popstar for 10 years through her show Kylie on Show, touring all over the UK.<\/p>\n
The original poster for the show with Jade Chamberlain in the jumpsuit that caused the complaint. Picture: MD Events<\/p>\n
The singer was due to perform at an event titled \u201880s on Show\u2019 next month alongside other tribute acts at Newick Village Hall in the Lewes district of East Sussex. It was organised by MD Events in partnership with Newick Bonfire Society.<\/p>\n
Ms Chamberlain, 36, featured on a poster for the event, wearing a replica costume to the one Ms Minogue wore in the video for hit single Can\u2019t Get You Out of My Head.<\/p>\n
But the posters prompted an anonymous complaint from one person who deemed it \u201cindecent and inappropriate\u201d.<\/p>\n
The revised show poster with singer Jade Chamberlain looking more covered up. Picture: MD Events<\/p>\n
As such, Ms Chamberlain says Newick Bonfire Society pulled the promotional material and blocked any future promotion for the event, and ticket sales withered.<\/p>\n
Ms Chamberlain, who grew up in Ashford and Lenham and attended Swadelands School, said: \u201cOne complaint led to the promotional advert being blocked, and unfortunately we were not made aware of that for four weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the time we found out, ticket sales had already been badly affected, which ultimately meant the event couldn\u2019t go ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my full-time career and my livelihood. To suggest that my authentic costume is inappropriate is unfair and damaging.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jade Chamberlain, from Lydd, performs all over the UK. Picture: Jade Chamberlain \u2013 Kylie On Show<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Kylie tribute is authentic, professional, and family-friendly. I would never use an image that was genuinely unsuitable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real issue here isn\u2019t just about a costume \u2013 it\u2019s about the knock-on effect of losing valuable advertising time and how that one complaint had serious financial consequences, not only for me but for the organiser and other performers too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show, also featuring a Madonna tribute act, was due to take place on September 27.<\/p>\n
The original poster was first published in March, but Sussex-based organisers MD Events noticed over time that ticket sales were struggling.<\/p>\n
Attempts to promote the show locally on Facebook were either not authorised or left unpublished.<\/p>\n
Jade Chamberlain has been a a Kylie Minogue tribute singer for 10 years. Picture: Jade Chamberlain \u2013 Kylie On Show<\/p>\n
Matt DeLand, from MD Events, discovered the block on July 1, learned about the complaint and that the co-organisers of the show, Newick Bonfire Society, had agreed with it.<\/p>\n
MD Events tried to salvage the situation with a revised poster image of Ms Chamberlain more covered up.<\/p>\n
But with so much time lost decided the only solution was to cancel the show to give the artists time to find new bookings.<\/p>\n
Ms Chamberlain lost \u00a3500 from the show being cancelled.<\/p>\n
She told KentOnline: \u201cIt\u2019s not just me who has lost out. The other performers and the organisers have too, as we\u2019re all self-employed and rely on these events for our income.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating that one action has had such a wide impact. My outfits always reflect Kylie\u2019s iconic style: glamorous, fun, and in keeping with the tribute.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve performed at hundreds of venues and events across the UK and never had an issue before. Most people book me because they want that authentic Kylie experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been really touched by the support I\u2019ve received from audiences and venues.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn many ways it\u2019s turned into something positive, because it\u2019s opened up a conversation about how performers can sometimes be judged for simply doing their job authentically.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr DeLand said: \u201cI\u2019ve worked with countless councils, societies and venues, and I\u2019ve never had an image blocked before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are iconic tribute costumes, nothing indecent. The fact no one told me until July that the promo wasn\u2019t being approved has been devastating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve already invested in advertising, the venue stands to lose out, and the performers stand to lose their fees.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe live music industry is already struggling \u2014 we don\u2019t need setbacks like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newick Bonfire Society was asked to comment by KentOnline but declined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Kylie Minogue tribute act has been left disappointed \u2013 and out of pocket \u2013 after one complaint…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3859,6491,96,192,191,1318,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-101364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ashford","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-human-interest","tag-kent","tag-maidstone","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}