Katy Perry made meme history when she performed alongside dancers in shark costumes at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2015.
On Sunday, fans were once again left bemused when the singer took to the stage at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Final in Melbourne flanked by giant, glittering lady cricket bats, who danced merrily behind her.
The 35-year-old, who is six months pregnant, wore a pink girl-power themed costume, before changing into a purple mini-dress – both times getting jiggy with the girly bat dancers.
Meme worthy! Fans were bemused when Katy Perry (pictured) took to the stage at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Final in Melbourne on Sunday flanked by giant, glittering lady cricket bats, with one dancer in particular nicknamed ‘Right Bat’ online
Classic! It brought to mind Katy’s performance of Teenage Dream at the the Super Bowl halftime show in 2015 (pictured), where her backup dancer Bryan Gaw gained the nickname ‘Left Shark’ after seemingly flubbing his performance by moving out of sync with the music
It brought back to mind Katy’s performance of Teenage Dream in 2015, where her backup dancer Bryan Gaw gained the nickname ‘Left Shark’ after seemingly flubbing his performance by moving out of sync with the music.
And fans at home could not help but notice that Left Shark now has some competition from the lady bats – with one in particular, given the moniker Right Bat, standing out.
A fan declared: ‘Her dancers are dressed as cricket bats. This is going to be like the Left Shark 2.0’.
Showdown! Fans at home could not help but notice that Left Shark now has some competition from the lady bats – with one, given the moniker Right Bat, standing out
A fan declared: ‘Her dancers are dressed as cricket bats. This is going to be like the Left Shark 2.0’ while another added, ‘Left Shark is shaking!’ alongside a photo of the right lady bat
One person made a game of it, Tweeting: ‘Who wins? Like for left shark. Retweet for right bat’.
Another wrote: ‘Left Shark is shaking!’ alongside a photo of the right lady bat on stage.
Someone else noticed the viral potential of the lady bats, writing: ‘Given that the last time Katy Perry did a big sporting event we got Left Shark, I hope the memesters are paying close attention to today’s performance.’
Not the same? However, several seemed to miss Left Shark, with the Right Bat and her glittering girly pals seemingly not measuring up
One fan Tweeted: ‘It can’t be a Katy Perry concert if there’s no Left Shark’ while one more added: ‘I was kinda hoping for the shark to pop up’
However, several seemed to miss Left Shark, with the Right Bat and her glittering girly pals seemingly not measuring up.
One fan Tweeted: ‘It can’t be a Katy Perry concert if there’s no Left Shark’ while one more added: ‘I was kinda hoping for the shark to pop up’.
Another wrote: ‘This is how a pre-match should be done. The only disappointing thing is there’s no left shark’.
One person made a game of it, tweeting: ‘Who wins? Like for left shark. Retweet for right bat’
Someone else noticed the viral potential of the lady bats, writing: ‘Given that the last time Katy Perry did a big sporting event we got Left Shark, I hope the memesters are paying close attention to today’s performance’
The pop star announced her pregnancy earlier this week, showing off her bump in her new music video Never Worn White.
It is the first child for Katy and fiancé, British actor Orlando Bloom, 43, who has a son, Flynn, 9, with former model Miranda Kerr.
On Sunday, Katy performed live on stage for the first time since announcing her pregnancy.
She took the stage at the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup Final in Melbourne, Australia, to belt out her hits Roar and Firework.
Back to work! On Sunday, Katy performed live on stage at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, for the first time since announcing her pregnancy last week