Kelly Rowland wows the crowd with an eye-popping show

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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For years, she's been overshadowed by her former Destiny's Child bandmate Beyoncé Knowles, but Kelly Rowland has finally emerged as a bootylicious star in her own right.

The 26-year-old singer shed her usually demure persona as she stepped on stage in a skimpy corset and fishnet stockings for a performance at London Astoria's G-A-Y night on Saturday.

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Show stopper: Kelly Rowland thrilled the crowd with a racy performace at London Astoria's G-A-Y night on Saturday

Show stopper: Kelly Rowland thrilled the crowd with a racy performace at London Astoria's G-A-Y night on Saturday

She has said: "The UK feels like my second home. I love clubbing here – there are so many cool producers and DJs.

"The way they spin, the way they mix things up – it's so exciting."

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Racy: the singer stepped out in a very skimpy ensemble

Racy: the singer stepped out in a very skimpy ensemble

"I'd be totally up for seeing what they could do with my music."

As her solo career looks set to take off, Kelly says she still thinks fondly of her time with Destiny's Child.

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Solo act: the former Destiny's Child singer is gearing up to release a new album Miss Kelly in March

Solo act: the former Destiny's Child singer is gearing up to release a new album Miss Kelly in March

"In Destiny's Child, we showed that we could carry ourselves as powerful women, and that there was more to us than just our bodies.

"Some people thought a song like Bootylicious was about being sexy but it was more about having confidence in your own skin."

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