Self Esteem: Yorkshire pop star who wore Meadowhall-inspired outfit at Glastonbury explains her love for shopping centre

Pop star Self Esteem stunned fans at Glastonbury with an outfit that paid homage to Yorkshire shopping centre Meadowhall - now she has shared the inspiration behind the outfit.

Self Esteem - real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor - wowed crowds at the music festival on Saturday (June 25) with a performance that was hailed as one of the best of the event.

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For her outfit Rotherham-born Taylor took inspiration from her home county, wearing a stunning conical bra modelled on the iconic domes of Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre.

The back of her cape featured a shimmering silver outline of the mall.

Meadowhall was the inspiration behind Self Esteem's Glastonbury outfit [Image: @SELFESTEEM___ via Twitter]Meadowhall was the inspiration behind Self Esteem's Glastonbury outfit [Image: @SELFESTEEM___ via Twitter]
Meadowhall was the inspiration behind Self Esteem's Glastonbury outfit [Image: @SELFESTEEM___ via Twitter]

The singer, 35, took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to explain why she had chosen Meadowhall as her inspiration.

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"In 1990 they opened Meadowhall and baby becky lost her tiny mind," she said.

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"Being on the video wall in the Oasis food court is still a major goal of mine.

Self Esteem wearing the Meadowhall-inspired outfit at Glastonbury [Image: BBC]Self Esteem wearing the Meadowhall-inspired outfit at Glastonbury [Image: BBC]
Self Esteem wearing the Meadowhall-inspired outfit at Glastonbury [Image: BBC]

"I dunno how to explain but the Americanised shopping mall has always excited me since.

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"As a pre teen it was one of the first places I was allowed to go to just with friends and I’d march around feeling like a real chic adult - I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since."

Taylor previous wore a dress made entirely of Boots Advantage Cards at a performance in 2019.