Sian, as longsuffering residents of Australia we are both frequently subjected to the national pastime known as a shoey. Unfortunately, Kylie Minogue is no different; she was coerced into doing one at the Brit awards. What happened?
A diplomatic incident is what happened. Global icon Kylie was at the Brits to receive the global icon award on Sunday when host Roman Kemp crouched at her table and asked if she would do a shoey – or drink from a shoe, which has been described by the New York Times as “Australia’s Grossest Drinking Tradition”.
