'X Factor is a family show': Rita Ora slammed for 'forgetting her trousers' with Flashdance inspired look | London Evening Standard

'X Factor is a family show': Rita Ora slammed for 'forgetting her trousers' with Flashdance inspired lookOra took to the stage in knickers and a cropped grey hooded topFlashdance: Rita Ora performing on stage on The X FactorDymond/Thames/Syco/Rex

Rita Ora was mocked online for channelling the Eighties in a daring outfit on “family show” The X Factor.

The 26-year-old was on the ITV show to perform her new single Anywhere, and opted for a Flashdance inspired outfit.

Ora looked like Jennifer Beals’ doppelganger as she took to the stage in knickers and a cropped grey hooded top.

But viewers couldn’t resist commenting on the look, with many joking that she had forgotten her trousers, while another questioned why she was dressed for a “P.E. class in the 80s”.

What a feeling: Rita Ora faced a backlash online for her outfitDymond/Thames/Syco/Rex

One user posted: “Why didn't someone tell Rita Ora that she forgot to put her trousers on...?! #xfactor2017.”

What a feeling: Rita Ora's tribute to Flashdance

Another wrote: “Why does Rita Ora look like she just woke up and is going to grab the post in her younger brothers hoodie.”

Performance: Rita Ora on last night's X FactorRex Features

Others praised the performance with one fan claiming they had “100% girl crush on Rita Ora” while another tweeted: “@RitaOra Is so much goals! And Anywhere is legit my favourite song of 2017.”

Fashdance: Jennifer Beals in the 1983 movieTopham Picturepoint/Press Association

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Scherzinger, who is mentoring the Over's category, was branded “disrespectful” by viewers. She was later spotted with the commemorative badge, with a spokesperson confirming that she was wearing one but that it had fallen off during her walk to the stage.

The former Pussycat Doll lost another hopeful this weekend after Tracy Leanne Jefford lost out to the public vote. It comes a week after her wildcard, Talia Dean, was sent packing.

The X Factor is on ITV, Saturday at 8:10pm.