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Mariah Carey traveled to the Great Wall of China and, with her characteristic glamorous style, she did it wearing heels.
The 55-year-old pop star was spotted climbing the 21,000-kilometre structure alongside her two children, Moroccan and Monroe, on Saturday (September 14).
Dressed in a sleek black dress, black sunglasses, flawless makeup and a blow-dried ponytail, she shared a photo from the hike on her X/Twitter page.
“On the Great Wall of China!” she wrote. “Someone should have warned me about the heels (although I wouldn’t have listened).”
Images from other social media users at the site of the tourist attraction show Carey wearing black 6-inch platform heels and being held up by two people who appear to be staff members as she struggles to climb up the construction. She posed for photographs as she reached the top.
“Only Mariah Carey would walk the Great Wall of China in heels (and actually be able to do it),” one person wrote, while another called her “iconic.”
“The first woman to walk the Great Wall in heels,” joked another. “Another day, another record for the Queen!”
Others were incredulous and asked: “You can’t possibly have been wearing heels the whole time. Are your feet okay?”
This comes shortly after the Grammy Award-winning singer revealed that her mother and sister had passed away on the same day.
The cause of death of any of the family members is not yet known.
“I am heartbroken to have lost my mother last weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” Carey said. People in a brief statement on August 26.
“I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed away,” Carey added at the time. “I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
Carey's father, Alfred Roy Carey, died in 2002 from a rare form of cancer. The singer's parents divorced when she was three years old. In her 2020 memoir, The meaning of Mariah Carey, She spoke about her difficult relationship with her mother, writing that their bond “has caused me a lot of pain and confusion.”
Fans praised the star for getting out and moving, with one commenting: “You can't keep a strong woman down.”
