She might be outta love, but Anastacia is full of laughs.
The U.S. singer and songwriter with the huge voice makes an hilarious cameo in the new Australian comedy series Urzila, helmed by South Africa-born, New Zealand-based comedian and actress Urzila Carlson.
In the new clip, Anastacia puts a squad of backing dancers through their paces ahead of her next single release, a “dancehall banger.” The class has one objective — the pop star needs to feel the heat.
Anastacia, herself a former professional dancer, overlooks the clear favorite Davis, despite his array of sweaty, flashy moves. Instead, she’s transfixed by Urzila’s offbeat choreography. It’s not so much that Urzila isn’t busting a move, no, she’s dancing to the beat of her unorthodox drum.
Despite Davis’ protestations — he insists she’s from a “lesbian outreach program” — Anastacia loves what she’s seen. “Maybe I do agree, she wasn’t dancing very good. But I think she was dancing great,” says Anastacia, channeling Simon Cowell.
Urzila gets the nod, and she leads the chorography for that banger, ripping out a combination of finger guns, eyebrow lifts, keys searches, and “drunk aunty at a wedding” vibes.
Anastacia recently teased the sketch on her socials. “Such a joy being part of this!,” she wrote. “Thank you so much, Urzila Carlson, for having me – I had an absolute blast filming this skit with you. I’m beyond excited for you all to see it! As Urzila says: You’re gonna laugh your head off.”
Emerging in the early 2000s, Anastacia enjoyed superstar status in the U.K. and Europe with such hits as “I’m Outta Love,” “Left Outside Alone” and “Sick and Tired.” She has landed 12 songs in the top 40 of the Official U.K. Singles Chart, including three top 10s. Also, six of her albums crashed the U.K. top 10, including a No. 1 with her self-titled 2004 collection.
Urzila airs Wednesday evenings on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and on-demand at ABC iView. Watch Anastacia’s sketch here and below.
