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Lisa McLoughlin

Dua Lipa leaves fans stunned as footage resurfaces of her on Australian reality TV series before finding fame

Fans of Dua Lipa have been left stunned after a clip of her appearance on an Australian reality TV before finding worldwide fame resurfaced.

The British-Albanian singer was a budding popstar when she appeared on season two of The Bachelorette Australia in 2016.

At the time, the star then aged 22 was Down Under as she opened for Aussie singer Troye Sivan on his tour.

In the unearthed clip, the Grammy winner is seen performing her tracks, Be The One and Hotter Than Hell, for bachelorette Georgia Love and her potential suitor Clancy Ryan.

Little did the couple know that the 28-year-old would go on to hit the big time the following year after the release her debut single New Rules.

The clip, which was shared on The Shameless Podcast’s TikTok, has left many fans stunned as they commented in their droves underneath it.

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One penned: “This is definitely one for the archives”.

“I think about this every time I see a video of dua lipa singing and how far she’s come,” another claimed.

A third added: “Thank you for posting the footage, I totally forgot about this.”

It’s not the first time a Grammy winner has appeared on a reality TV show before being catapulted into stardom.

Notably Lizzo performed for the cast of Made In Chelsea in 2014 while Lady Gaga made an appearance on MTV’s The Hills in 2008.

Later this year, Lipa will star alongside Henry Cavill in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming spy-thriller Argylle, which will be released on Apple TV+.

The singer on The Bachelorette Australia in 2016 (Ten)

Based on the debut novel by author Ellie Conway, the film follows the story of a spy who, after suffering a bout of memory loss, is duped into believing that he’s actually a spy fiction writer instead. The star-studded cast also includes Sam Rockwell, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson.

The music star recently made a cameo in the Barbie movie alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

She also contributed to the film’s soundtrack with her song, Dance The Night, which reached number four on the UK charts.

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