Harry Styles is willing to try anything once. Being an octopus, dating his director, drinking from footwear… While performing Down Under, the 29-year-old decided to take part in a famous Australian tradition, known as “Shoey,” where one drinks from their sneaker.
Yep, you read that right. When in Oz, do as the Aussies do, we guess! Related: The 1975‘s Matty Healy Accuses Harry Of Queerbaiting… During his Monday concert in Perth, the As It Was hitmaker filled up his $780 Adidas x Gucci sneaker with an unspecified beverage, and promptly poured it down the hatch!
See (below): Uhhh, we’ll pass on that tradition, but good for him for going for it, LOLz! He then spoke directly to fans, saying: And engaged in, we imagine!
He playfully continued: LOLz, we don’t blame him, and neither does Twitter, as fans quickly started chiming in with their own takes on the stunt, writing things like: Related: Why Did Adele REALLY Walk Out Of Harry’s Grammys Speech? As for the tradition’s origin, many have claimed it started with Perth native Daniel Ricciardo, a Formula One driver, who has been seen chugging from his own shoe on multiple occasions.
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