Meanwhile, the Barbz are jealous that the 'Anaconda' hitmaker 'pushed' the TikTok user who documented his brief encounter with the raptress at the meet-up.
- Jul 12, 2022
AceShowbiz - Every Nicki Minaj superfan's dream is to be in close proximity with the star, even though it doesn't always lead to a nice interaction. A fan, in particular, was "happy" that the raptress shoved him during a chaotic meet-and-greet in London.
On Monday, July 11, the Harajuku Barbie attracted a large crowd around Camden Town's Cafe KoKo the Barbz. In a video captured by TikTok user @theyluviish, a mob of people could be seen surrounding the 39-year-old star, who begged them to "back up."
Ignoring her pleas and wanting to take advantage of the rare occasion, the said user appeared to lean back against her to take a video with his favorite star. As the fan threw up a peace sign and pursed his lips, the Trinidadian-born femcee could be seen telling him to "back up" before she pushed him out of the way.
"Nicki Minaj literally pushed me omg," the fan wrote over the clip, adding, "My fave literally touched me." The fan further claimed in the comment section of his video that he was "just happy Nicki touched" him. "Thank you Nicki for stopping by," he concluded.
Surprisingly, many other Barbz are dying for a similar experience with Nicki. "I would never wash my clothes again," one person commented on the video. "Updates bio: 'Nicki pushed x1,' " another jealous fan wrote. Other responses included, "how does It feel to live my dream," "Your going to heaven now, congrats," and "I give anything for the queen to push me."
Following her headlining performance on Sunday night at the Wireless Festival, Nicki took to her Instagram Story to announce that she would hold a meet-and-greet at Camden Town's Cafe KoKo on Monday at noon. "I'm hoping a lot of y'all didn't book the first flight leaving out tomorrow morning. I hope and pray that I get to see y'all. Y'all know how I normally do when I come to the UK," she said.
However, the meet-and-greet could not proceed as expected due to crowd control issue. Once she arrived at the venue, Nicki couldn't get out of her car, prompting her to tweet to her fans, "Guys, if you don't get in a contained space they won't let me get out the cars. Pls don't run in the streets. Please get in 1 place. 1 line."
The car was paused in the street outside the venue, but when her fans darted towards the vehicle from all angles, she was driven off and never returned. In a video, a policeman was heard telling the crowd, "Regardless of what Ms Minaj is tweeting, she's not here, she has driven past, she has gone. Regardless of what she is saying, that is a fact."
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told MailOnline, "A local policing plan was in place for an event at KOKO in Camden this evening. Police were contacted by venue staff beforehand concerned about significant crowding outside. Further police resources had to be deployed to keep public order and close roads."
The event was eventually canceled, but Nicki was more than pleased with her fans' enthusiasm. "My babies I love you all so much," she tweeted after leaving the venue. "Thank you to the officers for helping us so much today."
