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Tamannaah Bhatia serves a saucy red carpet moment with KFC
MUMBAI: If glamour had a flavour this season, it would be extra saucy. Tamannaah Bhatia has teamed up with KFC for a glossy new video that blends red carpet drama with finger lickin’ fun, and the result is as playful as it is polished.
The film opens as a classic get-ready-with-me moment. Stylists bustle, brushes swirl and nerves rise as Tamannaah and her team prep for a big red carpet appearance. The gown is flawless, the hair is glowing, yet something feels amiss. The verdict arrives quickly. The look needs more sauce.
Enter KFC’s newly launched Dunked range. As the clock ticks and the team frets, Tamannaah does what she does best. She pauses, indulges and owns the moment. Warnings about spills are brushed aside with a wink and a line that sums up the mood perfectly. She is too glam to give a damn.
The final reveal delivers the punchline. Tamannaah steps out in a striking red floor-length gown, radiant makeup and a confidence that matches the shine. The look is glossy, sassy and yes, unapologetically saucy, with KFC woven neatly into the story rather than splashed on top.
Speaking about the collaboration, Tamannaah said that red carpet prep is always a mix of chaos and fun, made better with her trusted glam team and a bite or two in between. The Dunked range, she added, was the perfect indulgence and inspired her mantra for the season.
KFC’s Dunked range takes the brand’s iconic chicken and coats it in bold flavours, including the new fiery texas BBQ sauce. It is designed for those who like their bites big, messy and memorable.
Fashion, food and a dash of humour rarely come together this neatly. Even if red carpets are not your thing, this one is easy to savour.
Brands
Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
