Everyone's whispering poison about Shania Twain. Famous women of a certain age can't bring themselves to admit the brutal truth... but I will: CAROLINE BULLOCK

has always felt 'like a woman' – and while performing on the London leg of ' Together, Together tour on June 26, she practically gave the world full proof of her womanhood.

The 60-year-old country icon may be Styles' support act but her viral gusset flash almost took top billing – unsurprising when gyrating in a butt-skimming sheer lace dress as strained as your flat vocals.

'NICE GRANNY UNDIES,' boomed someone on X, summing up the collective cringe. 'QUIT, IT'S RUINING WHAT YOU WERE.'

Another unimpressed fan added: 'Please make it stop. She is too talented and beautiful for this; she needs a new stylist.'

They have a point. Tacky and try-hard never used to be Shania's schtick yet suddenly, as Twain enters her seventh decade, it is.

Beyond the skin-baring lace, fans in London were also treated to micro shorts, strapless corsets and underboob from Twain. While amid the clunky mom 'moves' came some wedgie adjustments and a slut drop – though kudos to the pop veteran for getting back up unaided.

What happened to the more wholesome, low-key glam of her heyday that propelled Twain to 100 million worldwide record sales? Double denim and a Stetson arguably showcased her megawatt beauty far better than this tacky affair.

Perhaps anticipating some of the inevitable judgement, the Canadian star has spent the past few weeks explaining to anyone who will listen why she is feeling more body confident these days.

In a familiar trope pedaled by many stars of a certain age, the singer has apparently found her mojo after menopause, having overcome a body insecurity crisis which peaked during her 2019 Las Vegas residency.

'I stopped looking at myself in the mirror. I hated my body. I'm, like, "Oh, I cannot stand this changing body." But that was so unhealthy,' she told the Sunday Times magazine last month.

Judging by the grim rhinestone bikini costume Twain performed in back in Vegas, I don't blame her for avoiding her own reflection.

She added: 'Now I'm like, bring on the mirrors, I'm going to look at myself all day long!'

It's good Twain is feeling better about herself but surely the bodice and body suits are still better left to the likes of far-younger performers such as Sabrina Carpenter.

Predictably, some have been quick to interpret a scantily-clad sexagenarian losing their dignity as age-positive progression. 'If you got it, flaunt it... and she has got it! I'm about that age and so jealous, but she obviously put in the hard work and deserves it,' said one online commenter.

'She looks great. If I looked like her in that outfit, I'd never take it off!!' said another. But perhaps Shania should. Because for a once all-conquering female artist like Twain, nothing says empowerment less than an over-reliance on bikini wax.

But sadly these days it would be a bigger shock if a female icon of a certain vintage wasn't giving everyone an eyeful. Groins and gussets are now as prerequisite as a lip-synched back catalogue.

Ladies, how about leaning more into your legacy and heaven forbid, some kind of deeper evolution than squeezing into corsets to compete with the Gen Z flaunt fest.

Twain, it should be noted, is in fact relatively demure in comparison to others in her age bracket whose wardrobes are unlikely to incur any excess baggage costs.

Ben Affleck comes and goes but a rare constant in Jennifer Lopez's sixth decade is plunging thong bodysuits worn in an optimistic bid for musical relevance.

Like Twain, the On the Floor hitmaker's over exposed writhing is a significant departure from her billboard topping peak when she still owned a pair of trousers and struck a better balance between sass and stripper.