Megan Thee Stallion Channels Her Beauty Pageant Best For ‘Anxiety’ Performance On ‘SNL’

Megan Thee Stallion came to slay with her Saturday Night Live performance connected Oct. 15! The rapper, 27, returned to Studio 8H to grace fans with her opus “Anxiety.” She wore a quality pageant inspired gown arsenic she donned a sash speechmaking “Miss Anxiety” for the ’80s inspired vibe. Megan stunned successful the strapless sequin formal with a mermaid skirt, surrounded by dancers successful sashes speechmaking “Overwhelmed,” “Insecure,” and “Mrs. Overlooked.” A sparkling metallic crown appeared connected the surface down the radical during the performance, covering the studio’s decor.

Megan Thee Stallion performing ‘Anxiety’ connected SNL #StallionNightLive pic.twitter.com/HdJ0FW5Yhe

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Her travel was connected constituent arsenic she dropped bars from the Go Grizzly produced way disconnected her medium Traumazine. “People telephone maine rude ’cause I ain’t lettin’ ’em effort me/Sayin’ I’m a ho ’cause I’m successful emotion with my body/Issues, but cipher I could speech to astir it/They support sayin’ I should get help/But I don’t adjacent cognize what I need,” she says successful the opus promoting intelligence wellness awareness.

Megan Thee Stallion performs ‘Anxiety’ connected ‘SNL.’ (NBC)

Megan’s hairsbreadth and constitution was besides connected constituent for the archetypal performance, drafting inspiration from clip past. She gave superior Diana Ross and The Supremes vibes with her ’60s inspired up-do paired with her signature, melodramatic oculus constitution and glossy lips.

Megan Thee Stallion performing ‘NDA’ and ‘Plan B’ connected SNL #StallionNightLivepic.twitter.com/xtlEZxK7TX

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She returned for a 2nd show “NDA” and “Plan B,” bringing the thoroughfare vibe to SNL. Meg erstwhile again looked astonishing successful a achromatic bodysuit and thigh precocious cargo boots, on with sunglasses, portion her dancers wore leather harvest tops. “Ladies, emotion yourself due to the fact that this s— could get ugly,” she raps connected “Plan B,” which she’s antecedently said is inspired by past relationships.

The Houston autochthonal is nary alien to the SNL studio arsenic she made her headlining show debut 2 years agone with her viral tune “Savage” (which besides helped stroke up TikTok during quarantine). She utilized the signifier to present a almighty and poignant connection astatine the clip astir women and the Black Lives Matter movement.

“We request to support our Black women. And emotion our Black women. Because astatine the extremity of the time we request our Black women,” she said connected signifier successful 2020. “At the extremity of the day, we’re bushed of seeing hashtags astir Black men,” she said arsenic a surface work “Protect Black Women” appeared down her.

Megan — née Megan Jovan Ruth Pete — actually made her debut successful 2019 alongside friend Chance The Rapper. She helped him with a remix of his way “Handsome,” marking her precise archetypal quality connected the show.