This week's theme is Florals and Fruits, and frankly neither of those would be the same without the one and only Carmen Miranda!
This lady was so dedicated to her fantastic flowery fruity fandangos that in 1955, while performing live on The Jimmy Durante Show she actually had a heart attack... and still finished her number!
Tragically she died later that same day after a second heart attack.
For seven-and-a-half-minutes of fruity wonderfulness, watch this:
(And no, she doesn't die in this clip, we're not that morbid)
(And no, she doesn't die in this clip, we're not that morbid)
Photos of Celia by Stephen Severn.
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