14 DAY TRIAL // Katherine Heigl was this close to experiencing a Tara Reid-esque embarrassing moment, as one of the straps on her red dress gave way during her acceptance speech at the ShoWest Awards in Las Vegas. Luckily, she realized the situation she was in just in the nick of time and prevented utter embarrassment, the Telegraph informs.
“In the ultimate fashion nightmare, the former Grey’s Anatomy star was on stage at the ShoWest awards ceremony in Las Vegas, when the strap on her red dress broke. The American actress, 31, had been accepting the Female Star of the Year award at Thursday’s ceremony, which is the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners,” says the publication.
Photos taken at the event indeed show a flustered Heigl struggling to keep her dress up. Others show the host of the event, Billy Bush, lending her a helpful hand and holding her strap so that she can say her acceptance speech. Though this could have been a very awkward moment for the actress, she handled it incredibly well, even laughing at her own expense and remaining as gracious as ever.
“[A]s she started to thank the large audience, one of her straps broke, leaving the shocked actress struggling to hold up the dress and cover her modesty. She continued undeterred, managing to say her thanks, but asking the host, Billy Bush to help hold up the strap. Heigl, who has recently left the hit TV show to concentrate on movies such as The Ugly Truth, with Gerard Butler, Knocked Up and 27 dresses, later managed to smile and laugh off the incident,” the Telegraph further says.
While Katherine Heigl was named Female Star of the Year at the ceremony, other gorgeous ladies also got due recognition for their work in the past year, including Amanda Seyfried, who was handed the Breakthrough Female Star of the Year Award, and Vanessa Hudgens, named Female Star of Tomorrow. Sam Worthington of “Avatar” was honored with the Male Star of the Year Award.