A Night Out With Nelly..

[Cristy]

THIS would make a great makeout spot, eh?” Nelly Furtado said with her devilish Canadian accent as she chose a seat decorated with purple pillows at the Garden of Ono, the outdoor Japanese restaurant attached to the Hotel Gansevoort in the meatpacking district.

“Not that I would know” she said, raising one perfectly manicured eyebrow before breaking into peals of laughter. True to her new sexy image, she wore gold Yves Saint Laurent heels custom- designed with thick rubber soles for stage performances. “I love these,” she said. “I have them in a silvery gunmetal colour as well.”

Though her latest album, “Loose,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart a few weeks ago and is now No. 2 in the country, Ms. Furtado had slipped into the restaurant with her friend Andres Recio on Monday evening without sending anyone atwitter.

It could be her lack of airs, or that the earthy beauty from her Portuguese heritage isn’t immediately obvious. Or maybe she has just been out of the spotlight too long.

Whatever the reason, such anonymity was bliss: “The paparazzi haven’t started stalking me yet because I’m so boring,” she joked, perhaps an odd thing to say for someone whose most popular new single is titled “Promiscuous.”

Released last month, “Loose,” a blend of hip-hop, reggaet?n and 80’s pop music, was produced by the beat wizard Timbaland, who is credited with giving Ms. Furtado, 27, a musical makeover. “Loose” is her comeback album; her last effort, “Folklore,” in 2003, was blasted by critics, unlike her 2000 debut “Whoa, Nelly!” which sold two million albums and ignited her career. Back then, she looked shy but streetwise, with pigtails peeking out of hooded sweatshirts.

Traces of that tomboy are harder to spot now. Her skin aglow, Ms. Furtado spoke fondly of her recent vacation in Tuscany with her 2-year-old daughter, Nevis. “I was in heaven,” she said. “I felt like Diane Lane in ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’.”

Looking wonderfully bootylicious in person, unlike in her publicity stills, Ms. Furtado settled in as conversation turned to her Tuesday appearance on the “Late Show.”

“I tried on my outfit for Letterman tomorrow night,” she told Mr. Recio, a producer for the Latin pop star Juanes who lent vocals on “Loose.”

“I’m wearing black leggings,” she said, adding “I’m glad we’re not eating pasta for dinner.”

Not one to let a chance for teasing slip by, Mr. Recio said: “Remember the last time you wore leggings?”

“Yes,” she said with a laugh. “I got voted ‘Worst Dressed’ in Us Weekly. I sewed a Miss Sixty metallic skirt into a shirt, wore American Apparel leggings and brown Miu Miu shoes. They compared me to Wonder Woman.”

Perusing the menu, Ms. Furtado proclaimed tuna ribs her favorite dish, and pleaded with Mr. Recio to split a serving with her.

“I didn’t know tuna had ribs,” he said.

“I love to eat,” Ms. Furtado said matter-of-factly. Not that food choices are easy when you’re on the road with a picky toddler. Nevis is pretty well adjusted, though, Ms. Furtado added. “I’m a traveling gypsy, but I nursed her for two years because I wanted to give her that consistency and comfort. I also gave birth to her at home. It was a wonderful experience, the greatest of my life.”

It was 9 o’clock, and this working mother of all hours still had to go into a studio to record some ring tones. After a flurry of kisses she took off, her golden heels reflecting the last few moments of twilight.

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[MissingOrigin]

WOw, it looks like the old Whoa Folklore Nelly. What happened to the Loose Nelly?

[DaanF]

Fun article!
Nelly looks great in that picture. I like to see her this way, just normal, nothing fancy. It makes her look way more beautiful.

[Beaxarr]

Nelly looks beautiful in this photo. MissingOrigin you are right: What happened to the Loose Nelly?

[kat_4eva2]

wow, wkd article! thanks cristy
yer i like that photo of her too, i think she can look better like this (in everyday situations) than in some photoshoots, lol

[Pica]

That is a really great article! Thx! And the picture is beautiful!

[_mOnIKa]

thank!!!

a great note...

yeah in the pic she looks like Whoa Nelly...

[Nel]

When I first read the topic title, I thought Nelly was releasing a sex tape, lol

yeah, my mind is in the gutter

[Do-Rithm]

thanks.

Good article.

[Jose_XO]

cool ! !