In a refreshingly candid (and side-splitting) revelation, golf star Nelly Korda opened up about what she now calls her “most ridiculous beauty disaster ever”, and let’s just say—fans are absolutely loving her down-to-earth honesty.
During a laid-back appearance on a podcast with fellow athletes, Nelly shared how she once mistakenly used glitter sunscreen before an important press shoot, thinking it was just her regular SPF.
“I didn’t even read the label—I was in a rush and just slapped it on,” Nelly laughed. “I thought, ‘Wow, this smells amazing!’ But then my face started sparkling… like, full-on disco ball mode.”
She went on to describe how she only realized her bedazzled mistake after walking into the media room and catching the horrified (and mildly entertained) looks from her team. “Someone whispered, ‘You know you’re glowing… like literally glowing?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, thanks, it’s my inner confidence.’ Then I saw my reflection and gasped. I looked like a fairy godmother on tour.”
Fans immediately took to social media, turning the story into a meme-worthy moment. One fan wrote, “Nelly Korda proving you can be a world-class athlete AND a human glitter bomb. Iconic.” Another chimed in with, “She shines on and off the course—literally now.”
The best part? Korda owns it. “Honestly, I needed that laugh,” she said. “Sometimes life gets too serious. If I can make someone else smile over my glitter mishap, I’m all for it.”
This hilariously relatable moment only made fans love her more. One user summed it up perfectly: “Nelly is not just a champion on the course, she’s a champion of keeping it real.”
And as for the glitter sunscreen? Nelly says it now lives in her “never again” drawer—right next to neon eyeshadow and a self-tanning lotion “incident” she refuses to talk about… for now.
