Gabriella Cilmi Denies Delivering Her ARIA Acceptance Speeches Under The Influence Of Alcohol

Good lord, “The Public” – just lay off Gabriella Cilmi, alright? The Daily Telegraph reports that following the teenage singer’s victorious appearance at this year’s ARIA Awards, hundreds of Cilmi-fans immediately headed to the mysterious and cutthroat world of Internet Posts TM and accused the singer of being half-cut when she took to the stage.

Poor Gabriella has had to hit back at the claims, saying she was suffering from exhaustion (that old chestnut!) and that’s why her various acceptance speeches sounded like the inarticulate thoughts of a teenage girl from the suburbs who was a little overwhelmed after winning every single prize handed out during the ceremony, including the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Underage popstar Gabriella Cilmi has blamed exhaustion and not the demon drink for her under-the-weather appearance as the ARIAs wore on.

“I was actually jetlagged, I wasn’t tipsy,” the suburban songbird said.

“But I can have one glass of wine.”

Hundreds of fans flooded internet posts asking if the 17-year-old singing sensation was tipsy as she rambled through ARIA acceptances and interviews.

If she was pulling a Daniel Johns, she may have been remotely entertaining. Instead, when watching her at the podium, I felt like someone’s charitable older brother dragged along to a formal and forced to listen to the inane youthful chatter of giggling teen girls who are experiencing the high that comes from a combination of inhaling too much hairspray, and being disoriented after teetering about in unfamiliar heels and pretending to be an adult. Wait, what? Either way, let’s give the kid a break. She looked good, she looked good, she’s good looking! What more do you people want from her?!

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