Rebecca Judd reveals her priceless encounter with Snoop Dogg at the Melbourne Cup – and why it was the ‘most talked-about appearance ever’
Rebecca Judd has rubbed shoulders with plenty of celebrities over the years during her annual appearances at the Melbourne Cup.
And on Monday, the 37-year-old footy WAG shared her most memorable encounter with an A-lister at the ‘race that stops the nation’.
She revealed on KIIS FM’s 3pm Pick-Up that she’d danced with rapper Snoop Dogg in an exclusive marquee more than a decade ago.
Fancy that! Rebecca Judd has rubbed shoulders with plenty of celebrities over the years during her annual appearances at the Melbourne Cup – including rap superstar Snoop Dogg
The Drop It Like It’s Hot hitmaker, 48, had visited Australia in 2008 for his The West Coast Originals Tour.
‘It is the most-talked about marquee appearance ever, I think!’ Rebecca told her co-host Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond.
‘All he wanted was to rap, and he told everyone dancing in there with a bend in their elbow to use straight arms.’
‘He ordered fried chicken and orange juice – iconic!’ she added.
‘He ordered fried chicken and orange juice – iconic!’ Bec recalled her chance encounter with the American rapper more than a decade ago, claiming he gave racegoers dance tips during his impromptu rap performance. Pictured: Snoop Dogg in the Lavazza Marquee at the 2008 Melbourne Cup
The KIIS FM hosts had been discussing Snoop’s recent collaboration with food delivery service Menulog.
In the advert, he raps about ordering food to ‘the crib’ and his ‘catamaran’.
Rebecca joked: ‘If you’re a brand, and you want your brand to be cool – you just hire Snoop Dogg! We’re going to hire him for Jaggad.’
‘If you’re a brand, and you want your brand to be cool – you just hire Snoop Dogg!’ Bec joked that Snoop’s new Menulog collaboration was so good, she’d consider hiring him for Jaggad
Monty laughed: ‘A cheeky couple of million to get him into some leggings.’
Jaggad is the activewear label co-founded in 2013 by Rebecca and her husband, retired AFL star Chris Judd, and fellow ex-footy player Steven Greene and his wife, Michelle.
The 3PM Pick-Up airs weekdays from 3pm on KIIS FM
Tune in: The 3PM Pick-Up airs weekdays from 3pm on KIIS FM. Pictured: hosts Bec Judd, Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond and Yumi Stynes