I’m placing my faith in MN to answer a question that has been bugging me since 1984

[Pinkarsedfly]

...and it’s a very important one, so brace yourselves.

What the fuck is Tina Turner holding on the cover of the Private Dancer album?

This has been annoying me on and off since 1984 when my big sister brought the damn thing home.

I’ve peered at it, I’ve googled it, I’ve asked DH (who can’t make it out and for some reason doesn’t seem to think it’s important, the weirdo) and I’m no nearer the truth.

I’ve considered the possibility it’s a bit of Easter egg, as it seems to be the right shape and colour, but it wasn’t released at Easter and there’s no reference to Easter on the album.

I wondered if it was a cat treat, given the presence of a cat - but la Turner appears to be eating something and, although she possesses a certain feline beauty, I don’t think that’s down to the consumption of Dreamies.

Can anyone help? Does anyone definitively know?

Thirty five years, this has been bugging me. Do a sister a favour, please...

I head to Google it and now I'm intrigued. It looks a bit like a plaster? Or a tiny little foot with claws?

Well in one hand she has gloves, but in the other I'm going to plump for biltong.

Whatever it is, some of it has clearly got stuck in her teeth

No idea, but I love cats 💜🐈

I hadn't previously even seen this, let alone had a desire to know but now I do!

It looks like a sycamore seed.

Jerky

Maybe the cat shot outside the litter box. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Shit even!

Could this link be any help? I don't know how to work Pinterest so not sure

www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/238550111487187961/

I.have just googled I don't she,s holding anything is she?is she not just posing seductively ?

I’d say it was a pair of black gloves

Piece of fish for the cat?

Surely it's a cat treat?

Ooh. Odd.

The photographer was Peter Ashworth and he has a FB Page... you could ask...?

m.facebook.com/peter.ashworth.photography/posts/10155570994853027

I would say it's a treat for the cat.

Cat treat and she’s got caught eating a bit cos it was a long days filming and she got a bit peckish.

That Pinterest link has it

Ah just realised you meant the other hand

Cat treat and gloves. You can see the finger shapes of the gloves.

Just looks like she’s holding/scrunching up the hem of her dress.

I've always thought they were gloves; and a cat treat in the other hand... but I haven't really thought about it much so I could be wrong!

Pinterest link ! Bravo Pivott 😁
Some fishy treat for puss .

At first l thought it might be s pattern on her tights or a tattoo, then l kept scrolling and seen that this is a possibility.

I like pp post about facebooking the photographer, then you can get back to us all, because now we are all wondering about it.

I don't think she's holding anything. I think it's a flowery rosette thingy on her shoulder and her hand is in front of it so she looks like she's holding it

Its a fish