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Key Takeaways:

• The TikTok stiletto problem impressed by Nicki Minaj’s “High School” has gone viral for its dangerous strikes and visible aptitude.
• Russian influencer Mariana Barutkina tried the problem simply weeks after giving start and fractured her backbone.
• The incident has sparked conversations about influencer tradition and clout chasing.

Participating in developments can generally be dangerous. Case in level: a Russian girl who tried the Nicki Minaj-inspired stiletto development fell and ended up within the hospital — and it was caught on video.

Influencer Mariana Barutkina injured herself whereas collaborating within the viral problem, which requires you to pose cross-legged in stilettos, squatting and balancing on one foot, like Nicki Minaj in her 2013 “High School” music video. In an Instagram video posted on Friday (Aug. 1), the 32-year-old is seen making an attempt the pose whereas balancing atop a bottle of child system and a saucepan on a countertop.

Though it initially appeared like she was about to tug off the daring stunt, issues went left when she slipped and fell backward. That’s all we noticed earlier than the digicam stops monitoring her motion for the sake of constructing certain she’s okay, we assume. Yes, there was a girl helping her by holding her hand, however gravity was not shedding this battle. Barutkina, who had simply given start a few months in the past, reportedly fractured her spine.

“I decided to start blogging, the first content shooting — and here I am leaving the doctor diagnosed with ‘Th9 compression bending uncomplicated fracture of the body,’” she captioned her Instagram submit (translated from Russian). “The irony? Karma? Or just life, which always tests our strength at the most unexpected moment.”

It’s all enjoyable and video games, till you’re in a hospital. In a comply with up submit, Barutkina shared that she is ok whereas commenting on her newfound “fame.” “People, thank you for your popularity, for your concerns and for your comments,” she wrote. “I’m doing great, following the guidelines and now living in ‘star’ status.”

One of the primary stars to efficiently pull off the problem that caught fireplace on TikTok was Ciara. Other celebrities who joined in on the problem embody “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams and Angela Simmons. In truth, even Nicki Minaj herself not too long ago participated within the very development she unwittingly impressed, as Rap-Up previously reported.