Cannes 2025: Aishwarya Rai deftly avoids wardrobe malfunction on pink carpet after Helen Mirren steps on her cape. Watch | Bollywood-OxBig News Network

Aishwarya takes Helen’s Cannes stumble in stride

The incident occurred on day 2 of her Cannes 2025 look when Helen stepped on Aishwarya’s flowing cape. For the outing, Aishwarya wore a black robe accompanied by an extended cape, which she held along with her arms

A minor wardrobe mishap occurred when Helen unintentionally stepped on Aishwarya’s cape whereas the 2 have been posing alongside Cara Delevingne on the pink carpet. The incident prompted Aishwarya’s cape to slip right down to her elbow, briefly pausing the photograph alternative.

Aishwarya dealt with the second like a professional, smiling warmly and calmly adjusting her cape earlier than resuming her pose, effortlessly salvaging the photograph op. The video of the second has surfaced on social media. In the clip, Helen is seen providing an apology to Aishwarya after realising her mistake.

Social media was abuzz with admiration for Aishwarya, appreciating the way in which she dealt with the scenario. “Thank you Helen, your scarf stumble was the real Cannes hero move… she cleared the way for Aishwarya Rai’s black dress to steal the show,” one fan commented, with another writing, “Wow, she handled it with grace”.

Aishwarya’s second outing at Cannes 2025

Aishwarya turned heads on the Cannes Film Festival pink carpet on Thursday, gorgeous in a customized Gaurav Gupta design titled ‘Heiress of a Clam’.

 Aishwarya’s look featured a black velvet robe with intricate silver and gold beadwork, paired with an ivory Banarasi brocade cape handwoven in Varanasi. 

The cape’s cloth was inscribed with a Sanskrit shloka. The actor styled her hair with traditional side-parted waves. Her look was accomplished along with her signature daring pink lip color. She accessorised with delicate drop earrings and floral diamond rings. In photos that surfaced on a number of fan pages of the actor, Aishwarya was seen stepping out for the day along with her daughter Aaradhya by her facet.