Kayla Cullen says Luatua is like a brother. Photo / Dean Purcell
Kayla Cullen says Luatua is like a brother. Photo / Dean Purcell
Luatua's former flatmate takes online dig after spotting pop pose.
All Black Steven Luatua tweeted superstar Justin Timberlake on Monday congratulating him on his MTV Video Music Awards performance, but the 22-year-old flanker was called out by Silver Fern Kayla Cullen for his own musical routine at the Bledisloe Cup match on Saturday.
"All the single ladies put your handsup," the 21-year-old netballer teased Luatua on Twitter, comparing his hand gesture during the haka to superstar Beyonce on her Single Ladies video, about holding your engagement talon high in the air.
Was the All Black busting a Beyonce move?
Cullen, who returned from the World Youth Netball Championships in Glasgow last week with a knee injury, told The Diary she made the picture and posted the tweet "because he so looked like he was pulling a Beyonce".
She felt it only right to rib him. "Steven used to be my flatmate. He's like my brother."
The rugby star with the heart-throb hair didn't respond to the Silver Fern and Mystics player online. She tried to bait him again, but nothing. Even a call to his rep failed to incite a droll retort to The Diary.
Her post was retweeted 45 times. In the battle of the codes and war of wits, netball was clearly the winner.
But you get the feeling this was a fight Luatua didn't mind losing. Teasing and taunting is part of their friendship.
Cullen's Tumblr page, with its bikini-clad mannequins and derriere snaps, shows the glamorous young athlete is very fashion-forward. We wondered what she makes of Luatua's lengthy locks. Those tresses are made for a Pantene endorsement - or a Disney prince.
For now, though, it's Luatua's haka hand-flick that's the move du jour. Fuggedabout twerking and Miley Cyrus.
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