Tina Fey Strips to Her Spanx to Send David Letterman Off in Style (or Lack Thereof)

When your retiring Late Show host has already been famously flashed by Drew Barrymore, it would be awfully hard to top that experience to send him off in a memorable way. Leave it to Tina Fey to manage that one.

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It all started innocuously enough: David Letterman complimented Tina Fey on her lovely blue sheath with sparkling black beaded details, a dress he said looked like “something Kate Middleton would show up in.” But Fey was having none of it.

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“When you retire, this is it. I’m never going to wear a fancy dress on a talk show again,” she said. “It’s very hard work … the contraptions under here are almost medical. I’m terrible in heels. I dress up like this out of respect for you. What, I’m going to put a dress on for Jimmy [Fallon]? That’s creepy, he’s like my brother. Wear special underwear for James Corden? That’s not going to happen. The next time you see me, I’ll be playing charades in a Slanket.”

And to celebrate her last dressed-up talk show appearance, she “gifted” Letterman the dress by stepping out of it, revealing a full Spanx getup including a bodysuit printed with the words “Bye Dave” on the front and “#lastdressever” on the rear. She then executed a series of lunges and squats to show off the goods while Lettermen stood by, experiencing a mixture of horror and amusement (judging by his face anyway).

Are you delighted by Fey’s Spanx debut?

–Alex Apatoff

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