KUALA LUMPUR: Actress-singer Erra Fazira’s appearance on MeleTOP with Nabil Ahmad recently created quite a stir amongst the show’s fans.
While some enjoyed the Sembilu star’s hosting skills, others were hoping to see younger celebrities as Mira Filzah, Jihan Muse or Ain Edruce filling in the shoes of Nabil's co-host Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor who left the show last month.
No stranger to bouquets as well as brickbats, Erra knew that there would be those who would be unhappy about her presence.
Taking to Instagram prior to the show, the 46-year-old artiste upped a photo of herself backstage.
In the caption, she wrote: “I'm now a guest host of MeleTOP. And I'm aware that this will not go down well with some who would want their favourite artistes instead.
“Sabar adik-adik, I am just a guest host. Next week another person will take over okay. Chill chill."
Erra also thanked Nabil for inviting her to the weekly show. "Thank you Nabil. You've always been a great host, spontaneous and natural. It's great to partner with you in MeleTOP. Keep it up bro! You memang win!"
She also paid tribute to the MeleTOP crew for coming up with a stunning new set. "I hope to be back someday, and I'll be wearing more strange, stylish dresses too."
On Dec 4 last year, Neelofa, 30, announced that she would be leaving MeleTOP after eight years of co-hosting the infotainment show with Nabil.
She said that she wanted to move on to allow her career to grow further.