A Possible Editing Fail In Dua Lipa’s Selfie Is Going Viral, And Fans Are Divided
A Possible Editing Fail In Dua Lipa’s Selfie Is Going Viral, And Fans Are Divided
Ellen DurneyFri, July 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC
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@dualipa / Viainstagram.comAs well as being a world-famous pop star, Dua Lipa has absolutely mastered the art of a perfect Instagram photo dump — and this one did not disappoint.On Thursday, Dua posted a roundup of lovely pics from a recent visit to Sweden, where she spent time in the recording studio, hung out with friends, and ate Swedish meatballs. Yum.
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Also scattered in the mix were a few stunning selfies, one of which is raising eyebrows online.
@dualipa / Viainstagram.comSo, in the first selfie, fans have noticed that the decorative molding on the door behind her appears to curve upwards on the left side. As you can see, the same detailing on the right side looks completely straight.
@dualipa / Viainstagram.comIt hasn't taken long for Dua's eagle-eyed fans to notice the detail, with many jumping to the conclusion that it could be some kind of photo editing mishap. "dua lipa girl… you dont need this," read one X post with 30,000 likes and over 5.2 million views.
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Celebrity editing fails are obviously nothing new, but if that's what this is, I'm struggling to figure out what she was even trying to do. Was she trying to tweak her hair? Give it some more volume on the sides? I'm confused...
XNY/Star Max / Getty ImagesAnd I'm not the only one with questions. Back on X, Dua's fans are literally debating European door designs to find an explanation. (I found myself googling "Swedish doors" while writing this story, and I still don't have any solid answers.)
@fugazzi_no / @whoalifr / @amisinput / Viax.com
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While lots of people theorized that she was perhaps attempting to smooth out some baby hairs and tweaked the door by accident, others had similar questions to me, asking: "what filters usually distort the background like that? like what do you think she'd doing?"
@DuaFansite / Viax.comAt the time of writing, the selfie remains live on Dua's IG page, which suggests one of the following: 1) she hasn't noticed, 2) she's seen the chatter and doesn't care, or 3) this is all one big nothing burger, and it actually is just a curved Swedish door.
@dualipa / Viainstagram.comWhatever the case, people are seeing the funny side in it all. So here's my personal favorite theory:
@unproblemathiq / dianostalgica / @dualipa Instagram / Viax.com
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Makes complete sense to me! We're ready for that new album, Dua...
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