Is there anything Serena Williams can't do? The tennis champion is a woman committed to gender equality but also a young mother who does not fail to share her doubts as well as the sweet moments with her daughter Olympia on social networks. Now Serena is improvising…singer. In a video posted on Instagram on September 29 and already viewed more than 2 million times, the tenniswoman appears in front of a black background, her hands on her chest, repeating a capella the words of the song I Touch Myself of the Australian group Divinyls (and we must admit that she sings rather very well!). The purpose of this video? Encourage women to
breast self-examination, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
If the original song is an ode to female pleasure, eroticism and masturbation ("I touch myself" means in VF "I caress myself"), here, the lyrics are taken literally:it is to palpate the chest regularly to identify an anomaly early and report it quickly to a doctor. It is indeed recommended to practice a self-examination of the breasts once a month. The choice of song really wasn't left to chance, as Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett died of breast cancer in 2013, aged 53. "Yes, it (singing topless, editor's note) took me out of my comfort zone, but I wanted to do it because it's an issue that affects women of all skin colors, everywhere in the world. . Early detection is essential, it can save so many lives. I just hope this will be a good reminder for women,” writes Serena Williams in the caption of the video, which is part of the “I touch myself” project. We salute his courage!
