Danger of Fashion: Australian Prime Minister Falls as Her Heel Sticks in Grass
Julia Gillard has laughed off her latest shoe stumble where she almost fell on her face in India after her heel became stuck in wet grass.
18.10.2012 / 17:26
The Prime Minister was spread-eagled and broke her fall with her hands.
Ms Gillard's tumble was being shown tonight on Indian TV where she won praise from one commentator who said she seemed very fit as she had recovered well and continued with her busy schedule.
She showed good humour as she immediately joked about the slip which happened after a visit to the Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi on the final day of her three-day state visit to India.
“My heel got stuck in grass,” she said.
Ms Gillard said unlike men who wore flat shoes, it was an occupational hazard for women wearing modest heels.
“I'm fine. For men who get to wear flat shoes all day every day, if you wear a heel it can get embedded in soft grass and when you pull your foot out the shoe doesn't come and the rest of it is as you saw.”