Beyoncé suffers from awkward wardrobe malfunction after NFL Christmas performance

Beyoncé suffered from a fashion faux pas after giving a memorable performance during Netflix's halftime show on Christmas Day at NRG Stadium. 

The 43-year-old Grammy winner belted out a series of tracks from her Cowboy Carter album, which soared to the top of the charts when it was released earlier this year. 

The Texas Hold 'Em songstress - who performed for the first time since her husband Jay Z's rape allegations - was joined by fellow artists Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, and Brittney Spencer.

Her show-stopping performance during the football match - which saw the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Houston Texans 31-2 - drew in a number of reactions, with fans dishing out conflicting verdicts. 

Although Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy and other critics branded the star as 'f***ing awful', Beyoncé didn't seem to let the criticism get to her as she was spotted after the game crying tears of joy. 

And the celebrity was so overwhelmed with emotion that she struggled to put on her white coat as she headed off the football field.

Beyoncé's awkward wardrobe malfunction was captured in a video that has since gone viral on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

In the clip, the mom-of-three was seen having a hard time with her jacket as members of her team rushed to help her. 

She first attempted to get her right hand in her coat but failed. 

After being assisted by a member of her team, the A-lister was able to get one side of her body into the piece of clothing, however, she still struggled to get the other arm inside. 

Beyoncé tried and failed multiple times before she eventually gave up and began clapping, before wiping tears from her face. 

Finally, another member of her team helped her get the coat fully on.   

The former Destiny's Child member received a flood of backlash over her performance. 

Barstool Sports owner Dave even added to the critiques, writing on X: 'Beyoncé has been LOST since Destiny's Child,' mentioning the pop group she used to be a part of with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

One fan said: 'I genuinely find Beyoncé f**king awful and fail to understand how anyone else sees it any other way.

'Y’all might not agree, but Taylor Swift and Beyoncé make bad music,' another person said. 

'That Beyoncé performance was trash,' another added.

However, other fans flocked to social media to praise the A-lister's show.

'Honestly can’t get enough of you,' Serena Williams wrote.

'Beyoncé killed it,' former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins said.

And the official NFL account deemed it the 'best Christmas ever.'

The show also marked the first time Beyoncé performed songs from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, live.

Beyoncé, who has performed at two Super Bowls in her career, had several 'special guests' from her Cowboy Carter album join her on stage.

The singer brought out the likes of Shaboozey and Post Malone for the show.

The Grammy award winner also included her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, in her performance.  

Blue coordinated with Beyoncé in all-white western wear as she served back-up dancer duties for the climactic, closing number - Texas Hold 'Em.

Beyoncé gave her precocious nepo-baby a discreet shout out mid-song when she changed the word 'boy' to 'Blue' in the lyric: 'Then spin me in the middle, Blue, I can't read your mind.' 

Blue previously danced back-up for Beyoncé's songs My Power and Black Parade during her $579.8 million-grossing, 56-date Renaissance World Tour last year. 

Beyoncé's  husband Jay-Z and disgraced rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs were accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in New York in 2000 in a recent lawsuit.

Jay-Z has strenuously denied the allegations, and a lawyer for Diddy, who is currently awaiting trial and is behind bars on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution, also denied the accusations.