Ricki Lee Coulter denies lip syncing during opening ceremony

A FED up Ricki-Lee Coulter has denied she was lip syncing at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and believes she “can’t win” when it comes to public perception.

A FED up Ricki-Lee Coulter has denied she was lip syncing at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and believes she “can’t win” when it comes to public perception.

The former Australian Idol contestant kicked off the Opening Ceremony last night, performing a song and dance routine before later being carrier around on a surfboard.

A number of viewers watching took to social media to question whether the 32-year-old was in fact lip-syncing.

Unsurprisingly, no close ups of Ricki-Lee Coulter’s mouth during the beachside lip synch number#OpeningCeremony #GC2018

— Dave Crowe (@DaveCroweMusic) April 4, 2018

yeah we turned off. Shame we missed Katie Noonan! Shame Ricki-Lee wasn't live. She's got a great voice!

— Peter T (@PeterDT82) April 4, 2018

Surely we could have done better than lip synching and Ricki-Lee.? #hideous #commonwealthgames

— Salsa (@Sally_Springs) April 4, 2018

Speaking this morning, Coulter defended her performance, saying she, “sang her face off.”

“I feel like I can’t win. If I sing well, there’s always like ‘ugh, Ricki-Lee’s miming’,” she told KIIS FM.

“Unless I have an off night and then everyone’s like ‘Oh, Ricki can’t sing, she’s sh*t’.”

Commonwealth Games officials have denied Coulter, or any other performers on the night, were lip syncing.

Ricki-Lee Coulter claims there was no lip-syncing during her performance at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Picture: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images