Bucharest – Xonia, 28, posed suggestively in hot
pants, a low-cut top and thigh-high boots at the Bucharest Holocaust Memorial
in the Romanian capital.
Xonia, whose real name is Loredana Sachelaru, was widely
criticised after sharing the provocative photographs with her army of followers
on social media.
And many fans questioned her choice of venue for the
photoshoot, wondering whether she understood that it was a memorial to Jews
killed in Nazi death camps.
Xonia was born in Australia but her parents are Romanian
and she has dual citizenship.
Many also questioned why the security guards who protect
the memorial around the clock allowed her to pose for the raunchy photographs
there.
Netizen said: “Those people were gassed and you chose
the monument that commemorates them to show your a** there?! Very ugly!”
Xonia did not reply to her critics but she has left the
photographs on her social media page and is also reportedly planning to use one
of them on the cover of her new album.
Any commercial activity at the Bucharest Holocaust
Memorial, including photography and filming, is supposed to be approved by the
Ellie Wiesel Institute for the Study of Holocaust in Romania.
Elisabeth Ungureanu, the institute’s head of communication,
said: “We will analyse the situation to establish what exactly happened,
because we do not agree with it being available for the public.”
Xonia has worked with producers such as Rob Davis, Brian Rowling,
Doug Brady and Brian Canham who have worked with stars like Kylie Minogue and
Olivia Newton John.
She has also appeared as an actress on TV including cameos
in top shows such as Neighbours, Noah’s Arc, SeaChange and Holly’s Heroes.
