MOTOWN legend Mary Wilson surprised tourists when she turned up at the Pier Head l to revisit stage gear worn by the girl group she founded, the Supremes.
She inspected a trio of glittery jumpsuits, sitting in glass cases, at The Beatles Story, part of the British Invasion section which is dedicated to stars like James Brown, The Beach Boys, BB King and The Who.
"The three stage costumes in the exhibition were worn on stage by Ms Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard in the 1970s as they toured the UK and the United States," it says here.
Ballard left the band in 1967 and Ross in January 1970, but Wilson carried on various new personnel until 1977 notching up a string of subsequent hits.
Whatever. "I can remember my bedazzled, sequined moments on stage now," said Detroit-born Wilson admiring the sparkling outfit she last wore in 1977.
The costumes were donated by Wilson to the GRAMMY museum in LA, which curated the exhibition The British Invasion: How Beat Groups conquered America, during the 1960s and 1970s.
Ms Wilson, who sang on hit tracks Baby Love, You Can’t Hurry Love and Nathan Jones, said: “The 1960s is truly remembered as a time when the world came together and both Motown and The Beatles played a huge part in that.
“We often edged them out and gave them a run for their money – as a good girl group would."
