Tracee Ellis Ross slammed for ‘disgusting’ act on plane as fans erupt over star’s ‘out-of-touch privilege’

Fans are finding Tracy Ellis Ross‘s shared first-class flight beauty regimen quite unusual, causing some discomfort.

In simpler terms, Diana Ross’ 52-year-old daughter shared a viral video on Instagram, showing her relaxing comfortably in a secluded and luxurious pod on an airplane while wearing casual clothes.

In the video, it looks like Ross is extending her legs upward, going beneath her garment, and engaging in what seems to be an extensive grooming routine, by seemingly cleaning and scratching various parts of her body.

When it comes to self-care during long flights, I don’t play around! Here’s a peek into my pre-landing routine: I dry brush, take off compression stockings, follow up with more dry brushing, stretch, do some lymphatic body percussion, finish my water, and seek out some sunshine.

The first critique stated, “Extremely unpleasant and thoughtless,” while the second comment was, “Completely revolting and unsanitary.

The only thing on my mind is the accumulated dead skin cells in that pod. Despite loving you, it seems thoughtless towards the next user and the cleaning staff who will have to deal with it.

Some shared similar horror stories. 

A person I noticed using a dry brush in our gym’s sauna left me quite surprised, as it seemed not only unclean but also thoughtless.

Others focused on the glaring wealth factor. 

‘Oh to afford being this level of out of touch,’ one wrote. 

Another piled on: ‘It’s called rich privilege! They don’t care about others!’

A fan wondered aloud, with no need for an answer, what the experience might be like to have such immense wealth, given the lavish environment they were observing.

They described the arrangement as follows: ‘That’s the private compartment, similar to first-class seating on many international airlines.’

The unconventional pre-arrival preparations made by Ross stirred up quite a debate, prompted by her unexpected disclosure about the number of undergarments she carries for a holiday trip.

In simpler terms, the lead actress from the TV show “Black-ish” recently posted on TikTok that one can only bring a certain amount of underwear for travel. Instead of carrying enough for a month or depending on hotels to clean her intimates, she chooses to take care of it herself.

Instead of her method, let’s discuss how she does it. She uses shower gel and a bar of soap, and has two sinks specifically for hand washing. After that, she squeezes out the water, wraps it in a towel, and hangs it up to dry.

The video captures her conversation with Jacqui Gifford, the editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure, during their meeting at the World’s Best Summit held on July 15. During this event, she shared her basic travel necessities without any frills.

Besides a dress, swimsuit, and sandals, Ross mentioned that she usually carries two pairs of underwear in her bag.

Jacqui pressed her, asking if she literally only brings two pairs.

In a subsequent discussion, Tracee divulged her process for washing undergarments, which she subsequently posted online on TikTok, and steered the topic towards the pleasures of independent travel.

Immediately, fans homed in on the disclosed detail about Tracee’s travel habits, as various headlines announced that she apparently travels with just two sets of underwear.

Many were left scratching their heads. 

‘This can’t be real, buy new ones,’ one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Upon seeing the commotion her story had caused, Tracee chose to address the rumors by resharing one of the related articles on her Instagram story.

‘She titled it: ‘This is quite amusing. I always pack two sets of clothes in my hand-luggage, just in case my checked baggage fails to arrive.’

Regardless of the quantity of underwear Tracee brought, it seemed to have little impact on most of her fans. Instead, they were captivated by her engaging and practical demonstration style when presenting her homemade ‘washing machine.’

‘Why are you so normal and so extraordinary at the same time?’ one user commented on her TikTok.

Many individuals have expressed that they too, following a similar tradition as Tracee, learned to hand-wash their personal items.

‘I love seeing things that show that celebrities are literally just normal people,’ another wrote.

‘This is why we love you Tracey! So relatable!’ someone else added.

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2025-08-13 20:34