Beyonce flogs ‘essential’ EMPTY wooden box for £711 as she launches range of merch to mark her 45th birthday

BEYONCE grabs an alligator by its tail in a jaws-dropping snap as she tries to flog an empty box. The never-before-seen picture was released alongside her remastered 2006 album B’Day, her 45th. Never-before-seen snap shows Beyonce grabbing an alligator by its tail Credit: Parkwood Entertainment Bey’s new merchandise includes this £701 box Credit: Beyonce.com With the reissue was merchandise including the £701 box “designed to house and display your Beyonce vinyl collection”. It is made of pine, is 18ins wide, velvet lined and has a faux alligator-skin strap. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! It is inspired by “traditional beekeeper crates”. A limited run of 500 are for sale and the extortionate price refers to her birthday. Fans can also get their hands on this £57 T-shirt of Beyonce with two alligators on leads Credit: Beyonce This gator’s tail T-shirt is being sold for £37 Credit: Beyonce In the States it costs $948.01 and her anniversary shown in the US way is 9/4/81. Fans were not impressed. One wrote: “For that price I need you to pop out the box and perform.” Another joked: “There better be tour tickets in that damn box.” Most read in Showbiz Other Bey items launched with the box are a £57 T-shirt of her with two alligators on leads and the gator’s tail T-shirt for £37. The picture was taken at Vacherie, Lousiana, shortly before the initial release of B’Day 20 years ago on September 1. Comment now