Avril Lavigne charges 250 pounds for awkward, no-contact meet and greet

Avril Lavigne has charged fans the equivalent of £250 for a meet and greet - during which they weren't allowed to touch her. The resulting photos are as eye-wateringly awkward as you could possibly hope to imagine.

The singer is currently touring South America, and hosted a meet and greet photo session for her fans in Brazil, tickets for which cost 800 Brazilian Reals - approximately £250.

However according to reports, the price did not include the concert ticket, nor any physical contact. 

Avril Lavigne Charges $400 for Awkward Meet And Greet Fan Photos http://t.co/g4n5fOOIcQ pic.twitter.com/ePnrzhWFPm

People in Brazil who bought Meet and Greet tickets for Avril Lavigne costing $800 were not allowed to touch her! WDF? pic.twitter.com/24t4y6tp1p

avril lavigne's meet and greet photos look so awkward pic.twitter.com/cVpU8fOjAV

Luckily, the people of the internet can always be relied upon to spot the opportunity for parody - here's some of the best. 

JAJAJAJAJAJ SE PASAN Pensalo mejor antes de pagar un meet and greet con avril lavigne :** pic.twitter.com/cIYdDJHzGI

MEET AND GREET AVRIL LAVIGNE EM BERLIM ATENDENDO A SUGESTÃO DE @victorac pic.twitter.com/tFu0DC1sd8

Britney Spears en el meet and greet de Avril Lavigne. pic.twitter.com/GjaStn126e

Lavigne recently revealed the music video for her new single 'Hello Kitty', which was widely criticised for what was seen as lazy appropriation of Japanese culture.

The video has so far gained over 14 million views and 88,000 dislikes, despite being briefly removed and re-uploaded.

Lavigne is currently completing her tour of South America, before performing a series of North American dates over the next few months.