Madonna suffers ‘whiplash’ after ‘nightmare’ fall at BRIT Awards

 
Tumble: Madonna falls backwards down the steps
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Emma Powell27 February 2015
The Weekender

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Madonna has revealed that she suffered whiplash from her stage fall at the BRIT Awards on Wednesday night.

The 56-year-old singer took to the BRITs stage for the first time in two decades to perform Living For Love from her new album Rebel Heart when her cape failed to come undone and she was pulled down three steps.

Stumble: Madonna fell down a set of stairs during her live performance (Picture: PA)

In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show she said: "I didn't hurt my butt but I hurt my head.

"I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times.

"I had little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis.”

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Despite a singing career spanning more than 30 years, the Queen of Pop said that she is “always nervous of live TV”.

"I am always nervous of live TV, when you singing you can't make any mistakes, the worst thing is you fall down stairs,” she said.

"I like to make my shows dangerous but then there is danger."

Madonna explained that a wardrobe malfunction was the reason behind the tumble as her cape had been tied too tight.

"Everyone was worried my cape would slide off, so they tied it really tight around my neck," she explained.

"I got to the top of the stairs and I pulled the silky string, and it wouldn't come undone.

"I had two choices: I could either be strangled or fall, and I chose to fall."

When asked by Ross if she wanted to see a video of the fall she said, "It was a nightmare. I actually created a horror show for everyone," before adding: "No more capes. Cape fear is over."

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