Madonna Falls Down Staircase On Stage At BRIT Awards

Madonna fell backwards down a staircase during a live performance on the BRIT Awards on Wednesday in London.

The “Material Girl” began her performance of her song “Living For Love” wearing a cape over her costume. She stood on top of a staircase when a backup dancer attempted to remove her cape, but the singer was instead pulled backwards down the stairs.

Watch @Madonna get yanked down flight of stairs by the back of her cape at @BRITAwards. #Access #BRITs2015 pic.twitter.com/IWRspkE1lj

— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) February 25, 2015

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Just after singing the lyrics, “I let down my guard,” is when the tumble happened. The line to follow was ironically, “I fell into your arms.”

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Madonna took a moment to compose herself before getting back up on her feet and resuming the song.

Madge explained the wardrobe malfunction that caused the mishap in an Instagram post shortly after her fall.

“Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I’m fine! #livingforlove,” she captioned a photo of the sketch of her costume.

Some stars have Tweeted reactions to the tumble:

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Someone is getting fired… #RIPMadonnasstylist

— jøe jønas (@joejonas) February 25, 2015

Attention USA Madonna just got pulled down by her cape at the Brit Awards and fell down three stairs and got up and finished her song. #Go

— Andy Cohen (@Andy) February 25, 2015

Madonna could get yanked down 10 flights of stairs & still be the queen. It was wardrobe. Most of us couldn’t do at 20 what she does at 56!

— Christian Siriano (@CSiriano) February 25, 2015

I hope those cape pullers liked their time working for Madonna

— michelle visage (@michellevisage) February 25, 2015

now THAT’s how you do a death drop @madonna

— michelle visage (@michellevisage) February 25, 2015

Heard Madonna Fell On Stage😱 This is Something WE ALL DREAD‼️ “MADGE, I GIVE U PROPS,U R a CHAMP 4 FINISHING YOUR SONG‼️I HOPE U R UNHURT💋

— Cher (@cher) February 26, 2015

This was Madonna’s first performance at the BRIT Awards in 20 years. She previously performed “Living For Love,” without incident, at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier in this month.

— Paige Feigenbaum