Former "Gossip Girl" star Taylor Momsen had a frightening encounter with a flying bat while performing on stage with her band The Pretty Reckless in Spain. The bat attached itself to the bottom of her dress and bit her in the leg, requiring her to receive rabies vaccine shots.
"Gossip Girl" star Taylor Momsen has shared a harrowing experience involving a bat bite during a performance with her band The Pretty Reckless in Sevilla, Spain.
The 30-year-old singer-songwriter, who is currently opening for AC/DC on the European leg of their Power Up tour, was performing her song "Witches Burn" at Estadio La Cartuja when a bat surprisingly attached itself to the bottom of her dress and bit her in the leg.
Momsen later took to Instagram to share a video of the incident, along with clips from her trip to the hospital, informing her fans that she would need to undergo rabies vaccine shots for the next two weeks.
"So…ROCK AND ROLL MOMENT…in Sevilla Wednesday during "Witches Burn" of all songs… a BAT flew onto me and clung to my leg…." Momsen wrote in the caption of her post.
"In the moment I was performing and had no idea until the incredible crowd kept screaming and pointing," she continued. "He was cute, but yes he bit me…so rabies shots for the next two weeks thanks to all the staff at the hospital who dubbed me #batgirl after seeing it on the local news that morning…more footage to come…that’s one for the books!!!! @acdc #pwrup #BATGIRL."
In the video clip from the concert, Momsen is seen performing when she notices that the crowd is trying to get her attention.
"You guys are pointing at something and I don't know what you're saying," she tells the audience. The singer then turns around and bends over when she spots the bat clinging to the bottom of her black and white lace slip dress.
"Holy f---!" Momsen exclaims. She returns to the microphone and informs the crowd, "There's a f------ flying bat on my leg right now."
Momsen remains composed and continues to stand at the microphone while crew members come over to assist in removing the bat. "I must really be a witch," she jokes.
The former model turns and smiles as a fan whistles in appreciation. Momsen's unruffled demeanor impresses the crowd, with one fan shouting, "Muy professional!"
"Gracias!" Momsen replies to the fan as the audience applauds and cheers. "It's alright," she says after the crew member removes the bat. "And the bat's fine," she adds. "He's gonna be my new friend."
Momsen was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment after being bitten by the bat. She shared clips from her hospital visit, showing herself receiving a rabies vaccine shot.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rabies is a severe illness that is nearly always fatal if not promptly treated. The virus attacks the central nervous system, leading to symptoms such as delirium, unusual behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia (fear of water), insomnia, and eventually coma and death.
Rabies treatment involves administering human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) and a series of four or five rabies vaccines as soon as possible following exposure, according to the CDC.
Momsen rozpoczęła karierę aktorską w dzieciństwie, zdobywając przełomową rolę Cindy Lou Who w "Grinch: Świąteczna opowieść" z 2000 roku, z Jimem Carreyem w roli głównej. Wcielała się w Jenny Humphrey w popularnym serialu "Plotkara", który opuściła po czwartym sezonie w 2011 roku. W późniejszym wywiadzie dla magazynu "Elle" Momsen wyznała, że zdecydowała się zakończyć karierę aktorską, aby skupić się na swojej muzycznej pasji.
Momsen jest liderką zespołu The Pretty Reckless, który założyła w 2009 roku wraz z gitarzystą i wokalistą Benem Phillipsem, basistą Markiem Damonem i perkusistą Jamie Perkinsem. Zespół wydał cztery albumy studyjne i zdobył siedem singli numer jeden na amerykańskich listach przebojów rockowych.
Trasa koncertowa The Pretty Reckless z AC/DC rozpoczęła się 18 maja w Gelsenkirchen w Niemczech, a zakończy się 17 sierpnia w Dublinie w Irlandii.
