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Singer Taylor Momsen gets bit by bat while opening for AC/DC in Spain

Singer and former Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen stopped mid-performance after being bitten by a bat onstage during a concert in Spain.

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Taylor Momsen had a witchy moment during her latest performance.

The former Gossip Girl star and The Pretty Reckless frontwoman, 30, revealed she was bitten by a bat on her leg during her Wednesday performance while opening for AC/DC in Seville, Spain.

“So…ROCK AND ROLL MOMENT,” the singer wrote alongside a video showing off her injuries.

Momsen was on stage singing her band’s song Witches Burn at the time of the incident.

Singer Taylor Momsen bitten by bat during concert
Taylor Momsen performs with her band The Pretty Reckless in Spain, on May 29, supporting AC/DC. Picture: Mariano Regidor/Redferns
Taylor Momsen performs with her band The Pretty Reckless in Spain, on May 29, supporting AC/DC. Picture: Mariano Regidor/Redferns

In the video, the singer paused her performance to address the crowd who kept pointing at her leg to inform her of the incident.

Without noticing the critter on her leg, Momsen turned around confused until she looked down to find the bat sinking its teeth into her left leg.

“I must really be a witch,” she told the crowd after she calmly asked the stage crew for assistance.

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The bat was clinging on to Momsen for dear life.
The bat was clinging on to Momsen for dear life.

“A BAT flew onto me and clung to my leg…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,” the Grinch star added, noting that she’d need to get rabies shots for the next two weeks.

She closed her message thanking the hospital staff who gave her the nickname “Batgirl” after seeing the moment on the local news.

In a separate video, Momsen detailed her account of the incident.

“A bat flew onto me and held on for dear life,” she clarified, adding, “He scared the sh*t out of me and he wanted to be my friend.”

Momsen ended up in hospital after the bite.
Momsen ended up in hospital after the bite.
Hospital staff nicknamed her ‘Batgirl’ after giving her rabies shots.
Hospital staff nicknamed her ‘Batgirl’ after giving her rabies shots.

She went on, “All the fans kept trying to tell me. They were pointing and I didn’t know what the f**k they were saying. I thought I lost a bracelet,” she joked. “But no, it was a ***ing bat hooked onto my goddamn leg.”

One of Momsen’s famous followers, Natasha Bedingfield, showed concern for the singer under one of the videos.

“Did it hurt?” the Pocketful of Sunshine singer commented.

Momsen responded, “The bite? No. The shots? YES.”

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Singer Taylor Momsen gets bit by bat while opening for AC/DC in Spain

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