Zara Larsson suffered an awkward wardrobe malfunction while performing on the US Today show this week – and carried on as though nothing had happened.
The Swedish pop star, 28, was performing for the breakfast program’s Summer Concert Series in New York City when one of her sky-high stilettos snapped while she was on stage.
The Lush Life songbird welcomed Today co-host Sheinelle Jones to the stage to perform her hit track when she shared the mishap with the audience.
“We gotta dance extra hard because I lost my heel!” she declared.
The heel from her sparkly footwear came off at some point when the star was rocking out to other hits including Midnight Sun, Pretty Ugly and Stateside.
Without skipping a beat, Larsson continued to perform effortlessly, despite only having the one heel.
When the Today program shared the moment online, fans turned up with nothing but praise for the singer’s professionalism.
“Mic is always onnnnnn,” one person applauded.
“Her calf was working overtime,” another observed.
And another added: “No heel but the show must go on …”
Shortly after the concert, the singer took a moment to thank fans for the epic turnout at the live show and poke fun at the wardrobe mishap.
“I was soooo nervous this morning because my voice was literally gone … But we pushed thru!!! I had so much fun! Thank you to everyone for pulling up on me so early,” she shared on Instagram.
“We also did lush life with one heel loool,“ she added, along with photographic evidence of the breakage.
The Grammy-nominated star, known for her daring, bedazzled outfits, has spoken publicly about the rush she gets when performing live – and with that increased resilience needed if things go wrong.
“When I go on stage and I hold the microphone and it’s live, it’s like something clicks in me,” she told The FADER.
“I just do things on stage that I never am able to do in the studio, like hold different notes or take a higher note than the one that I did in the booth.
“I don’t know if it’s the adrenaline, I don’t know if it’s the energy, I don’t know if it’s my listening, but something happens in me when I go on stage.”
