‘Gossip Girl’ Star Taylor Momsen Bitten by Bat While Performing on Stage, Needs Rabies Vaccine for 2 Weeks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen experienced a terrifying encounter with a flying bat while performing on stage with her band The Pretty Reckless in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old singer-songwriter, whose rock band is opening for AC/DC on the European leg of her Power Up tour, was singing her song “Witches Burn” at La Cartuja Stadium when a bat clung to the bottom of the wall. her dress and bit her leg.
Momsen later shared video of the incident as well as clips of her trip to the hospital, telling her fans that she would need to receive rabies shots for the next two weeks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“So… ROCK AND ROLL MOMENT… in Seville on Wednesday during “Witches Burn” of all songs… a bat flew at me and latched onto my leg….” Momsen wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.
“Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen was bitten by a bat while performing on stage in Spain. (Getty/Taylor MomsenInstagram)
“At the time I was playing and I had no idea until the amazing crowd kept screaming and pointing,” she continued.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“He was cute, but yes, he bit me… so rabies shots for the next two weeks, thanks to all the hospital staff who nicknamed me #batgirl after seeing him in the local news that morning…more pictures to come…this is one for the books!!!! @acdc #pwrup #BATGIRL.”
In the concert clip, Momsen was seen performing when she noticed the crowd trying to get her attention.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“You’re pointing at something and I don’t know what you’re saying,” she told the audience. The singer then turned around and bent down when she spotted the bat clinging to the bottom of her black and white lace dress.
“Holy shit!” Momsen exclaimed. She returned to the mic and told the crowd, “There’s a fucking flying bat on my leg right now.”
Momsen remained calm and continued to stand in front of the microphone as crew members came to help remove the bat.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The bat was seen clinging to Momsen’s skirt in an image projected on the Jumbotron. (Taylor MomsenInstagram)
“I must really be a witch,” she joked. The former model turned around and smiled as a fan whistled.
Momsen’s unflappable demeanor apparently impressed the crowd, with one fan shouting: “Muy professional!”
“Gracias!” Momsen told the fan as the audience clapped and cheered.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Everything’s okay,” she said after the crew member removed the bat.
“And the bat is fine,” she added. “He’s going to be my new friend.”
Momsen was taken to hospital for treatment after being bitten by a bat. (Taylor MomsenInstagram)
Momsen also included clips in which she was seen in the hospital while being treated for a bite. She gave a thumbs up while wearing a black mask and was later seen lying in a hospital bed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Missouri native shared a video of the leg bite as well as a clip in which a nurse was seen administering an injection.
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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rabies is a serious illness that is almost always fatal if not immediately treated. Rabies infects the central nervous system and its symptoms include delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, hydrophobia (fear of water) and insomnia and eventually coma and death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Momsen told her fans that she will have to receive rabies shots for two weeks. (Taylor MomsenInstagram)
The former actress shared a video of a bat bite on her leg. (Taylor MomsenInstagram)
Treatment includes “one dose of human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) and a series of four or five rabies vaccines, which should be administered as soon as possible after exposure,” according to the CDC.
Momsen began her career as a child actress and landed her role as Cindy Lou Who in 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” starring Jim Carrey.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She played Jenny Humphrey on the hit series “Gossip Girl,” although she left the show after its fourth season in 2011. Momsen later told Elle magazine that she had decided to retire from acting. actress to concentrate on her musical career.
Momsen’s band opened for AC/DC on their Power Up tour. (Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)
Momsen is the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless, which she formed in 2009 with guitarist and vocalist Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon and drummer Jamie Perkins.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The group has released four studio albums and scored seven number-one singles on the American rock charts.
The Pretty Reckless tour with AC/DC kicked off on May 18 in Gelsenkirche, Germany, and concludes on August 17 in Dublin, Ireland.
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