Singer Taylor Momsen bitten by bat while performing on stage

CNN
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Just call her #batgirl.

Musician and former “Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen seems to be taking it all in stride after being bitten by a bat while on stage in Spain last week.

Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless were performing a song when a bat latched onto Momsen’s thigh, according to several videos posted to her Instagram page over the weekend.

One of the videos showed the exact moment Momsen asked crew members for help after realizing a bat was on her leg. In the video, a number of people run onto the stage to help, and the bat is seen flying away seconds later. The video also showed footage of Momsen in what appears to be a hospital being shot in the leg.

“I must really be a witch,” she joked to the audience, referring to the song “Witches Burn,” which she was performing when the incident occurred.

Momsen wrote in the caption that she had “no idea” the bat had latched onto her leg “until the amazing crowd kept screaming and pointing at her.”

“He was cute, but yeah, he bit me,” she added.

Momsen wrote that she would receive rabies vaccinations over the next two weeks. She also thanked hospital staff “who nicknamed me #batgirl after seeing it on the local news that morning.”

CNN has reached out to Momsen’s rep for an update on the singer’s condition.

Another video posted by Momsen shows the “Gossip Girl” actor walking backstage after the show, reacting to the incident, saying the bat “held on” and “scared” him in the moment.

The rabies virus is spread through direct contact with an infected animal, including saliva or brain and nervous system tissue, according to the CDC. The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system, causing a brain disease that can lead to death without treatment.

The CDC recommends seeing a doctor for post-exposure treatment shortly after contact with an animal. Post-exposure treatment for people who have not received the rabies vaccine includes a single dose of immunoglobulin and four doses of the vaccine over a two-week period.

Momsen and The Pretty Reckless will open for AC/DC’s Power Up tour this summer. Poking fun at the otherwise scary incident, Momsen also posted a photo of herself posing next to a “no bats” sign taped to some of AC/DC’s stage equipment.

“Okay… so @acdc has the best crew ever,” Momsen wrote in the caption. “I love you guys!!!”

Momsen is the lead singer of the rock band The Pretty Reckless, which she formed in 2009. She is also known for her role as Jenny Humphrey on the CW show “Gossip Girl,” in which she appeared as a series regular. from 2007 to 2010. .