Taylor Momsen was bitten by a bat while playing with her band and now has to get a two-week rabies vaccine.

• Taylor Momsen, lead singer of The Pretty Reckless, says a bat bit her during a concert.

• In footage of the incident shared on Instagram, the bat could be seen on the hem of Momsen’s dress.

• “He was cute, but yes, he bit me,” Momsen wrote. “So, rabies shots for the next two weeks.”

Ozzy Osbourne bit his head off with a bat while performing more than 40 years ago, and this week the nocturnal mammals finally got their revenge on heavy metal by sinking their fangs into the singer from another group.

Taylor Momsen, previously known for playing Jenny Humphrey on the teen series “Gossip Girl,” shared on Instagram this week that during a recent concert with her band, The Pretty Reckless, she was bitten on the leg by a bat.

Alongside footage of the incident captured by a fan who attended the band’s performance in Seville, Spain on Wednesday (May 29), Momsen spoke about the “rock and roll moment.”

“During ‘Witches Burn’ of all songs…a BAT 🦇 🦇 flew at me and latched onto my leg,” she wrote. “At the time I was playing and had no idea until the amazing crowd kept screaming and pointing.”

“He was cute, but yeah, he bit me,” Momsen added, explaining that she now needs “rabies shots for the next two weeks.”

“Thanks to all the hospital staff who nicknamed me #batgirl after seeing it on the local news that morning…more pictures to come…this is one for the books!!!!”

Momsen and her band open for AC/DC on their “Power Up” tour. The show in the Spanish city was the third date of the 24-stop European tour.

As video of the incident shows, Momsen was initially unaware that the bat was clinging to her leg.

“You’re pointing at something, and I don’t know what you’re saying,” she can be seen saying with a shrug before turning and looking at her thigh where the bat had just attached itself. above the hem of the garment. dress.

She then called for help and was heard letting out a high-pitched scream before shaking the bat from her dress.

“I must really be a witch,” she told the crowd. “Everything’s okay, and the bat is okay. He’s going to be my new friend.”

Momsen was a child star, playing Cindy Lou Who in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” before launching a music career.

The 30-year-old retired from acting in 2011 following her exit from “Gossip Girl” and later became the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless.

Since 2010, the band has released four albums, as well as two EPs, and had seven No. 1 singles on the Mainstream Rock chart.

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