Olivia Rodrigo Addresses Falling Through The Stage During Her Show In Melbourne, Australia

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Olivia Rodrigo just turned an “oops” into an inspirational tale. While gracing the stage on her GUTS World Tour in Melbourne, Australia, the “Good 4 U” hitmaker took an unexpected deep dive… straight through the stage.

In her own words, “It was really scary,” the 21-year-old singer admitted to Jimmy Fallon during The Tonight Show. “But you know what? Showbiz, baby. One second you’re singing your heart out, the next you’re reenacting a Looney Tunes skit.”

She’s not exaggerating – the fall could’ve easily been titled Acme Stage Trapdoor Incident: Featuring Olivia Rodrigo. But Olivia’s learned to laugh it off, adding, “Watching the video back, I’m like, wow, who gave me permission to audition for Cirque du Soleil mid-tour?”

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The Happy Accident
In true Olivia fashion, this wasn’t just any faceplant moment – it turned into a full-on spiritual experience. After getting checked out at the hospital, she came out feeling… grateful? Yep, really.

“So, I’d just come back from the Philippines, right? I was all in my feelings about family, my heritage, my late grandpa… and then BAM! I fall,” she recalled. “Honestly, I thought, ‘If this is karma, she’s got some weird timing.’”

Turns out, the universe was working overtime. Olivia shared that the nurse assigned to her was a Filipino man who just so happened to have the same name as her grandpa who’d passed away not long before. Coincidence? Olivia thinks not. “It was like Grandpa was saying, ‘Don’t sweat it, kid. I got you.’ So now I’m like, ‘Yeah, that fall was actually… kinda beautiful?’”

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Olivia: 1, Trapdoor: 0
The tumble went down (pun intended) on October 14. Mid-run across the stage, Olivia suddenly vanished – poof! One minute there’s Olivia; the next, she’s in a hole. Think: a cartoon character realizing too late that the bridge they’re running on doesn’t actually exist.

And her reaction? Pure comedy gold. “Oh my God, that was so fun,” she quipped, with sarcasm dripping like maple syrup. Then, ever the pro, she reassured the audience, “I’m okay! Sometimes there’s just… a random hole on stage. NBD.”

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So what have we learned from this? When life throws you a literal hole, you fall through it – gracefully, if you’re Olivia Rodrigo. And when the universe gives you a Filipino nurse with your grandpa’s name, you call it a sign.

Moral of the story? The show must go on – even if the stage swallows you whole.

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