Leann Rimes details ‘embarrassment' after her teeth fell out during performance

Miami Herald

3 days ago

There's a first time for everything — but Leann Rimes hopes this first is more of a last.
In a video posted to her Instagram, the 42-year-old Grammy-winning singer told her fans a story about the 'most epic experience ever,' which saw her musical talent put to the test live on stage.
It all went down during a recent performance at Skagit Valley Casino & Resort in Bow, Washington.
'Last night, I was on stage in the middle of 'One Way Ticket.' I feel something pop in my mouth,' Rimes admitted in the June 21 video.
What Rimes really needed at the time was a one-way ticket to the dentist.
'If you've been around, you know I've had a lot of dental surgeries, and I have a bridge in the front and it fell out in the middle of my song last night,' she continued.
Rimes performed in front of the Skagit Valley crowd on June 20 and 21, according to her website.
But instead of stopping her show, Rimes was living proof that the show must go on.
'I panicked and in the middle (of the song) said, 'Hold on,' and ran to the side of the stage and popped it back in and then just went on singing' she explained in the video.
For the rest of the show, Rimes said she had to constantly push her front teeth back into place.
She later confessed to the crowd about what happened.
'I had to get real with everybody and tell them exactly what was happening or else I would have had to walk off stage,' she added.
Rimes further described it as 'the most epic example of the show must go on.'
'I don't have a lot of firsts in my career. That was a first and hopefully a last,' she joked.
Elsewhere in the confession, Rimes said that she learned something about herself amid the panic.
The 'Committed' singer went on to admit that she never knew how many difficult sounds she makes when she sings — especially the types of sounds that require front teeth to create.
She singled out her song 'Can't Fight the Moonlight' as one that was particularly hard to sing, adding that her teeth 'completely fell out of her mouth' a second time while performing it.
Rimes later joked that she hoped her teeth would stay in place when she returned to the venue the following night.
'If you catch them, return them,' she joked of her teeth.
Rimes then used her mishap as a reminder for other artists who experience something similar.
'In case anybody has an issue on stage ever and feels embarrassed by it, just watch this video again and it'll remind you that the show can go on even in the midst of sheer utter embarrassment,' she explained.
'You just gotta be real with people. It's all good,' she added.