LeAnn Rimes Loses Dental Bridge Mid-Show, Handles It Like a Pro

LeAnn Rimes Loses Dental Bridge Mid-Show, Handles It Like a Pro

LeAnn Rimes had a performance experience she’ll never forget—and neither will her audience.

During a recent concert, the country music icon was performing “One Way Ticket” when something unexpected happened: her dental bridge fell out mid-song.

Instead of stopping the show, she kept going like a true pro.

Rimes later took to social media to share the jaw-dropping (literally) moment with fans.

“So last night I was on stage in the middle of ‘One Way Ticket.’ I feel something pop in my mouth. And if you’ve been around, you know I’ve had a lot of dental surgeries and I have a bridge in the front,” she explained. “It fell out in the middle of my song last night, to which I panicked and in the middle said, ‘Hold on’ and ran to the side of the stage and put it back in, popped it back in, and then just went on singing.”

Despite the mishap, Rimes finished her set, even cracking jokes with the crowd as she held her bridge in place for the rest of the performance.

“So for the rest of the show, I was literally…pushing my teeth in every couple lines and singing,” she laughed.

She even joked about how challenging it suddenly became to pronounce her lyrics.

“Which, by the way, I never knew how many F’s and Th’s and Sh’s and that I have in my songs!”

The situation escalated during “Can’t Fight the Moonlight,” when her dental bridge came loose again. Rimes described it as “the most epic experience ever.”

After performing professionally since the age of 13, she’s seen just about everything—but not this.

“I don’t usually have firsts in my career,” she said. “That was a first and hopefully a last. I hope my teeth stay in tonight. We shall see… the front row, get ready for something to fly out! If you catch them, please return them.”

She wrapped up her video message with a note of encouragement for fellow performers.

“Like I said, there wasn’t a fu**ing thing I can do about it except either walk off or just to hold my teeth in and sing. So I just ran with it. In case anybody has an issue on stage ever and feels embarrassed by it, just watch this video again and remind you that the show can go on even in the midst of sheer utter embarrassment. You just got to be real with people.”

Rimes has a short break before her next show, scheduled for July 12 in Honolulu, Hawaii—hopefully with her smile fully secured.