LeAnn Rimes suffered an anxiety dream come to life over the weekend as her teeth fell out mid-song.
The Can’t Fight The Moonlight star, 42, whose jaw memorably dislocated during a 2014 concert, took to Instagram to detail the excruciating moment her dental bridge ‘popped out’ at the Skagit Valley Casino & Resort in Bow, Washington.
She said: ‘We’re going to do a little story time about how the show must go on. And this is the most epic example of how the show must go on.
‘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. It fell out in the middle of my song last night.’
A panicked Rimes called out ‘hold on!’ as she ran to the side of the stage and popped the bridge back in.
She added: ‘I just had to get real with everybody and tell them exactly what was happening or else I would have had to walk off stage. And so, for the rest of the show, I was literally like this pushing my teeth in like every couple lines and singing.
LeAnn Rimes suffered an anxiety dream come to life over the weekend as her teeth fell out mid-song.
The Can’t Fight The Moonlight star, 42, took to Instagram to detail the excruciating moment her dental bridge ‘popped out’ at the Skagit Valley Casino & Resort in Bow, Washington – pictured 2024
‘I don’t usually have firsts in my career. 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.
‘And you know, like I said, there wasn’t a thing I could do about it except either walk off or just hold my teeth in. So, I just ran with it.’
Rimes said she hoped other artists could be inspired by her onstage gaffe and know ‘that the show can go on in the midst of sheer, utter embarrassment.’
The star was left reeling in horror during a 2014 Oklahoma performance when her jaw popped out of place and she couldn’t do an encore.
The star immediately tweeted to explain what happened.
‘Oklahoma!!!! I love you so much! I’m sorry for no encore. I had my jaw pop out of place & I can’t hear out of my left ear. #tmjsucks.
‘I had the best time tonight with my Oklahoma fans! I love y’all!’
‘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. It fell out in the middle of my song last night’ – pictured 2024
And so, for the rest of the show, I was literally like this pushing my teeth in like every couple lines and singing’
Rimes – who is married to Eddie Cibrian – has been open about her past dental woes . The country star filed a lawsuit in 2013, claiming her dentist’s attempt to fix her teeth – which saw her get veneers – left her in horrendous pain
Rimes – who is married to Eddie Cibrian – has been open about her past dental woes .
The country star filed a lawsuit in 2013, claiming her dentist’s attempt to fix her teeth – which saw her get veneers – left her in horrendous pain.
According to E! News, in the malpractice suit she claimed her dentist misdiagnosed her dental problems and gave her substandard veneers and crowns that left her with ‘severe tooth pain, gum inflammation and chronic gum bleeding.’
Two years later she revealed she was undergoing a shock 29th dental surgery.
