A very special appearance: Madonna
opened up about her BRIT Awards backwards stumble on a special episode
of The Jonathan Ross Show, which is set to air on March 14
It's the fall that the world is itching to hear more about, especially from Madonna herself.
And
fans will only have to wait a little bit longer to see the superstar
singer speak only about the headline-making stumble she made at the BRIT
Awards on Wednesday, as she is set to appear in a very special episode
of The Jonathan Ross Show, which will air in mid-March.
Speaking
to the humorous host about the spectacular moment while on the TV
couch, the 56-year-old admitted that it was a 'horror show' after the
performance went horribly awry.
The iconic
singer had been performing her new single Living For Love during the
live finale at the music awards ceremony on Wednesday night, when she
failed to untie her costume cape in time, meaning she was dragged
backwards down a set of steps.
The
internet erupted in horror as she fell, but she picked herself back up
again and continued to sing her way through the song.
And, during a filming on The Jonathan Ross Show, she revealed that it wasn't a set-up, as some nay-sayers had claimed.
Shaking
her head after the host asked what she thought of the stunt
suggestions, due to the nature of the lyrics in the song which
referenced a fall, she said: 'I'm never writing lyrics like that again!
The universe was trying to teach me a lesson I guess.'
All-smiles: The 56-year-old appeared
to take the fall in her stride, but did admit to the host that she hurt
her head, and that she thought she had 'created a horror show'
She added:
'I'm a creature of habit and I rehearse everything - everything,
everything, everything - and I was thrown a wrench at the very beginning
of my entrance. I was told to tie my cape and start much further back
than we had rehearsed so because I had to walk so much further,
everybody was worried that my cape was going to slide off because it's
quite heavy so they tied it really tight around my neck.
'So
here I am marching in like a queen and I got to the top of the stairs
and I pulled my silky string and it would not come undone and my two
lovely japanese dancers basically strangled me off the stage. I had a
choice, I could either be strangled or fall with the cape and I fell.'
The
Queen of Pop also explained how - after being asked about not having a
bruise on her backside by Jonathan - she hurt her head instead of her
posterior.
No stunt! When asked what she thought
about rumours of a stunt, Madonna shook her head and blamed the ironic
lyrics of her new single, Living For Love
'I know how to fall': The blonde
bombshell explained that she has a strong core and has fallen off her
horse so knew how to adapt to the moment pretty swiftly and safely
'I
didn't hurt my butt, I hurt my head. I did. I know how to fall, I've
fallen off my horse many times and I tucked and I have good core
strength,' she explained.
'But
the thing is, I had a little bit of a whiplash and I smacked the back
of my head so there was a man standing over me with a flashlight until
about 3am making sure that I was still compos mentis.'
Madonna
- who opted out of re-watching the clip of her performance during the
interview - continued: 'It was a horrible nightmare because I like to be
amazing. Seriously I rehearse and I rehearse and I rehearse so that
when I do the show, it's effortless and I create magic and I did the
opposite.
'I actually created a horror show for everyone,' she joked.
Also
in the revealing interview, she touched on the drug-related lyrics of
another song of hers, put to her by Jonathan, according to The Daily Mirror.
Speaking
about her track Devil Pray, which includes the lyrics "we can get high,
we can get stoned, we can do Es, we can do acid", the open-minded
singer admitted that she personally doesn't like to take drugs after
trying them herself, but that she couldn't tell her children not to try
for themselves.
Perfectionist: Madonna revealed she
rehearsed time and time again for the performance during the BRIT Awards
finale, only for it to go horribly wrong due to a cape malfunction
'I
am not a big fan of drugs. They just don't suit me,' she confessed.
'The handful of times I have tried drugs, many many many many years ago,
I just didn't enjoy it. I wanted it out of me. I started guzzling
bottles of water thinking that was going to end it.'
The
interviewer then pressed about how she discusses such a thing with her
children - Lourdes, 18, Rocco, 14, Mercy, nine, and David, also nine.
'I
just ask my daughter [Lourdes] to make wise decisions and to do things
in moderation and to try not to mix her alcohol,' she divulged.
'I am not going to say "no, don't do it" because that is just absurd. And it is not fair. Yeah, I did it.'
Surprisingly, she also spilled the beans about a latent desire of hers: to become a comedian.
The
Jonathan Ross Show Madonna Special will broadcast on ITV on Saturday
March 14. The next episode (Saturday February 28) features Sigourney
Weaver, Thierry Henry, Martin Clunes, Kanye West and Tracey Emin, airing
at 9.40pm on ITV1.
During
Madonna's time on Jonathan Ross' couch, the singer looked far younger
than her 56 years, cutting an alluring and typically edgy figure in a
lacy black bodysuit, fishnet tights and ornate over-the-knee boots.
She
appeared unshaken by the events of the previous evening, which had seen
her fall down a set of stage steps after failing to loosen the tie of
her cape, causing her to be pulled down backwards.
It was the dangerous stumble heard round the world as she quickly became a global trending topic on Twitter several times over.
Turn for the worse: Madonna was pulled off the stage as she performed at the BRIT Awards in London on Wednesday night
Floored: She scrunched her face in anticipation on the rough landing, when she realised that she was not going keep her balance
Grounded: The pop superstar was dragged to the ground as she attempted to undo her cape
Ironic
lines including 'pick me up' and 'I'm gonna carry on' featured in the
singer's performance as she battled to the end in her elaborate
matador-inspired costume.
Madonna
appeared to land on her back with a bang after she fell down a flight
of three steps mid-performance. She paused for around a minute where she
couldn't muster the strength to sing.
But the singer dusted herself off, brushed over her hair and stood up to ascend the steps once again without her cape.
Explaining
the embarrassing and painful-looking gaffe via her Instagram page
immediately after coming off stage, the legendary singer laughed off the
incident and said her Armani cape was simply tied 'too tight'.
She
wrote: 'Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But
nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good
wishes! I'm fine! #livingforlove.'
The
Jonathan Ross Show Madonna Special will broadcast on ITV on Saturday
March 14. The next episode (Saturday February 28) features Sigourney
Weaver, Thierry Henry, Martin Clunes, Kanye West and Tracey Emin, airing
at 9.40pm on ITV1.
But first...: Fans will have to wait
until mid-March to see Madonna's full interview on The Jonathan Ross
Show, but they'll be able to see Thierry Henry, Tracey Emin, Sigourney
Weaver and Martin Clunes on this Saturday night's episode (February 28)