LeAnn Rimes is laughing through the pain after an unexpected onstage dental mishap.
The country-pop star abruptly left the stage mid-performance at a recent show in Washington when her front dental bridge unexpectedly fell out. The incident occurred while Rimes was singing her 1996 hit “One Way Ticket” at The Skagit Casino Resort, prompting the visibly flustered singer to rush offstage to address the situation.
“I feel something pop in my mouth,” Rimes explained in a candid video posted to Instagram following the show. “And 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.”
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Rather than cancel the show, the 42-year-old performer made a swift recovery, rejoining her band onstage and finishing the set while discreetly attempting to push her bridge back into place between lines.
“I literally was like this, pushing my teeth in,” she said, demonstrating the gesture. “‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight,’ the teeth completely fell in my mouth.”
Despite the unexpected interruption, Rimes took the moment in stride, calling it “the most epic experience ever.”
“There wasn’t a f—ing thing I could do about it except either walk off or just hold my teeth in and sing, so I just ran with it,” she said. “The show can go on, even in the midst of sheer, utter embarrassment. You just gotta be real with people.”
Rimes, who has long been open about her dental struggles, including a history of botched dental work that has required 29 surgeries, previously filed a malpractice lawsuit in 2013 against her former dentist, citing chronic pain and complications from failed veneers.
In her Instagram update, she jokingly warned the front row of that evening’s second show at the same venue to be on alert: “If you catch them, please return them.”
As of now, Rimes says her teeth are “in for now,” adding that the whole ordeal was an unforgettable reminder that anything can happen live, and the only option is to power through with humor and honesty.
