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Harry Styles has lucky escape after terrifying moment fan runs on stage before being tackled to ground by security-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
‘Well, that was different!’
Harry Styles handled the terrifying moment like a pro (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Harry Styles had a frightening moment while on stage in Rio De Janerio.
The As It Was singer is currently completing the final leg of his Love On Tour shows for 2022 before heading home for Christmas then returning to the stage next year.
However, things didn’t exactly go so smoothly while he performed at Jeunesse Arena on Thursday night.
While the former One Direction star was belting out the band’s first hit, What Makes You Beautiful, to an excited sold-out crowd, chaos ensued as one fan ran onto the stage.
The 28-year-old star managed to sidestep the fan, who appeared to have run on from backstage waving their arms and trying to make their way to Harry.
Amazingly, Harry kept on singing throughout the whole debacle, which ended with the fan being tackled to the ground by security.
Several security members, in fact, were very quick off the mark and managed to reach the intruder before they made any contact with Harry.
Fortunately, Harry was able to make light of the situation while giving his speech to the audience later on.
‘Well, that was different’, he quipped, before asking: ‘Everybody okay?’
‘I’m shooketh. I’m shooketh’, Harry joked.
When one of the security guard’s faces popped up onto the big screen, Harry pointed at him to say: ‘Thank you, thank you. You saved me.’
Harry has had issues with stalking in the past, so it’s likely the incident left him shaken (Picture: Getty)
It was undoubtedly a scary ordeal for the Grammy-winning star, who had issues with a stalker not so long ago.
Sharing their horror over the incident online, one fan said watching the video ‘broke my heart’.
‘I can’t even imagine how Harry must have felt when that person jumped on the stage… I can’t imagine the fear and the panic he experienced while continuing singing. He handle it absolutely professionally, but he shouldn’t have to deal with situations like this’, tweeted one.
Another wrote: ‘Look i get that harry is a trained professional, but the fact he continued to perform when his safety was in danger is just insane!! it would have been totally acceptable for him to stop & take a moment off stage! the actions of this ONE individual are DISGRACEFUL & UNACCEPTABLE’.
The terrifying events are in stark contrast to a few days ago, when Harry himself ran onto the stage in Argentina, before his show officially began.
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Following England’s World Cup win against Senegal, the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker rushed out to celebrate with his fans, who cheered as he punched the air.
Harry has a few more tour dates left in Brazil before taking a break over the festive period and performing in stadiums across the UK next summer.
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