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[1] Olivia Rodrigo is having a little dejavu⁽¹⁾. The singer recently reflected on the moment she fell through the stage in Melbourne, Australia, during her GUTS World Tour, telling Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, October 29th:
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[2] "It was really scary. Yeah, I mean, watching the video back is pretty terrifying. I mean, show must go on, that's showbiz, baby."
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[3] Remaining optimistic about the accident, Olivia said the fall was, in fact, a beautiful thing. After her brief trip to the hospital, she found a silver lining⁽²⁾:
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[4] "It was actually kind of a beautiful thing, and I'm really happy it happened in hindsight. So, I'd just been to the Philippines. That was my next stop, Australia, after the Philippines."
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[5] "And I was thinking about my family and my heritage and my relatives. And, um, I fell, and I was all shaken up, and I went to the hospital after."
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[6] Nothing happened, but they just wanted to make sure I didn't have a concussion. And, um, randomly, the nurse was a Filipino man with the same name as my grandpa, who just passed away a few months ago."
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[7] "And so I was like, 'Wow, that was him looking out for me, making sure I didn't get hurt.' And so I'm really happy it happened."
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[8] The Disney Channel alum⁽³⁾ was performing in Melbourne on October 14th and running across the stage when she fell into a hole left open in the middle of the stage.
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[9] Olivia's time in Australia marked the end of her tour for the remainder of the year, and after 95 shows later, Olivia reflected on the best moments of her time on stage. Telling E! News on October 25th, at the premiere of her Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour concert film:
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[10] "Your name's in lights, your name's on buildings, girl, you have the rock event of the year! Guts World Tour, what has been the most memorable moment of this tour?"
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[11] "Oh, so many moments. Um, I just played my biggest show in the Philippines, and I'm of Filipino heritage, and I've never been able to go."
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[12] "And so that was such a special moment in my career, but also just for me as an individual. It meant so much to be accepted by that community."