Rock star and former actor Taylor Momsen was bitten by the performing bug — literally. She returned to the stage less than a day after spending the night in the hospital after suffering a gruesome spider bite.
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The Pretty Reckless singer posted a video of her being treated last week for a spider bite, insisting she was fine after waking up to a spider in her bed. She joked in the video that what she really wanted to know was, “When do my superpowers kick in?”
But Momsen posted a photo on Tuesday showing red splotches spreading up and down her leg, writing in the Instagram caption that “poisonous spiders are NO BUENO.” In a subsequent post, Momsen shared a video of her being wheeled on a gurney with the red skin on her right shin outlined with marker.
Momsen spent the night in the hospital before returning to the stage to perform with her band as the opening act for AC/DC in their last Mexico City show. She posted a video of her on stage on Wednesday night thanking the doctors who cared for her.
“After spending the night in the ER, the great doctors of Mexico made it so I could see all you amazing people tonight, I’ll update you on my health another day, tonight was for all of you, Mexico you were amazing, thank you for so much love, we love you and will return,” Momsen wrote.
Her legs appeared to be free from the red marks that Momsen shared in her social media posts from the spider bite, based on the video she shared. Fans sent her well wishes in the comments of her multiple posts and urged her to return to Mexico soon.
One fan wrote that Momsen displayed “absolute legend behavior.”
This is Momsen’s second unfortunate incident involving an animal while on tour with The Pretty Reckless. The former child actor, known for her roles in the film version of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” and on the teen TV drama “Gossip Girl,” was performing two years ago when a bat flew on stage and bit her leg. She shared at the time that she had to get rabies shots due to the bite.
Momsen has an Instagram highlight on her profile dedicated to the incident titled “Batgirl,” a running joke between her and fans. Ironically, she was also on tour with AC/DC at the time of the bat attack.
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