Aug 23 2007
Beyonce Talks About her Fall on CNN

Beyonce Talks About Her “Head First” Fall With Lola Ogunnaike

For the first time Beyonce has talked with someone about her stage fall. In an interview with CNN’s Lola Ogunnaike the lane was open for questions about a moment in time that will be referred to and laughed about 10 years from now - and 10 years more.

Beyonce served up the standard vanilla answer at first, but Lola, bless her heart, would not let the subject go. After getting the answer from Beyonce about how she got up, Lola goes back and basically asks the same thing again. Like she’s been transported back in time, pointing and calling people to her computer monitor… “look at this!”

Check the video or the excerpts below

Lola Ogunnaike interviewing Beyonce

I have to ask you about the fall, it’s come up.

“My heel actually got caught in the bottom of my coat, because I had a really long coat and I fell.. head first! .. Hit my chin. I really was bruised up.”

So when you’re falling what are you thinking?

Beyonce's Fall tiny screen grab

“I don’t know it went by so fast, I just kept thinking, ‘You better get up.’ It’s crazy because I went into an immediate headbang [dance] and I don’t know what that was about. I guess I was so shaken I was just like, ‘Go for it. Do it harder.’

And whenever I do something like that I always perform really, really hard because it makes me a little mad at myself. So I just go crazy.

So they got a really good show at the end.”

You said please you all do not put in on YouTube. Did you think that they wouldn’t?

“Oh of course I knew they would. I was being sarcastic because I knew they would put it on YouTube.”

I didn’t think you would be able to hop up like that but you did! How did that happen?

“Adrenaline. It’s like an athlete. You fall and you know you have to get back up. There is no other option.

I’ve fallen before but it was pre-YouTube so it was really amazing that it was such big news, it was on CNN. But I’m gonna fall again and I’m not afraid of that.”


☼ What's Your Opinion? ☼

1 Yes_sirr Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 5:34 pm

This is a really amazing performer right here. The girl just doesn’t stop and I just wish sometimes people would notice the kind of performer she is. Like a modern day Tina Turner if not better.

2 lanc'a Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 5:41 pm

beyonce iz da best

3 Miles Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 7:40 pm

Dang is that Lola Ogunnake a transsexual?  She look like an ugly butched up man next to the sweet pretty femininity that is Beyonce!

4 breana Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 11:54 pm

I just feel so bad cuz ppl make such a big deal about things that happen 2 evryone.Evryone falls so y was dat such a big deal.Lola kept askin questions over and over again basically the same thang but it’s not a big deal.I luv beyonce and evry thang bout her.  Acting, dancing, singing, modeling evry thang.

5 lisa moorish Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 12:34 am

since when was this news and why is cnn sending a journalist like lola to speak with bey about falling down the stairs. slow news day i guess!

6 Naomi Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 6:23 am

Beyonce keep rocking gal you re the best love you.

7 Black is HOTTT Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 11:12 am

Whats pre-YouTube??she’s the hottest around no doubt.

8 Beyonc?'s Lover Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 11:32 am

She’s a queen, a goddess. Simply the most talented woman in the world…

9 Luvin her gurl b Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 12:08 pm

Beyonce is just an amazing performer and keeps on doin what she loves doin and dats why she’s such an inspiration to me i witnessed dis all when i saw her in concert in london wembley this year the concert was AMAZING!! xxx

10 Mista Beyonce Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 1:11 pm

The media needs to leave Beyonce alone, and not only Beyonce but other celebrities as well. The media makes such a big deal about her falling but they didn’t make her going to Nigeria to help out the poor as big a deal. That shows what kind of world we live in and thats just not right. Anyway i love Beyonce so much, i luv everything she does (embarassing or not). She truly is the queen of our time and she shouldn’t let anything get in her way. KEEP IT UP BEE!

11 Sarah Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 1:43 pm

Boooooooooooooring…

12 Sef86 Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 1:52 pm

She handled that interview like a pro, as always!! Love ya B!!!

13 Dominique Dugas Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 2:09 pm

HI BEYONCE IM TELLING U THIS BECAUSE THATS NOT CALL FOR 2 PUT YOU ON U-TUBE BUT U CAN DANCE GIRL WITH HILLS I DONT KNOW HOW U DO IT BUT KEEP IT UP I WILL ALWAYS BE A BEYONCE FAN LOVE YOU.

14 ana Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 3:53 pm

look i lola isgood with her job so you guys don’t worry about how she looks plus she is african-american just like beyonce, not all black people are beautiful or the best

15 dell Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 4:22 pm

what up i really am your biggest fan your work is like food to my soul

16 Tina Fri, Aug 24, 2007 - 4:25 pm

I thought that girl Lola was Nigerian.  Whatever she is, she looks rough, lol.

17 Culturevital Mon, Aug 27, 2007 - 4:19 pm

Culturevital says, “Dear Beyonce, there’s nothing wrong with falling. We all do. Just keep getting back up and do your thing!” Culturevital loves Beyonce! Visit http://www.freewebs.com/culturevital

18 BONNYEB Tue, Aug 28, 2007 - 5:26 am

SHE’S MA NIDOL…...........SO U REMEMBA CARMEN ELECTRA?
SO BEYONCE WAS 2 SEXY LOL

BEE ! l0V3 Y4

19 gary Tue, Sep 04, 2007 - 8:52 pm

I WANT TO BANG HER

20 tiara Sat, Nov 08, 2008 - 4:26 pm

keep up the good work and you look really happy so thats good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21 ashley Thu, Nov 13, 2008 - 4:40 pm

Beyonc?‘s Lover girl u need to slap urself because beyonce is not the most talented woman in the world gurl so u need to stop

22 charles Mon, Feb 16, 2009 - 10:35 am

i dnt see anything wrong with falling bcoz even those repoters once fel no one is perfect in this living world and i think its about time Beyonce chalenged a repoter in a FIST FIGHT lyk Mary J Blige bcoz they are jelous of her bcoz she is a hardworker & sucesful

23 centeria badger Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - 3:01 pm

We all have our little moments, that was just Beyonce’s moment. The best part about it was she didn’t give up, she got up and still put on a great show. When you’re a professional you can fall one hundred times and still find ways to make that fall look like it happened on purpose.

24 marcia goch Sun, Jan 17, 2010 - 3:17 pm

thats soooooooooooooooooo sad i would hate that it would be embarrassing for the whole world to put that on youtube   she even asked them not to BUT THEY DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  😠 GRUMPY

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