EXCLUSIVE: Peter Andre opens up in his exclusive Ok! column about the on-air experience he’d rather forget, saying goodbye to a legend and why becoming a dad later in life is a personal choice

The 90s pop icon recalls a moment onstage he’d rather forget(Image: Getty Images)

Peter Andre has opened up in his exclusive column with OK! this week about what he calls one of the ‘most embarrassing moments of his life’, as he gives his take on Lady Gaga’s recent tumble during a recent gig in the U.S.

The Abracadabra hitmaker was kicking off the Mayhem Ball at T-Mobile Arena on July 16 in Las Vegas, Navada – and was seen losing her balance and falling over, as she approached the barricade to interact with fans, during a rendition of her song Vanish Into You.

Gaga took a tumble as she approached fans during a Vegas gig(Image: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)

In videos posted online, the star could be seen slipping as she walked past a cameraman, who nearly lost his footing too, just before she rather ironically sang the lyrics, “Into the night … we fall,” and then hit the ground, landing on her backstage – before getting up like a pro and continuing her walk by the brricade.

Peter, who is famed for his 90s hit Mysterious Girl and currently working on a new album, said of the incident: “I saw Lady Gaga ’s awkward faceplant at a gig. It’s awful when that happens. But I doubt she’ll be having sleepless nights over it – these things happen during live shows.”

He added, referring to the moment Queen of Pop Madonna took a stumble down some steps during the 2015 Brit Awards while performing Living for Love before confessing he’s felt the heat of similar embarrassment: “Look at the Madonna incident, for example. Admittedly, on a smaller scale, it happened to me once on the T4 stage. Walking down steps, I tripped and fell. It was so embarrassing – and it was on TV. But people forget… until you remind them about it, which I just did.”

Madonna suffered an epic fall at the BRITs in 2015(Image: Redferns via Getty Images)

During an episode of Sky’s Extraordinary Life Stories in 2023, , Peter opened up on the memorable slip-up while performing live on stage, recalling the cringeworthy moment at the T4 on The Beach festival in 2009 to host, John Reynolds.

The dad-of-four said: “I appeared on the episode to discuss lots of topics, including my childhood, career highlights and family life. We also discussed the funny moments in my career, including my unfortunate trip off the stage at T4 On The Beach, among other things.”

The mishap occurred while Peter was performing his then-new song Behind Closed Doors. He lost his footing while singing to the capacity crowd and ended up falling completely off the stage, losing his glasses in the process. However, like a pro, he carried on and didn’t let the fact his glasses slid off his face stop him from finishing his song.