Chethma De Mel, Jadetimes Staff
C. J. De Mel is a Jadetimes news reporter covering Entertainment News
Belinda, the Spanish-Mexican singer, was an accidental witness of the unexpected mishap during L'Oreal Paris's "Walk Your Worth" show at the main events held in the iconic Palais Garnier for Paris Fashion Week. Amidst the catwalk, surrounded by other highly positioned celebrities, Belinda tumbled over, falling to the floor, and managed to recover, showing poise in a manner that wowed onlookers.
At first, Belinda, in a bright red mini dress and high heels, went down the runway with confidence, then took a few steps, lost her balance, and fell. The Brazilian singer and songwriter Anitta, who just walked in front of her on the runway, immediately saw the incident and helped Belinda by adjusting her dress and stocking. Thanks to her, Belinda quickly took control and made the rest of her runway walk amidst loud applause and whistles from the audience.
Belinda herself took the moment in stride humorously; later, she posted a video of the fall on her Instagram with the caption: "It doesn't matter how many times you fall, what is important is how you get up. Thank you." She took it as far as making the incident meme-worthy by calling it "the most iconic moment of my life, although I never imagined it would be like this," she wrote, along with laughing emojis.
Her fellow actress Andie MacDowell congratulated her when she posted this video on Caras Mexico: "You should be so proud. You represent how everyone feels when they fall and have to get up again. You did an amazing job. That's life, just get up again."
Social media users took to the incident and congratulated Belinda for her poise under pressure and Anitta for her quick action to respond. "Queens fix each other's crowns," one user commented, while others called Belinda a "badass" and praised her resiliency-a fan noted, "This is how princesses rise. What a star."
It is in this poise of recovery down the runway as a reminder of resilience added with humor that has made Belinda an even bigger inspiration to her fans.
