During the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in London Tuesday, Swedish supermodel Elsa Hosk almost clotheslined pop singer Ariana Grande onstage with her angel wing.
As the 5-foot-tall Grande was performing her set, the 5′ 9.5″ Victoria’s Secret Angel Hosk swooped in, and clipped the singer with her plush pink wing.
The picture of Grande’s terrified expression has since become somewhat of an internet meme, though the former Sam & Cat star took the incident in stride.
“A Victoria’s Secret angel accidentally smacked me in the face with her wings and it was awesome #goals #bangbangintomyface,” Grande wrote on Twitter.
Grande, 21, described a similar wing-related incident during rehearsals on Instagram:
was so nervous / excited at dress rehearsal i almost walked face first into an Angel's wings and died… http://t.co/doJuJjvvww
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 2, 2014
Hosk, 26, and Grande, directly after the moment of impact:
The best moment from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? http://t.co/qDhTCZi981 pic.twitter.com/w5h8qfRMfc
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 4, 2014
Variations of the ill-fated wing incident:
There there @ArianaGrande the mall Santa freaks me out too. HAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/G0afYZve08
— Jayde Donovan (@jaydedonovan) December 4, 2014
So far my favorite one idk why
#MTVStars Ariana Grande
#BuyLoveMeHarderOniTunes
http://t.co/Wh8Ods8p5T pic.twitter.com/420oKmYESa
— Ariana Grande Voting (@AGVotingSource) December 4, 2014
That time Ariana Grande was counting down the seconds until we could leave the family reunion.
@Kaaaytiii @KennySaari pic.twitter.com/u6x5dUaFmT
— Karli Nelson (@k_kaelynn) December 4, 2014
MY NEW FAVE PHOTO @ArianaGrande pic.twitter.com/NvEnsu3tGc
— (@buteraftkelly) December 4, 2014
Ariana Grande's face at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is like Christmas for the Internet: http://t.co/TL1oPPPd5D pic.twitter.com/lhohF1n8vC
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) December 3, 2014
Grande seems unfazed by the runway snafu, and is excited to return to London.
thanks London loves again, i love u a lot & I'll be back in June. excited to get home n start rehearsing for #jingleball. see y'all so soon.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 3, 2014
Hosk, who once played professional basketball for the Swedish women’s basketball league, began modelling for Victoria’s Secret in 2011. She became the spokesmodel for the VS sister brand PINK in 2012, and was upgraded to an official Angel in 2014.
The annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs December 9 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.