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Pop star Paula Abdul recently headed out on the road for her first concert tour, titled “Straight Up Paula,” in years.
Unfortunately, the 56-year-old dancer and singer accidentally fell off the stage on Saturday night while performing her song “The Promise of a New Day” in Biloxi, Mississippi.
“She did not seem hurt at the time of the fall and still finished like a champ,” the fan who posted the video tells PEOPLE. “She stated she was a dancer, and falls and drops she has gotten used to over the years.”
Watch below.
Paula tweeted to her fans that she is fine and is looking forward to many more concert dates ahead.
— Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) October 22, 2018
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| Paula Abdul on The Late Late Show |
Paula Abdul dropped by The Late Late Show with James Corden this week to promote her upcoming Straight Up Paula! tour – her first in more than 25 years.
And along the way, she delivered a smoking hot performance of her classic hit, “Straight Up,” with stunning choreography.
The former American Idol judge also shared her not-so-smooth journey to become an L.A. Lakers cheerleader at the age of 18 before beginning her award-winning music career.
As Miss Paula tells it, at the beginning of the tryouts, she was called forward with a group of ladies (before dancing a step) and was told “We’re thinning the herd – you’re the first cut.”
But it seems she anticipated a few obstacles at the try-outs, so she had planned ahead and brought a whole bag of clothes with her.
Abdul headed for the ladies room – not to cry, but to change her outfit. She went back into the auditions, changed her name and made to the dancing round.
And got cut again.
Back to the ladies room and another costume change. This time she listed herself as “P.J. Apple.”
It was 5-6-7-8 dance, and the future Grammy/Emmy Award winner made the squad.
Within a year, she would become the head choreographer for the team.
And then, of course, she was famously discovered by The Jacksons; she became one of the premier music video choreographers at the height of music video popularity; signed her own recording deal with Virgin Records, and the rest is history.
Her debut album, Forever Your Girl, sold 7 million copies and yielded 4 ‘straight up’ number one singles.
Glad to see Abdul is back. Its clear she’s still hitting it like a champ. There are younger artists out there who wish they could dance this well.
Watch her knock “Straight Up” right out of the park in the video below.
You can find info about her tour here.
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| James Corden & Paula Abdul recreate “Opposites Attract” |
Another great segment from James Corden on The Late Late Show as he joins guest Paula Abdul in recreating her mega-hit video “Opposites Attract.”
How they come up with these ideas and implement them in short time frames is amazing to me.
Fun segment.
Sources tell E! News that Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones aren’t the only ones not coming back to X Factor next season.
Believe it or not, Fox has informed Simon Cowell’s longtime friend Paula Abdul she won’t be needed for the series’ next installment.
MORE: More X Factor Drama: Nicole Scherzinger Also Not Coming Back!
“She found out today,” says a show source. “At this point, the only ones staying are Simon and L.A. Reid.”
Another source confirms to E! News that both Paula and Nicole were not renewed, “Simon wants to take the show in a different direction,” says the insider.