In 2015, Anderson Cooper attended Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour in Brooklyn. However, he got a little more than he bargained for when Madge pulled him up onto the stage, spanked, humped, and gave him a banana while performing “Unapologetic Bitch.”
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In a new episode of Kelly Ripa’s Podcast, Let’s Talk Off Camera, Cooper talked about how he felt joining Madonna on stage. For the journalist, the moment was memorable, but mortifying.
“Do you remember the time that you were plucked out onto the stage in Brooklyn,” Ripa asked Cooper, to which he replied, “Oh, God…
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“I loved the whole idea of it, I loved the experience, [but] I don’t love the video of it,” Cooper added. “I was terrible. I danced terribly. It was mortifying.”
Cooper went on to talk about Madonna’s incomparable stage presence and his, self-professed, lack thereof.
“And also, it makes you realize – we all watch people performing,” Cooper continued. “They make it look like it’s just so natural and normal. Even the way they are dancing, running, and walking down the stage. I’m like, ‘What do I skip?'”
Judging by the clip below, it’s safe to say that Cooper was not quite as comfortable on stage as the pop icon was.
“She hands me a banana and, right before that, she bends me over and humps me – which I didn’t expect at all,” Cooper continued. “Still to this day, I don’t know how that happened.”
Revisit Cooper’s star turn at the Rebel Heart Tour, below.
Fans have the opportunity to see Madonna in all her unapologetic glory at her current Celebration Tour. Madge previously had to reschedule a slew of North American dates due to a health scare. The cancelled dates have now been pushed to December.
The new North American leg will kick off on December 13 at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn (the same venue that Cooper was brought on stage in). The UK and European legs of the tour will kick off on October 14.
Find her full tour dates, HERE.
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