- CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS?
AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT MALFUNCTION?
- YEAH. - AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF SPECULATION OF WHAT IT WAS.
BUT THERE WAS A QUICK CHANGEOVER, RIGHT?
- YEAH, YEAH. - WHAT HAPPENED?
- WELL, I HAD, I THINK-- I DON'T KNOW,
ABOUT 40 OR 50 SECONDS TO CHANGE FROM THE "ANACONDA" OUTFIT
INTO THE "BANG BANG" OUTFIT.
AND I WANTED TO-- I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I SHOULD'VE-- ORIGINALLY,
I WAS GONNA JUST HAVE A SKIRT
THAT JUST WRAPPED AROUND THE GREEN,
BUT THEN WHEN I REALIZED THAT JESSIE AND ARIANA
WERE WEARING BLACK AND WHITE, I DIDN'T WANT TO RUIN THE SHOT
WITH ME WEARING A GREEN BRA
AND THEM WEARING BLACK AND WHITE.
SO I WAS LIKE, "I HAVE TO PUT ON A BLACK DRESS REALLY QUICKLY."
AND SURE ENOUGH, WE DIDN'T HAVE, LIKE,
A REAL QUICK CHANGE RIGHT THERE,
SO IT WAS LITERALLY MY WHOLE TEAM
JUST STANDING THERE HOLDING CURTAINS AROUND ME.
AND IT WAS PITCH BLACK. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
AND RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO WALK OUT,
THEY WENT TO ZIP IT UP AND...
[whispering] NOTHING.
AND RIGHT THERE, I THOUGHT I DIED.
LIKE, I--LIKE, IT WAS--
SO YOU HAD TO WALK OUT
HOLDING THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER.
- [laughs]
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY UNDERWEAR ON.
LIKE, NO UNDERWEAR, NO BRA.
BECAUSE I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF
THE "ANACONDA" OUTFIT.
SO I WAS BUTT-ASS NAKED.
[laughter]
[laughs] LIKE, IT WAS A--
I DON'T KNOW.
- NO, BUT KNOWING THAT, AND SEEING
HOW CALM AND COLLECTED YOU WERE
WALKING, HOLDING YOUR OUTFIT TOGETHER
WITH NOTHING ON UNDERNEATH IT AND SINGING
IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE?
- YEAH. - PRETTY CALM, YOU KNOW.
I THINK YOU HANDLED IT REALLY, REALLY WELL.
- THANK YOU.
- I GOT YOU SOMETHING IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.
[cheers and applause]
[laughter]
IT'S A SAFETY PIN.
- [laughs] - ALL RIGHT?
SO YOU CAN JUST--
- TO SAFETY PIN MY BIG DRESS?
- YEAH, YOU PUT IT TOGETHER, AND YOU JUST SAFETY PIN IT.
- ELLEN, WHY WOULD YOU GET ME THIS?
[laughter]
- 'CAUSE I HAD IT, AND SO I GAVE IT TO YOU.
THAT'S WHY.
- THANK YOU, EL.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.