All of us have had an embarrassing moment or two in our lives, and we've all had an anxious nightmare or two in which we inadvertently humiliate ourselves.
But at least, for most of us, those things don't actually come true, and when they do, they don't do so onstage in front of tens of thousands of people, including our first celebrity crush.
That's the kind of thing only our most anxiety-ridden fantasies can conjure. But for singer Harry Styles it is now the harsh reality, because the superstar recently split his pants onstage before some 17,000 people, one of whom was Jennifer Aniston.
Kind of makes all those nervous nightmares about showing up to work with no pants on pale in comparison, no? See Harry's harrowing (heh) moment below.
\u201chonestly ripping his pants when his crotch is like 10 ft from ppl\u2019s faces is one of the most harry styles things to ever happen to him \u201d— viv\u1d34 \ud83c\udf71\ud83c\udf73\ud83c\udf53\ud83c\udf6f (@viv\u1d34 \ud83c\udf71\ud83c\udf73\ud83c\udf53\ud83c\udf6f) 1674802522
To make matters worse, Styles didn't just rip his pants—he ripped the crotch of his pants, which just adds insult to injury. Though his fans surely enjoyed the, shall we say, bonus content they got at the show.
The moment happened during a recent stop on his Love On Tour outing in Los Angeles at Inglewood's Forum while he was singing his hit "Music For a Sushi Restaurant."
At a pivotal moment in the tune, Styles crouched down to the ground and the crotch of his leather pants split right down the middle.
Sitting no doubt only a few rows away, being a celebrity and all, was Aniston, who Styles revealed during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres was his very first celebrity crush back in the day.
Harry Styles RIPS His Pants Mid-Concert in Front of First Celeb Crush Jennifer Anistonyoutu.be
And Aniston wasn't the only big name there to witness Styles' embarrassing moment—DeGeneres herself was there too, as were Kylie Jenner and Trevor Noah.
Of course, the mishap only made Styles' legion of fans love him all the more.
\u201c@ddipyouinhoney Guess leather pants aren't all that durable \ud83e\udd23\u201d— viv\u1d34 \ud83c\udf71\ud83c\udf73\ud83c\udf53\ud83c\udf6f (@viv\u1d34 \ud83c\udf71\ud83c\udf73\ud83c\udf53\ud83c\udf6f) 1674802522
\u201charry styles ripped pants i oop jumpscare\u201d— clarao archive @hesplsing (@clarao archive @hesplsing) 1674845573
\u201cHarry Styles coming home from his first concert of 2023 after he ripped his pants in front of Jennifer Aniston \n\n#LoveOnTourLA \n\n\u201d— T (@T) 1674827245
\u201cthe literal shock in Harry styles face when he ripped his pants on stage \ud83d\ude2d\u201d— ari (@ari) 1674868939
\u201charry lambert when harry styles came backstage with YET ANOTHER ripped pair of pants\u201d— daisy chambers \ud83c\udf52 (@daisy chambers \ud83c\udf52) 1674817607
\u201charry styles after ripping his pants in front of jennifer aniston\u201d— nic (@nic) 1674801583
\u201cSorry, can\u2019t talk. I\u2019m too busy watching TikToks of Harry Styles ripping his pants during a concert from every single vantage point.\u201d— Alex Goldschmidt (parody) (@Alex Goldschmidt (parody)) 1674841799
\u201cthe people in pit last night when harry styles ripped his pants\u201d— beth | 11 (@beth | 11) 1674825243
\u201cMy favorite part of the Harry Styles concert tonight was watching him rip his pants down his crotch and use a \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 to cover up \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Bad Bitch January (@Bad Bitch January) 1674807484
Styles of course handled the situation with aplomb, wrapping himself in a Pride flag and carrying on with the show. As embarrassing moments go, it certainly could've been worse, right?
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