Madonna takes a tumble during Brits performance

Madonna will have laughed about falling over during her Brits performance, her former choreographer has said.

The singer was dragged backwards off a podium as a dancer tried to remove her cape at last night's awards, sparking a Twitter frenzy.

Asked how she would have reacted backstage, Carlton Wilborn told Good Morning Britain: "I think she probably would have been laughing about it and just like 'can you believe this has happened?'"

Madonna later revealed that she was "fine" after the incident, telling her Instagram followers that her cape was "too tight" and caused the fall.

Madonna has revealed she is "fine" after falling off a podium during her Brit Awards performance.

"My beautiful cape was tied too tight!" she wrote on Instagram.

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By Cheryl Smith: ITV News

Madonna took a tumble as she took to the stage for her much anticipated Brit Awards performance.

The Queen of Pop strutted onto the stage in a luxurious black cape surrounded by devilish dancers.

But it was when they tried to remove it that Madonna got into trouble.

As they pulled the garment, the artist is dragged backwards before she falls off the stage with a bang.

But the singer managed to recover and carry with her performance of Living For Love.

The fall immediately sparked a frenzied reaction on social media, while celebrities also showed their support for the pop superstar.

The 56-year-old later said she was "fine" in a post on Instagram, telling her three million followers that her cape was "too tight".

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