The ‘Bleeding Love’ star had to be rescued after narrowly avoiding serious injury while performing in Sheffield, north England last Friday (28.06.10) when she tumbled down a dark hole after her elevator got stuck.
She said: “We have been having problems with the lift. It had been going fine in rehearsals and then I had a bit of an accident and fell down the lift shaft. It was quite scary.
“I was lucky not to get injured. Fortunately it happened during a blackout on set and didn’t affect the show and none of the audience saw anything. I got a shock and had to be rescued.”
However Leona – who also saw one of her elaborate stage platforms jam at the following night’s show – refused to let the setback affect her performance.
She added: “I had to just get back up and carry on.”
While Leona was lucky to be unhurt on stage, the animal-loving star has previously suffered facial injuries after being headbutted by her horse.
A source said at the time: "Leona has been riding since she was a child and has never had a fear of horses. So she was really shaken up when the horse turned on her. Something startled the horse and it flicked its head back and smacked Leona full in the face.
"She was knocked flying by the force of it. Thankfully, she didn't need any surgery but was told to stay at home and rest just in case she passed out with concussion."
