A Lady Gaga impersonator said she felt “like a deer in headlights” after the emcee at a charity event falsely introduced her a the real thing, forcing her to just go along with it as the crowd went wild and mobbed the stage.
Tierney Allen is a renowned Gaga impersonator, who performs in the Legends In Concert show at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, alongside Freddie Mercury, Pat Benatar and Elvis tribute acts, amongst others.
Allen recently played a Vegas charity event, where she took to the stage Joanne-era getup and played ‘You And I‘ and ‘Million Reasons‘. It was business as usual until the end of the event, when the emcee told the crowd that she was not an impersonator, but was the real thing.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Allen described the wild situation that ensued, saying:
“What happened is I was booked to perform at a private event for Women of Global Change. We always tell the clients to make sure the guests know I’m not the real thing … I thought, ‘Oh, that’s not good. I immediately started sweating. I must have looked like a deer in the headlights.”
She said that the emcee was likely just caught up in the moment and wanted to give the audience a thrill, but that she did not anticipate the intense reaction, which saw screaming fans mob the stage in an attempt to get selfies with the singer.
She stuck around to help out with a charity auction, assisting in the sale of a framed A Star Is Born poster, autographed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, which was eventually sold for $3000. On leaving, she told event organisers “I really hope I don’t upset Gaga’s people.”
Amongst those fooled were The Strat Casino And Hotel, which sent out a press release touting Gaga’s performance there before withdrawing it a short time later. They later blamed “miscommunication between several parties” for the error.
