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.