Taylor Momsen Hopes for ‘Superpowers’ After Poisonous Spider Bite Sends Her to Hospital
If there’s one person on Earth who should probably invest in a full-body suit of armor before stepping on tour, it’s Taylor Momsen.
The Pretty Reckless frontwoman — yes, the same Taylor Momsen who played Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl — is once again battling a creature-related injury on the road with AC/DC, and honestly, you can’t make this stuff up.
Taylor Momsen Was Bitten by a ‘Massive Spider’
Momsen, 32, was bitten by a venomous spider while traveling with AC/DC for their Power Up tour in Mexico.
The bite happened on her lower right leg before the band’s April 7, 2026 performance at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City. And because Momsen is nothing if not a showstopper, she still performed that night.
She broke the news in an April 8 Instagram post with the kind of energy only she could deliver.
“So it wouldn’t be an AC/DC tour if I didn’t get bit…this time a massive spider decided to take a chunk out of me and its venom did a number on my system, she wrote in the caption.
“So had to have the wonderful doctors in Mexico come and deliver quite the shot before the show last night…add it to the list! Spider woman? Batgirl?” she joked.
In a video accompanying the post, she quipped: “When do my superpowers kick in? That’s what I want to know.”
Taylor Momsen’s Bite Sends Her to Hospital
What began as a spider bite quickly spiraled into a hospital stay for Momsen. She first shared an update on April 14, revealing a rash that had spread up her calf.
“Hospital today, show tomorrow, poisonous spiders are NO BUENO but the show must go on, see you tomorrow Mexico City!” she wrote.
By the following day, her condition appeared to worsen. On April 15, Momsen posted again, showing herself being transported through a hospital hallway in a bed.
“Or I just spend the night in the hospital…thank you to the amazing doctors who, well, they know,” she wrote.
Even with the setback, her band was still expected to take the stage in Mexico City that night.
Taylor Momsen Has a History of Animal Bites on Tour
If this sounds familiar, it should. Almost exactly two years earlier, Momsen was bitten by a bat mid-concert.
The incident went down on May 29, 2024, at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, while she was performing “Witches Burn” — a detail that practically writes its own punchline.
The bat landed right on her leg, and her live reaction was instantly iconic.
“There’s a f–king flying bat on my leg right now,” she said into the mic, per E! News. “Can someone help me please?”
She then joked that she “must really be a witch” before adding: “It’s alright. And the bat’s fine. He’s gonna be my new friend,” per E! News.
The bat did, in fact, bite her, and Momsen later revealed in a since-deleted Instagram post that she needed two weeks of rabies shots. Hospital staff even nicknamed her “Batgirl” after seeing the incident on the local news.
“Thanks to all the staff at the hospital who dubbed me #batgirl after seeing it on the local news that morning,” she continued. “That’s one for the books!!!!”
AC/DC even threw her a bat-themed birthday party after the incident, according to VICE.
The tour is scheduled to take a break after the April 15 show and will resume in North America in July through September.
At this rate, Momsen might want to start workshopping superhero origin stories. Batgirl? Spider-Woman? Whatever her next form is, she’s clearly indestructible — and endlessly entertaining about it.
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