JLS singer Aston Merrygold’s backflip backfires onstage

JLS singer Aston Merrygold had a scary onstage incident on Saturday when he attempted a backflip but bungled it and landed dangerously on his back.

The incident was captured on video, and the clip has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. 

After his fall, Merrygold, 35, appeared unscathed and popped back up, and the boy band resumed performing as if nothing had happened.

One fan commented on TikTok, “The way he just got up and continued absolute pro, I’d [have] been sitting there thinking what just happened [could] have been so much worse.”

Still, many observers were freaked out by the risky mistake and were worried the singer wasn’t OK.

Merrygold and his wife, Sarah Louise, tried to ease concerns with an Instagram post saying the singer was healthy.

“A little sore but he’s made of strong stuff,” she wrote alongside a picture of the couple hugging. “That step has a lot to answer for though!”

JLS, a British music group, first skyrocketed to fame on the UK’s “X Factor” in 2008. They split up in 2018 and reunited in 2021. 

The group also includes Oritsé Williams, 36, Marvin Humes, 38, and JB Gill, 36.