How I Ended Up as Shakira's Backup Dancer on Her World Tour | Capital

How are you? Wow, so good to see you. That was such an incredible show. I hope you can make it. I would absolutely love that. Bring the whole gang and you guys, maybe you can walk with me. You know, there's a part in the show that's called Walk with the She-Wolf. Maybe you can walk with me to the stage. That would be my dream come true. Genuinely. Really? Yeah. Oh my god, that'd be so exciting. We need to make this happen. It's really not every day that you get invited to Madrid by one of the world's most famous pop stars, but that is what has happened. I'm here. I can see the specially built stadium that she has made. There's a huge sign that says Shakira on it. I've been joking today that this could all just be an elaborate hoax, that this is some big prank on me because, you know, it's not every day that Shakira invites you to Madrid to come and walk her on stage. And we've just got backstage and currently we're not being allowed in. So maybe it was just a big joke. We're in. Don't worry about it. We're in. Of course it wasn't a practical joke. It's all sorted. I'm so excited. We're going to go underneath the stage and have like a full backstage tour. The wigs. I love the... I need to get a wig. We're going in. Come on. This is a lot to take on board. It's quite overwhelming. I've been saying that she's built a stadium. It's not a stadium. This is a whole village. There's a fairground over there. There are other stages over there. This is the main arena area. It's been raining a little bit on and off all day, but the rain has cleared. It's sunny and everyone is so ready for a good time, including me. I'm going in to the underworld. It's not backstage. It's understage. This is so cool. I mean, this is literally where the magic happens. Does Shakira walk through here? At the end of the evening, yes. Oh my word. We're literally underneath the stage. This is where Shakira walks up to stage. On these steps, I'm not going to actually go up because there's quite a few people out there and I think they'd be quite disappointed to see me and not Shakira, but pretty cool. This is like a little dressing room under the stage just to where the dancers get ready. That is quite the outfit. I was actually going to wear something very similar, so I'm glad that I didn't because that would have just been awkward. This is where she has her final little look in the mirror, the final checks, and then she turns around and she walks this way and there's a lift that pops up onto the stage. So up these little steps, onto the lift, and then she's up like that and the crowd goes wild. I really feel like I've sort of been allowed into the inner circle by being allowed to see that. It's almost like seeing how a magic trick gets done. That was so cool. So interesting. Come on, let's go. Y2K Shakira or 2026 Shakira? 2026! I prefer old Shakira than the new one, but the new one is also okay. Y2K. Why? I'm old, I guess. A collab with Rihanna or a collab with Beyoncé? Beyoncé! Beyoncé, Beyoncé, Beyoncé! With Beyoncé. Beyoncé! Beyoncé, straight away. I mean, it's probably easiest to get Beyoncé because Rihanna has been off musical.ly. Hibs Alive again, but for the first time ever. Okay. Or a brand new Shakira album? Hibs Alive. Brand new album. To see what's new. Heartbreak Shakira or Dancing Shakira? Dancing Shakira. Heartbreak. Heartbreak Shakira. Oh, you want to feel the emotions. Waka Waka or Dai Dai? Waka Waka. I've just bumped into some dancers. Girls, introduce yourselves. Hi, my name is Doreena Littleton. Hi, my name is Marissa Niola. And I'm Halle Henry. I'm so excited for tonight. What can I expect, firstly? A whole lot of fun. Yes. A whole lot of magic. A whole lot of dancing. Yes. This is huge. Shakira has asked me to walk her to the stage. Nice. Yeah. Okay. Big deal. Have you got any tips for me? Any advice? What kind of energy should I be channeling? Oh, supermodel energy, dad. Okay, right. I'm like, you're already giving that. Yes, I'm just locked in. Yes. You're giving the bone structure and the eyes, come on. You already got that. So it's just a strut. I'm strutting. GQ, Calvin Klein, very fashion forward. Yes. I love that. Okay, I feel ready. You're ready. I feel ready. Yes, and then when the glasses come on, you'll really be like completely in the block. Am I going to transform into a new person? Yes, definitely. A million percent. I can't wait. What is this new Ginny going to be like? Oh, she's fiercer than you are now. One, two, three. Awoooooo. I've been given the silver poncho. It's been handed over. So I'm just unwrapping it. And then I guess it just goes over my head. It's like a big packet of crisps. Here we go. What do we think? Oh, wow. I'm so ready. I'm about to do it. I'll see you on the other side, I guess. Wish me luck. So good to see you. Thank you so much for inviting me. I can't believe you made it. I've had the best night of my life. Really? So when we chatted on Zoom. You know, I saw you from stage. Did you? Yes, I did. What was I doing? You were like... In the moment. Oh my God, I love you so much. That was such an incredible show. Thank you so much. When you invited me, Shakira, I was like, that's never going to happen. This is an empty promise. You didn't believe me. I'm not going to be in Madrid. And then here I am walking you to stage, which is one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life. Oh my word. And then you just went. It was amazing. And we had Dua Lipa today. And Dua Lipa was here. Yeah, that was incredible. Amazing show. Honestly, thank you so much for inviting me. I've had the best time ever. We've got a few more concerts coming. So we're going to stay here, I think, until the 11th, maybe 12th. We'll see. Yeah. I've got one question. If you could only perform one song, Shakira, and I know it's hard because you've got so many amazing tunes. If you could pick one from your discography, what would it be? Well, maybe right now, because of the moment I'm in, Session 53, I think it's so representative. So many women out there. Yeah, it was very anthemic when this song came out. So it's really meaningful. But it's a really hard answer. I know, it's not easy because you've got so many great songs. So it's really hard to pick one song. Well, thank you so much for having me. I've loved it. Honestly, I've loved it so much. And you can come back any time. OK? OK, tomorrow, I'll be here. Bye. That was such a fun night, on my word. Shakira, incredible. And I got to chat to her after the show. She said she saw me dancing from the side of the stage. And she said I looked handsome. That's on her. Best night ever. Loved it. I need to go home and just digest this.