Usher’s mid-concert antics narrowly avoided a health concern while in London, with the singer attempting to feed cherries to an audience member with an allergy to the fruit.
Fans of Usher and his live shows have undoubtedly found themselves more than aware of his penchant for feeding cherries to his audience in recent years. Beginning as part of his 2022-23 Las Vegas residency concerts, it’s since become a staple of his gigs, and one that frequently goes viral in the process.
“It started with strawberries in Vegas,” he explained on The Jennifer Hudson Show in February. “So, you know, I just figured we try all the fruits until we figured out which one works the best. But cherries were something that I felt was fun and just kind of active. It was a bit erotic.”
During a recent tour stop in London last week, Usher’s cherry-feeding attempts took a slightly comedic turn when an audience member politely turned down the offer of the fruit, seemingly confusing the singer as she appeared to explain that she was in fact allergic to cherries.
In a video of the moment shared on social media, Usher can be seen seemingly confirming this with the audience member before appearing to try once more, only for her to once again mention the allergy as he understands the severity of the situation.
“Oh s–t, you’re allergic to cherries, damn! Anybody got an epipen in this b–h?” he says before apologizing, hugging her and continuing the show. “We almost had an emergency in here.”
Usher’s cherry routine made headlines just a week ago following a viral photo from the 2025 Met Gala that showed the R&B star feeding Sabrina Carpenter a cherry during his performance.
The reaction from Carpenter’s father served as a moment of comic relief when the “Espresso” singer shared an Instagram post that included a screenshot of a text conversation with “Dadda” – as he was listed in her phone – that showed him reacting by simply writing “? Weird.”
To his credit, Usher was quick to step in, taking to the Instagram post to comment “Apologies Mr Carpenter.”
