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Jennifer Lopez: A cricket climbed onto her neck during a concert in Kazakhstan – She’s being praised for her reaction

The 56-year-old singer stayed calm during the incident, brushing off the cricket and smiling as she told the audience, "It was tickling me"

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The moment went viral when a cricket first climbed onto Jennifer Lopez’s dress and then onto her neck while she was performing at a concert in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

In a video recorded by concertgoers, the insect can be seen initially climbing onto the 56-year-old singer’s dress before making its way up to her neck.

However, she handled the situation calmly, brushing off the cricket and smiling as she told the audience, “It was tickling me.”

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Jennifer Lopez handles a cricket climbing up her neck at concert. pic.twitter.com/V7c1OvJbsP

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Comments about Lopez’s reaction were full of praise. “She didn’t even blink. That’s what a true professional is,” “She handled it so well. I would have completely lost it,” wrote commenters, with one adding, “What a lucky insect.”

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