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.

Usher’s fans who attend his live performances are well-aware of his habit of tossing cherries to the crowd, which emerged during his 2022-23 residency shows in Las Vegas. This act has turned into a regular feature of his concerts and often becomes an internet sensation.

“He began with strawberries in Las Vegas,” he clarified.

The Jennifer Hudson Show

In February. “Well, you see, my idea was simply to test every fruit to determine which one worked the best. Cherries stood out for me as being both playful and energetic. There was also an element of sensuality to them.”

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

At the moment captured on social media, Usher appears to confirm this with the fan before attempting again. However, she mentions her allergy once more, and he acknowledges the seriousness of her condition.

“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 displayed the R&B artist offering Sabrina Carpenter a cherry during his show.

The reaction from Carpenter’s father served as a moment of comic relief when the “Espresso” singer shared an

Instagram post

included an image of a text exchange with “Dadda” — how he appeared in her contacts — where his response was merely “? Strange.”

To his credit, Usher was quick to step in, taking to the Instagram post to

comment

“Apologies Mr Carpenter.”