Oscar-winning Marvel actor Brie Larson tried the viral trend that left a woman with a broken spine.
The 35-year-old Hollywood star attempted the bizarre ‘Nicki Minaj’ balancing challenge.
The new trend sees people attempt to recreate a scene from one of the Trinidadian rapper’s iconic music videos.
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In the song, High School, featuring Lil Wayne, Minaj poses next to a swimming pool with one leg resting on top of the other while carefully balancing in high heels.
Now online users – and even Captain Marvel herself – have been recreating the pose in a number of creative ways.
In a video shared on social media, Larson can be seen balancing on two tins of food while flicking through her new cookbook.
The 35-year-old actress, from Sacramento, California, has recently released Party People: A Cookbook for Creative Celebrations.
But the trend could have ended in tears.
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Young mum and aspiring influencer, Mariana Barutkina, ended up breaking her spine while joining in on the hype.
The 32-year-old perched on top of a tub of baby formula that was placed on a saucepan in the middle of a kitchen island.
Mariana used her friend to support her, but after letting go, she took a shocking tumble backwards.
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The horrific fall resulted in the mother being rushed to the hospital with a broken spine, as reported by What’s The Jam.
Mariana, who currently has 1,350 Instagram followers, said: “I decided to start a blog.
“The first content shoot, and here I am leaving the doctors with a diagnosis of a Th9 compression bending uncomplicated fracture.
“Irony? Karma? Or just life, which always tests our strength at the most unexpected moment?”
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