My beautiful cape was tied too tight': Madonna, 56, explains shocking moment she was dragged backwards down set of steps by her Armani cloak during Brits performance

The 56-year-old stage veteran was dressed in a full-length Armani cape, designed especially for the performance

On the final step, dancers pulled Madonna's cape from behind before she had time to fully untie it

Star was left shocked and stunned after landing on her back and shoulders with a bang 

Dusted herself back off for second ascent up the steps and carried on to complete Living For Love track 

Sang lyrics including 'I'm going to carry on' and 'Watch me stumble' 

Singer Taylor Swift and model Karlie Kloss left open-mouthed at the unfortunate blunder

Madonna took to her social media account to assure concerned fans that she was 'fine' after the show

Madonna ended up putting on a performance that was memorable for all the wrong reasons, when she was pulled off the stage backwards as she closed out Wednesday night's BRIT Awards 2015.

With the final, much-anticipated performance of the night singing Living For Love, Madonna failed to untie her cape in time for her dancers to rip it away as she took to the stage at London's 02 Arena.

The 56-year-old looked shocked - and briefly stopped singing - after she fell down a set of stairs, but picked herself back up and continued to the end.

Turn for the worse: Madonna was pulled off the stage as she performed at the BRIT Awards in London on Wednesday night

Floored: She scrunched her face in anticipation on the rough landing, when she realised that she was not going keep her balance

Explaining the embarrassing gaffe via her Instagram page after coming off stage, the legendary singer laughed off the incident and said her Armani cape was simply tied 'too tight'.

She wrote: 'Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I'm fine! #livingforlove.'

Ironic lines including 'pick me up' and 'I'm gonna carry on' featured in the singer's performance as she battled to the end in her elaborate matador-inspired costume.