Colombian singer Shakira was dressed as a mermaid and lying on a surface for her new music video. She was lip-synching when suddenly she felt something odd: a rat next to her head.

She screamed and freaked out as the rat continued to move around the area where she was lying.

The Waka Waka singer shared the hilarious but shocking video on Instagram with a shrugging emoji. She was filming the music video for her new song Copa Vacia.

“Things that happen even to mermaids” is the Google translation of the 46-year-old social media post.

In another post, the Whenever Wherever singer shared a composed clip from the music video of her swimming around (as a mermaid) and being carried across the beach by co-star Colombian singer Manuel Turizo.

The complete music video shows that rat was apparently part of the video, but his movement towards the singer was not part of the script.