Dua Lipa Jokes Harry Houdini's Penchant for Getting Punched Must've Been His 'Kink'

Mar. 15, 2025

Despite releasing a new single called “Houdini,“Dua Lipawasn’t sure how the actual Harry Houdini died.

While appearing on Wednesday’s episode ofLate Night with Seth Meyersfor a “Day Drinking” segment with the show’s host, the pop star was informed Houdini reportedly died after getting punched in the stomach — as he apparently believed physical strikes had no effect on him.

“We’re going to do, in honor of Houdini, whose spirit Dua has stolen without his permission,” joked Meyers, 49, introducing their next round of drinks before asking the Grammy winner, 28, “Do you know how he died?”

Dua Lipa.Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty

Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty

Unaware of the reason behind Houdini’s death at age 52 in 1926, Lipa responded, “How?”

“He got, like, punched,” said Meyers. “His whole thing was, ‘You can put me in a safe, throw me in the water, I’ll get out.’ But he also had this weird thing where he was like, ‘You can also punch me as hard as you want, and I’m fine.'”

“That has to be a kink,” said Lipa with a laugh. “It’s a kink, for sure.”

Dua Lipa and Seth Meyers.

Elsewhere in theLate Nightsegment, Meyers and Lipa crafted a beverage called the “Hou-tini” — which contained vodka, tequila, white rum, blue curaçao and lemon. “Everybody’s got this at home. Don’t feel weird if you’re at a house party. Feel free to order the ‘Hou-tini,'” joked the talk show host.

Released last month, Lipa’s single “Houdini” is an upbeat pop song featuring lyrics comparing exiting a relationship to Houdini’s famous disappearing tricks. “I come and I go / Tell me all the ways you need me / I’m not here for long / Catch me or I go Houdini,” she sings on the track.

Dua Lipa in Los Angeles in November 2023.Monica Schipper/Variety via Getty

Monica Schipper/Variety via Getty

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“You’re discovering yourself, you’re figuring out what you like, what you don’t like, what you deserve, what serves you and doesn’t in certain instances,” said Lipa of how her past single status influenced the song, as well as “learning to read red flags and just being like, ‘OK, this actually isn’t for me,’ and then choosing when to stay and when to ‘Houdini,’ essentially, in all those situations.”

source: people.com