Imelda May: ‘I sat next to Leonardo DiCaprio at the Floyd Mayweather fight – he thought I was a mental woman’

The Irish singer said she was screaming ‘like mad’ during the match this weekend 
Enthusiastic: Imelda May performing at the Mayweather vs McGregor
Jennifer Ruby29 August 2017
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Imelda May gave Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio a shock during the Mayweather v McGregor fight thanks to her ‘mad’ screaming.

The Irish singer found herself sitting next to the Oscar-winner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas during Saturday night’s match and couldn’t quite control herself.

"Leonardo DiCaprio was beside me and I think he thought I was just some mental woman,” she said.

“I was really going for it. I was screaming, I was shouting, I was calling Mayweather every name under the sun.”

A-list guest: Leonardo DiCaprio was one of many VIPS at the match
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She added: “I was screaming like a mad woman I was.”

May was drafted in just 24 hours before the fight to sing the Amhrann na bhFiann, the Irish national anthem, ahead of the match.

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The singer-songwriter performed in front of a global audience of 50 million after being asked by fellow Dubliner Conor McGregor to step in.

“I was thrilled to be asked by Conor McGregor to sing our national anthem Amhran na bhFiann,” she said.

“It was such an honour for me to open for him and represent our country with him at such a huge international sporting event. I cannot tell you how emotional I felt while singing. Conor did us proud and I hope I did too.”

May spent the entire flight rehearsing the song as she didn’t want to “get it wrong”, singing for “eleven hours straight”.

The singer is gearing up for the release of her new single, Leave Me Lonely, which is set for release on October 6.

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