- Mandy Moore recalled how a "strap just popped" on her 2021 Emmys gown when she hugged Sophia Bush.
- Moore said she "ran" backstage during a commercial break and Bush had already warned someone.
- "Thank God for her!" Moore told People.
Mandy Moore was at the 2021 Emmys in September — one of her first major public events since becoming a mom to son August "Gus" Goldsmith in February — when a wardrobe disaster almost ruined the evening.
"I was in this red dress with really thin spaghetti straps," she told People. "Sweet Sophia Bush walked by to go backstage, and I jumped up to hug her, and a strap just popped."
Moore said Bush made emergency surgery on the dress easier for her when she had the chance to fix it.
"The next commercial break, I ran back there, and Sophia had told them, so they had red thread ready to go. Thank God for her!" the "This Is Us" actor recalled, grateful she was able to quickly mend her Carolina Herrera gown.
Moore has been in the spotlight since she was 15 years old, when she rose to fame with her hit song "Candy," so she has become more daring with her fashion choices through the years. In 2019, for example, Moore attended the DUNDAS show during Paris Fashion Week wearing a blue, semi-sheer dress with black underwear visible beneath it.
In 2018, Moore told Variety that starring on "This Is Us" and attending big events affords her the opportunity to wear some "seize the moment" looks.
Moore also wore Herrera at the 2017 Emmys, opting for a black and white tulle gown. "It was a whole lot of dress, but very much felt like the quintessential 'princess' moment," she told Variety of that gown.
It makes sense that she would go back to one of her favorite designers for a night out as a new mom, and thankfully Bush saved her from an embarrassing memory.