Mariah Carey suffers dress '"pop'"

Mariah Carey's dress "popped" open during an interview today.

The pop diva was talking to Good Morning America's Lara Spencer on stage in New York City's Central Park when the unfortunate mishap occurred.

Mariah had been complaining about getting up early for the gig when she noticed her wardrobe malfunction.

"Oh shoot, the back of my dress just popped!" she lamented on live TV.

The star turned around to show the shimmering pink Versace number had split open at the back.

Mariah jokingly berated the designer as she held the gown up at the front.

"I love you, Donatella, but it popped, darling," she laughed.

"What should we call this? The Central Park saga? I daresay this is a TV moment."

The 43-year-old brushed off her high-maintenance reputation by keeping calm as handlers rushed on to fix the dress.

She even quipped about keeping her assets covered: "Ok, I'll just hold them up the whole time."

The show cut to a commercial break and Mariah kept the dress on for the next section.

After the second set of adverts she changed into a hot pink outfit to sing hit #Beautiful with Miguel.

The star revealed her secret when told she looked gorgeous.

"I've been working out. I've been trying to do the best I can to stay in shape. And these stress-fests, they help. But I need to catch my breath! Please talk," she smiled.