Singer Lorde Jokes At MD Concert That She's 'Radioactive' After Swimming In Potomac

COLUMBIA, MD — Singer Lorde took a quick dip in the Potomac River in August while in Washington, D.C., and took time this weekend to address the Twitter storm her mention of it created.

She performed in Maryland Saturday at the All Things Go Festival at Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion.

According to one Twitter user, the "Royals" singer from New Zealand said she felt "radioactive" after her swim.

"Lorde just brought up her swim in the Potomac at her performance at All Things Go and said she feels radioactive now," said another Twitter user.

In August while performing in Washington, D.C., Lourdes said she enjoys swimming in natural water near where she's performing.

"I had a lovely swim in the Potomac. We were on the Maryland side, which is much cleaner, right? But I said it in my show and I heard this, like, rumble of chatter," Lorde said in concert Saturday, WJLA reported. "And I was like, what did I say? And then I trended on Twitter. But it's kind of cool, you know, I feel like I'm a radioactive creature now. Nothing can kill me."

Currently, the Potomac is "on the mend, but not in the clear" according to the B- grade it received by the Potomac Conservancy. According to WJLA, it's illegal to swim in the Potomac River on the Washington, D.C., side but legal in Maryland.