00:00Rachel Ziegler confronts fan outside of Evita's stage door.
00:03Crowd applauds her.
00:05The actress diffused a stage door situation while coming to the defense of her bodyguard.
00:09Rachel Ziegler had to come to the defense of her bodyguard after a recent incident with a fan in London.
00:15The 24-year-old West Side Story actress is currently starring in a production of Evita at the London Palladium
00:22and has been making time to meet with fans at the stage door after the show wraps for the evening.
00:26While Ziegler has been drawing big crowds since her run began earlier this month,
00:30not all of her fans have been on their best behavior while waiting for the actress to sign their playbills.
00:35Over the weekend, one fan seemed to take issue with Ziegler's bodyguard Danny,
00:40who has been joining her for the majority of her outings in London.
00:44He's been by her side while meeting fans at the stage door and has even been spotted nearby.
00:49As she performs on the theater's outdoor balcony for one scene in the musical,
00:52while it's unclear what exactly led up to the confrontation with the fan,
00:56in video captured outside the stage door,
00:59Ziegler can be seen trying to defuse the situation.
01:02He's just protecting me.
01:03No, no, no, Ziegler said in the video.
01:06He works here and he's helping me, because crowds are very intimidating.
01:10In response, someone in the video can be heard saying that it was too much.
01:15And no need to shove though.
01:16Although the rest of the message was in our...
01:18In the quick exchange, Ziegler continued to attempt to calm the fan down and added,
01:23I know babe, and I love you so much.
01:25But please don't disrespect my Danny, okay?
01:27In a video taken from another angle, the crowd can be heard, cheering, as Ziegler walked away.
01:33Although exactly what went down isn't completely clear,
01:36the rest of the fans seemed pleased that Ziegler handled the situation.
01:39Meanwhile, Ziegler's bodyguard calmly watched on,
01:42and then escorted her to the next group of fans.
01:44The video has now racked up millions of views,
01:47and Danny has gained quite a few new fans in the process.
01:50You can watch the entire interaction below.
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