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Elaine Hendrix Cleared for DWTS Return After Foot Surgery

Rehearsal scores plus viewer votes kept her in the competition.

Overview

  • Hendrix said her ribs "seized up" during Halloween-week rehearsals, leading to a stretcher transport and hospital assessment.
  • In a separate injury, she reported ripping skin on her right foot linked to a pre-existing titanium joint and underwent surgical treatment.
  • She said she is starting pain management, plans to resume limited dancing on Friday, Oct. 31, and aims to be back in the ballroom next week.
  • Judges scored rehearsal footage of her Argentine tango, awarding a total of 32, and the pair avoided elimination.
  • DWTS host Alfonso Ribeiro said doctors indicated she could continue in the competition pending the vote, and she later confirmed she was "okay."