Overview
- Co-host Alfonso Ribeiro said Hendrix was taken to a hospital after her rib area seized during a show-day rehearsal, leaving her unable to move or breathe.
- DWTS applied its contingency rule to air the couple’s last full rehearsal, which judges scored 32 out of 40 with guest judge Cheryl Burke on the panel.
- From her hospital bed, Hendrix told fans she injured her ribs during last week’s ‘Defying Gravity’ routine and asked viewers to vote to keep her in the competition.
- Producers said she could remain if she survived the vote, and results saved her from elimination as another contestant, Jen Affleck, was sent home.
- Partner Alan Bersten said doctors cleared her to continue after short rest, describing a rib-related issue likely requiring pain control and lighter choreography to avoid reinjury.