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Selma Blair people were surprised when she revealed in the live episode of Dancing with the stars on October 17 that she will get out of the show early due to health concerns as she continued to fight multiple sclerosis. After the show, Selma told reporters, including HollywoodLifethat she “didn’t want to leave” the show.
The actress revealed in the episode that she had an MRI and admitted that her body “has been affected” since the start. DWTS. “It is too much for the safety of my bones. There’s only bone trauma and severe inflammation, between the tears and the tears, so I could have extensive damage, of course, I don’t want to,” she continued.
After the episode, Derek Hough praised Selma for her bravery and called her “the story of Dancing with the stars season 31. I mean, to put it quite simply, and she still is. What she achieved on the show was nothing short of a miracle and just incredibly sensational.” He called her exit “one of the most beautiful of the Dancing with the stars history.”
Wayne Brady admitted that he was caught off guard by Selma’s departure. “It was shocking. Wayne talked about his reaction. “I heard nothing about it going into it, and she lit up this contest. As I said earlier that this is a very humane performance… Selma is truly the light we are all drawn to. We’re all closed now, so it’s a loss. “
Selma is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 after years of symptoms. “I’m disabled. Sometimes I fall. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps,” the actress wrote on Instagram when she announced her diagnosis. “But we are doing it. And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do but I’ll do my best. “
Emma Slaterwho danced with Trevor Donovan, said that Selma was “really a ray of light for everyone. Derek said something very true. The make-up department, the wardrobe department, every part of the show is handled by her. She has this extremely positive energy and she has time for everyone. So seeing her leave at such an early point in the competition is sad, but it’s 100% the right thing to do. She just supersedes all kinds of expectations. She received 40 from the judges, a standing ovation, and she is an absolute goddess. I think she and Sasha together are the perfect team. He did a great job with her, and we are definitely friends for life.”
Joseph Baena notes that Selma has “such a warm heart. It’s sad to see her go and everyone is so emotional to see her go because everyone loves hanging out with her at rehearsals and everywhere around the show.”
Selma was able to dance a final routine at the end of the episode. She impressed with her moving waltz for “What the World Needs Now is Love” by Andra .’s Day. Selma and Sasha is over DWTS run with the first perfect score of the season.
