Overview
- Co-host Alfonso Ribeiro announced on air that Hendrix was hospitalized for evaluation after a rehearsal incident and would not appear on the Week 7 broadcast.
- Hendrix said in a hospital video that her ribs seized up after being injured during last week’s ‘Defying Gravity’ routine and that doctors expect one or two days of rest.
- Under DWTS rules, judges scored her last full rehearsal, awarding Hendrix and partner Alan Bersten a 32 out of 40 for their planned tango to “Bad to the Bone.”
- Ribeiro said she was cleared to remain in the competition, with her continuation dependent on the night’s elimination and viewer votes.
- Bersten described the moment Hendrix froze, unable to move or breathe, and said she is determined to return next week; coverage noted her longstanding foot injury with a titanium joint.