US EditionElaine Hendrix Hospitalized During Dancing With the Stars Rehearsal, Missing Halloween Episode
Elaine Hendrix sustained a rib injury during rehearsal causing pain and breathing difficulty but was medically cleared to stay in the competition, scoring 32/40 in judges' votes.
- On Oct. 28, Actress Elaine Hendrix was hospitalized during rehearsal, forcing her and Alan Bersten to miss Dancing With the Stars' Halloween Night episode.
- Elaine Hendrix described how 'I injured my ribs during 'Defying Gravity,' and today they just seized up and I couldn't move,' she said in a video posted to her Instagram.
- Per the show's rules, the taped dress rehearsal was judged by judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough and guest Cheryl Burke, who all awarded the duo 8s for a 32 out of 40 score while home viewers voted.
- Doctors cleared Hendrix to stay in the competition, conditional on elimination results, while co-host Alfonso Ribeiro and Alan Bersten urged viewers at home to vote so the pair could advance.
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Elaine Hendrix Reveals When She Will Return to 'DWTS' Rehearsal Amid Injury
Elaine Hendrix is giving an update on when she’ll return to Dancing With the Stars rehearsal. Hendrix, 54, announced via Instagram on Wednesday, October 29, that she’s recovering from the injury that sent her to the hospital earlier this month, and shared her and partner Alan Bersten’s plans before the next live show. “Hi, everyone! Doing a check-in to let you know that I’m doing OK,” Hendrix said in a video message, with Bersten, 31, by her si…
'Dancing With the Stars' Contestant Suffers Injury, Left Hospitalized Ahead of Halloween Night
One Dancing with the Stars contestant was hospitalized after a rehearsal injury ahead of the Halloween episode. “Now, as you’ve probably noticed, Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten are not here,” said the DWTS co-host Alfonso Riberiro during Tuesday’s live broadcast on ABC. “She suffered an injury in rehearsal this morning. Right now, she’s at the […]
Elaine Hendrix Misses 'Dancing with the Stars' Halloween Performance After Suffering Injury, Shares Video from Hospital Bed
The actress suffered a rib injury during her Halloween Night rehearsal hours before she was set to performabc Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten on Oct. 28, 2025 in Los Angeles.NEED TO KNOWElaine Hendrix suffered a rib injury as she and partner Alan Bersten were rehearsing for Dancing with the Stars' Halloween NightHours before the pair was set to perform their Argentine Tango to “Bad to the Bone," she paused the rehearsal because her ribs were pai…
Elaine Hendrix misses 'DWTS' Halloween Night after getting hospitalized mid-rehearsal
Following her high-scoring performance last week, the actress experienced a rib injury that landed her in the hospital. abc Elaine Hendrix, Alan BerstenElaine Hendrix was absent from the Dancing With the Stars ballroom on Halloween Night.The Parent Trap star was hospitalized with a rib injury during rehearsals ahead of Tuesday's new episode.Elaine's pro partner Alan Bersten represented the pair in the ballroom during the episode, and they were j…
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