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 side. “I am up and about. I am tender. I am sore. But I’m starting pain management today.”
She explained, “I’m not dancing today. I’m not dancing tomorrow. We’ll be back at it Friday, and I’m just getting ready to be in that ballroom next Tuesday.”
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Chiming in, Bersten added, “We just wanna say thank you so much for voting for us. And showing so much love to Elaine. And the support. We can feel it and we appreciate it so much.”
“Yeah, it’s palpable,” Hendrix agreed. “All of your messages, I’m seeing it all. And I just want you to know that, first and foremost, I’m OK.”
The Parent Trap actress thanked her fans for “all the love and support.”
Hendrix was hospitalized after she experienced rib pain during rehearsals for Halloween Night earlier this week. In an Instagram update on Tuesday, October 28, she revealed that she injured her ribs while dancing to Wicked’s “Defying Gravity” on the ABC competition series days prior. When she rehearsed with Bersten later, her ribs “just seized up.”
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“I couldn’t move. They brought me to the hospital,” Hendrix explained at the time. “The doctor has said that with a day or two of rest, I should be able to continue and that’s exactly what I want to do. I want to dance, I want to keep doing this.”
Cut to Wednesday’s update: Besides announcing that she and Bersten will be back in business come Friday, she expressed regret over missing out on the Tuesday broadcast, in which Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik were eliminated.
“The hardest part of yesterday was not being able to show you just how incredible our piece could have been,” Hendrix captioned her post, also sharing behind-the-scenes photos of the outfit she would have worn. “Here’s my costume, hair, and the overall inspo we had planned for last night. The DWTS creative team is THE BEST! 👏🏼✨.”
Hendrix’s look was inspired by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, and involved a tattered, neutral-toned dress and braided updo.
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As Us Weekly previously reported, Hendrix was given the go-ahead to resume her DWTS journey beginning with the Tuesday, November 4, episode, which has a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame theme.
Despite missing Halloween Night, Hendrix and Bersten received 8s across the board from the judges, who determined their scores based on footage from her and Bersten’s last full rehearsal. With fans’ votes, they were saved from elimination.
“You guys voted, we are going to be safe. We got another dance to [perform],” Bersten confirmed during a TikTok Live after the episode. “We’re going to take it easy but we will be back for the show. We will take this week easy.”
