Selma Blair Exits ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Due To MRI Results, Delivers One Last Beautiful Dance
etcanada.comSelma Blair is giving her final bow on “Dancing With the Stars”. On Monday’s episode, the “Cruel Intentions” actress revealed that she could no longer continue the dance competition due to her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis. “So, I’ve been monitored… I had MRIs and the results came back, and it all adds up to, I can’t go on with the competition,” Blair revealed to her dance partner, Sasha Farber. “I’ve pushed as far as I could.
With a chronic illness, you do have special considerations, and my body has taken a hit. It’s way too much for the safety of my bones.
I could do extensive damage that I, of course, do not want.” Blair still was committed to doing one last dance with Farber, a Waltz set to “What the World Needs Now Is Love” by Andra Day. “I really want to have one last beautiful dance with you, and bow out,” she continued. “So, this is a dance for everyone that has tried and hoped they could do more, but also, the power in realizing it’s time to walk away.
I am so, so grateful to be able to do one last gentle dance.” Everyone in the ballroom was in tears after the package, as the pair took the stage to perform one last time.
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