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Selma Blair on Ditching Her Cane in 'DWTS' Debut: 'I Am a Vulnerable Person Now' (Exclusive)

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Selma Blair stole the spotlight on Monday night's premiere, dancing the Viennese waltz with Sasha Farber and, poignantly, handing off her cane amid her ongoing battle with MS.

By the end of her heartfelt performance, Blair had audiences both in-studio and at home in tears. «It means everything,» she told ET's Matt Cohen of the moment she ditched her cane to lean on Farber, instead. «I am a vulnerable person now out here, you know, with some differences I have or weakness.

I really never thought I would be able to dance, like, with both my feet.» Blair continued to say that it «means so much to be able to lean on someone for my balance,» crediting her partner with providing a sense of stability physically and emotionally. «It's such a joy and I hope that we can all see that we can do things out of our comfort zone and it might not look like everybody else, but it's still an incredible feeling.»While Farber left the ballroom quickly after the show to have a root canal («He was in a lot of pain today and he rushed off to get something taken care of,» Blair said) — the actress credited him with convincing her to join the competition this season.

Outside of the show, the two had become friendly as neighbors. «Oh gosh, I just thought there was no way I would be able to keep my calm enough to have control over my body and just knowing Sasha a little bit, he's seen me blowing my leaves in the front yard,» she says, «I'm like, 'Nope.

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