Maura Higgins has been part of a number of reality shows and recently added Dancing with the Stars to her resume. However, viewers recently saw her endure pain during rehearsals. Since then, an insider has weighed in on what’s going on, including what doctors are telling the star.
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Higgins is an Irish television personality who rose to prominence in 2019 as a finalist on the fifth series Love Island. Over the years, she has appeared in a number of reality shows, including I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and The Traitors.
Recently, Higgins also joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars for Season 35. For the season, she teamed up with professional dancer Mark Ballas. The two actually have a connection, having appeared alongside each other on The Traitors.
Recently, reports have come out that Higgins has been dealing with a brutal rib injury behind the scenes. Reportedly, she was forced to seek emergency medical attention due to the pain.
However, while Maura is determined to keep dancing, an insider shared that doctors have told her that she needs to walk away to properly recover. Speaking with The U.S. Sun, the source shared, “Maura was told by the doctors that there’s nothing they can do and nothing that will get better or feel better until she’s done dancing.”
Viewers Previously Saw Maura Deal With Pain During Grammy Night Rehearsals
As the insider shared, “[Maura] would have to drop out of the show to fix the problems in her ribs, which she refuses to do. She’s not quitting this far into it and made that clear. So she’s going to just work through the agony for the next week, hopefully two weeks, and deal with her body and health issues after.”
According to the source, Mark has already had to make adjustments to their upcoming routine. This included “some of the ‘choreo’ for her on next week’s dance.”
In footage shown during the November 10th episode, she could be seen crying out in pain while holding her side. At the time, she admitted to Mark that she had been feeling better during the previous week. However, she expressed, “When I’m being lifted, I can hear it pop.”
Maura Higgins reveals she ‘ended up in hospital’ and ‘couldn’t breathe due to swelling’ after painful rib injury – as she reflects on her hardest week in DWTS and tearful rehearsals https://t.co/IzeMZeL4bm
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