Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba was right to call contestant Maura Higgins a “warrior” after her routine with pro Mark Ballas during Grammy Night on Tuesday, November 10. The reality star opened up after the live show about the rib injury viewers watched her struggle through in a prerecorded package about their rehearsals.
Against all odds, Higgins managed to make it through her dance with Ballas and receive nines from all three judges. But she told USA Today after the show that it was because the show’s staff took such good care of her behind the scenes and Ballas altered their choreography to ensure she could continue.
As she told host Julianne Hough after their routine, she was already feeling “so much better” on Tuesday after struggling so much over the weekend with rib pain and requiring X-rays.
She told USA Today, “A couple of days ago, I had to sit down and really think, like, ‘Am I actually going to be able to do this?’ It was really affecting my breathing, which was the scariest part. And, obviously, we’re doing these routines repetitively…it was tough, really tough.”
Ballas interjected, “It was a hard week. And the week before, she had the flu, so it was like a double whammy.”
“Yeah, genuinely, I thought the universe was really against me, but no, I persevered,” Higgins told the outlet, adding that she was able to make it through because “the show has been helping me so much.” She also thanked Ballas for changing the choreography to minimize her pain.
View this post on Instagram“I know that’s not easy,” she said to Ballas. “Like, you come up with this routine, and all of a sudden he has to, like, maneuver it…. It must be so difficult. He’s amazing.”
Ballas assured her that as pros on the shows, “It’s part of our job. You know, we have to make it work, and we did!”
Higgins, who was runner-up on season four of The Traitors, told Extra after the show that she was “so convinced I was going home” after last week that she decided she wanted to push through and “leave it all out there” for what she expected would be her final dance this week.
As it turns out, Higgins and Ballas are one of six pairs left in the competition, advancing to the semifinals, which will air live on ABC and Disney+ on November 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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