Christie Brinkley’s Dancing With The Stars journey has come to an end before it even got a chance to begin. The supermodel took a scary fall during DWTS rehearsals and ended up breaking her arm! Now, the 65-year-old is exiting the dance competition before it starts this week. Stepping in for her is her daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, who has little time to ready the routines before the show starts on September 16.
Christie told Good Morning America, “Showbiz is all about getting a break, and Sailor and I both got one on Dancing with the Stars this season.”
“Sailor joined the cast when I got mine … ouch somebody stop me, it hurts to laugh!” she joked, staying in good spirits despite the setback. Christie will need surgery to repair the damage in her arm.
See the footage of Christie’s terrifying fall that derailed her quest of the mirrorball trophy.
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BBC studios and ABC said in a statement that the Michigan native “suffered injuries which required surgery to her wrist and arm.”
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“We wish Christie a full and speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her in the audience, whenever possible, proudly supporting Sailor,” the statement said.
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Sailor, 21, stepped into her mom’s role quickly and is even wearing her mom’s exact same costume.
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“I felt this high of just attacking something I was so afraid of and it felt like something I need to do,” the Sports Illustrated model told GMA. “I think it will change me.”
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“I’m doing this mostly for my mom!” Sailor explained about her decision to join the cast. “I just want to make her happy and make her proud. She loved doing this, she loves dancing and she loves performing and getting hurt was her worst nightmare.” Christie previously appeared on Broadway in Chicago as lead character Roxie Hart twice.
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Other competitors on season 28 include
Lamar Odom,
James Van Der Beek, former Fifth Harmony member
Ally Brooke,
The Bachelorette star
Hannah Brown, NFL player
Ray Lewis, comedian
Kel Mitchell and
Queer Eye star
Karamo Brown.
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Dancing With The Stars season 28 premieres on ABC on September 16 at 8 p.m.
GMA tweeted out the clip of Christie’s harrowing fall.
BBC studios and ABC said in a statement that the Michigan native “suffered injuries which required surgery to her wrist and arm.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“We wish Christie a full and speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her in the audience, whenever possible, proudly supporting Sailor,” the statement said.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Sailor, 21, stepped into her mom’s role quickly and is even wearing her mom’s exact same costume.
“I felt this high of just attacking something I was so afraid of and it felt like something I need to do,” the Sports Illustrated model told GMA. “I think it will change me.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“I’m doing this mostly for my mom!” Sailor explained about her decision to join the cast. “I just want to make her happy and make her proud. She loved doing this, she loves dancing and she loves performing and getting hurt was her worst nightmare.” Christie previously appeared on Broadway in Chicago as lead character Roxie Hart twice.
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Other competitors on season 28 include
Lamar Odom,
James Van Der Beek, former Fifth Harmony member
Ally Brooke,
The Bachelorette star
Hannah Brown, NFL player
Ray Lewis, comedian
Kel Mitchell and
Queer Eye star
Karamo Brown.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Dancing With The Stars season 28 premieres on ABC on September 16 at 8 p.m.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
