We always say ‘break a leg’ for good luck, so when Christie Brinkley broke her arm while rehearsing for Dancing With The Stars we knew it couldn’t be good.
Footage from Good Morning America shows the 65-year-old model in rehearsals with her mystery dance partner when she trips on his foot as they perform a move and then loses her footing.
Christie then falls down onto her hands and looks to be in incredible pain as she grabs her right wrist and screams.
‘I just broke my arm into a 1000 pieces requiring surgery with a metal plate and screws to hold my arm together,’ she told fans.
In the footage of the accident, her partner’s face is blurred because his identity has not yet been revealed.
The Vogue model has now undergone surgery to her wrist and arm and is recovering but will not be able to compete.
DWTS is set to debut on Monday night but thankfully Christie’s 21-year-old supermodel daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook will take her place because the show must go on!
‘I’m doing this mostly for my mom! I just want to make her happy and make her proud,’ Sailor told GMA on Monday.
‘She loved doing this, she loves dancing and she loves performing and getting hurt was her worst nightmare.’
However, Sailor admitted that competing on DWTS is something she is ‘so afraid of’ but is determined to confront her fears.
She said: ‘I think it will change me.’
Sailor now has just hours to learn her mother’s entire dance routine.
Luckily, her mother’s costumes are a perfect fit with no alterations required.
That is one very talented family!
On Monday morning ABC released a statement on the Sports Illustrated star’s departure: ‘While rehearsing for the premiere of Dancing with the Stars, Christie Brinkley suffered injuries which required surgery to her wrist and arm.
‘She is unable to continue her planned participation on the show. Keeping it all in the family, her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook, a Sports Illustrated model, has chosen to quickly step in with hours to learn the entire routine and will compete in her mother’s place for the remainder of the season.
‘We wish Christie a full and speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her in the audience, whenever possible, proudly supporting Sailor.’
Christie will now sit audience with her daughter Alexa Ray Joel as they watch Sailor try the Samba.
The star also made a statement on Monday while sharing an image of Sailor in her blue outfit that she wore on Sunday during rehearsal.
She wrote: ‘Sailor Breezes in to Save the Day! I just broke my arm into a 1000 pieces requiring surgery with a metal plate and screws to hold my arm together..I’m so sorry! Only something like that could stop me from continuing to dance with my wonderful coach…I was having a blast!
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Season 28 of DWTS premiers on Monday night and features Lauren Alaina, Ally Brooke, Hannah Brown, Karamo Brown, Kate Flannery, Ray Lewis, Kel Mitchell, Lamar Odom, Sean Spicer, James Van Der Beek and Mary Wilson.
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