Maura Higgins refuses to quit ‘Dancing With The Stars’ despite health scare

Maura Higgins has shared her latest health update, revealing that she was hospitalised after the swelling from her rib injury worsened.

The Love Island star, 35, is currently competing on Dancing With The Stars alongside her professional dance partner, Mark Ballas. 

The star has secured place in the semi-final after pushing through a painful rib injury during her Argentine tango on Tuesday night. 

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However, Maura has now revealed that she went through a traumatic experience’ but confirmed that her rib was not cracked.

‘It was quite traumatic week. I’m not gonna lie. Like we lost so much rehearsal time,’ she said.

‘I ended up in the hospital. I couldn’t really breathe. The swelling was so bad. But I didn’t want to give up. I didn’t want to throw the towel in. And I literally was like, I need to fight through this.

‘I’m just glad I’m still here. And I’m feeling so much better now.’Asked if she got an X-ray, Maura told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I did. There’s no crack. 

However, with like any muscle damage or cartilage damage, it would feel the exact same, and it’s the same treatment. You kind of just have to let it heal.’

During the judges comments on Tuesday, Carrie Ann Inaba called Maura a ‘warrior’. Maura and Mark came out on top and received an additional two points, taking their final score to 29 and landing them in fourth place on the leaderboard.

The previous week, Maura had been bottom of the leaderboard and narrowly avoided elimination.

Afterwards, she revealed she was feeling ‘really unwell’ to complete a ‘tough’ week of training.

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