Tiffani Thiessen may have spent her younger years dancing her way through life, but that childhood flexibility has apparently come with an unexpected price.
The Saved by the Bell star has revealed she needs a hip replacement after discovering she has hip dysplasia.
Speaking on the November 10 episode of the Breaking Bread with Tom Papa podcast, the 52-year-old explained that years of dancing left her dealing with more than one hip issue.
“I have to get a hip replacement—I do,” Thiessen shared.
“I was a dancer when I was younger, which was a good thing, [and] I have a torn labrum, that’s one issue I have.”
A second medical opinion brought another surprise. “Then, I found out going to my second opinion that I’m basically a German shepherd,” she continued.
“I have hip dysplasia. When I was very flexible as a young child has now caused my issue now.”
The condition affects how the bones fit together at the hip joint. And while Thiessen is trying to stay positive about surgery, her current pain has already disrupted family pickleball sessions.
“My doctor didn’t say it was pickleball,” she told Papa after he suggested the sport was behind her hip problems, “but it probably is not help[ful]. I have not been able to play in the last couple weeks ‘cause my hip’s been so bad.”
Her son has apparently been improving at the game, too. “But I do have a bad hip,” she quipped. “I mean, give me a break.”
For now, the actress is facing surgery — and may have to let her son enjoy his winning streak a little longer.
