Alfonso Ribeiro started off Halloween Night on Dancing with the Stars with a scary piece of information: Elaine Hendrix won’t be competing tonight.
Ribeiro opened Tuesday’s show on ABC by revealing the Freaky Friday actress suffered an injury and is currently in the hospital. Hendrix remains a part of the cast and, as a result, will be judged for the Argentine tango she performed during Tuesday’s rehearsal before she had to be carried off on a stretcher.
In video that aired during the show, a teary Hendrix explained to her partner Alan Bersten that it felt like her “muscles twisted under my rib.” Their tango involved several lists that had Hendrix above Bersten’s shoulders.
Hendrix posted a video from her hospital bed and explained that she injured her ribs during Wicked night l

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