Dancing With The Stars: Anna Delvey and Tori Spelling’s performances are among the most anticipated as the show’s second week begins

In 2006, Romeo Miller, a contestant on the second season of Dancing With The Stars, withdrew due to injury and was replaced by his father, Master P.

Dancer Derek Hough strained his neck during rehearsal during the sixth season in 2008 and missed a week of dancing.

In season seven, Derek lost consciousness during a rehearsal after he tripped and fell on the back of his head.

In season seven, Misty May-Treanor left the team after she was injured during training and tore her Achilles tendon.

Brooke Burke also suffered a severe foot bruise in season seven when she blocked the camera by landing hard on the ground and doing a front flip with partner Derek.

Susan Lucci broke two bones in her foot in the seventh season, but still remained in the competition.

Nancy O’Dell dropped out of season eight due to a torn meniscus, as did Jewel, who broke both shinbones just before the season premiere.

Steve-O also suffered a pulled muscle during a dress rehearsal in season eight and was unable to perform the salsa live.

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in the ninth season in the third week after injuring his foot during rehearsals for the premiere.

Billy Dee Williams was forced to withdraw from Season 18 due to chronic back pain.

Season 21 saw two contestants drop out halfway through due to health issues: Kim Zolciak left due to a mini-stroke, and Tamar Braxton withdrew when doctors discovered a pulmonary embolism in her lungs.

Professional dancer Mark Ballas injured his back during a rehearsal in Season 22 and was unable to perform with his partner, UFC fighter Paige VanZant, for a week.

Dancer Sharna Burgess injured her knee during a rehearsal with James Hinchcliffe in season 23 and had to miss two weeks.

Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy injured his calf muscle during a rehearsal with Heather Morris in Season 24 and was replaced by dance company member Alan Bersten for a four-week recovery period.

Christie Brinkley broke her arm during training five days before the season 28 premiere and was replaced by her daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook.

Ray Lewis was forced to withdraw from the ’28 season after suffering three torn tendons in his foot during a workout before Movie Night in Week 3, re-aggravating an injury from 2010 while playing football for the Baltimore Ravens.

Country singer Lauren Alaina confessed during Halloween week of season 28 that she danced with “four broken ribs,” having broken one in the show’s first week of airing, and noted that the rest “didn’t feel the best.”

Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe suffered an “ankle injury” during the second week of Season 29, but continued to compete with professional partner Artem Chigvintsev. She later revealed on Disney Night that she suffers from tendinitis and shin splints.

Professional dancer Cheryl Burke announced on September 26, 2021, that she had tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the second episode of Season 30. Her celebrity partner Cody Rigsby tested positive for the coronavirus several days later, and they continued competing together, but danced in separate rooms.

Olympic gymnast Suni Lee also vomited after her performance on Queen Night in Season 30, but managed to stay in the competition.

Judge Derek Hough left the Season 30 finale after being diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 and was replaced by his sister Julianne.

Professional dancer Daniella Karagach left Elvis Night after testing positive for COVID-19. She and four crew members also missed the September 2022 season 31 premiere on the Disney+ streaming platform.

Selma Blair, who revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, withdrew from the competition in season 31 due to “excessive bone injuries” related to her chronic condition.

Valentin Chmerkovskiy left Season 31’s Halloween Night after testing positive for COVID-19, and Mark Ballas appeared on the episode after missing rehearsal due to a “flare-up” of lower back pain.

Derek was supposed to perform live on the Season 31 finale with his fiancée Hayley Erbert, but she injured her shoulder during rehearsals the day before and was unable to dance with him.

Dancer Artem, who performed on Latin Night in October 2023 after testing positive for COVID-19 during the show’s 32nd season, has left and been replaced by dancer Ezra Sosa, who performed with The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson.

Mira Sorvino performed during Disney100 Night in Season 32 with her right wrist bandaged because she slipped during a rehearsal and suffered a sprain and possibly a fracture.

Professional dancer Daniella Karagach sprained her ankle before Music Video Night in season 32 and missed rehearsal while she was recovering for her performance with Jason Mraz.

Xochitl Gomez sprained her ankle during a team dance rehearsal in Season 32 after injuring the same foot while filming the 2022 Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In the next episode, she danced the tango with professional partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy during Whitney Houston Night, and they achieved their first perfect scores of the season.

Ariana Madix injured her foot before Motown Night in Season 32, and later struggled with a back injury where the ribs connect to the spine.

During rehearsals for the Season 32 finale of the show, Charity took a bad fall after incorporating cheerleading tricks into her routine. An ambulance was called to check her out.