The 'Living Single' actress ignored doctor's order to skip rehearsals and asked her pro partner Sasha Farber not to change his vision for their 'Hairspray' jive.
- Apr 26, 2016
AceShowbiz - Kim Fields is a tough woman. On "Dancing with the Stars" Monday, April 25, she revealed she had been dancing through pain in her ankle during rehearsals last week. At the urging of her pro dancing partner Sasha Farber, she visited her doctor to have her legs checked out.
The result was not good. The doctor said her scans showed "indication of stress fractures" in her legs and advised her to skip rehearsals. "This is not something that you ignore, so I want you to not do the rehearsal," the doctor said.
But Kim refused to skip rehearsals. "Are you kidding me right now? Please. I've had two kids. Okay?" she said. "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star said she's "not worried" about the doctor's recommendation and asked Sasha not to compromise his vision for their "Hairspray" jive.
"I'm begging you, do not change your original vision for this dance or for the rest of the competition. It would really disappoint me," she told him. Sasha responded, "[If it were] anyone else, I feel like we'd be sitting out right now. But she doesn't want to stop. She wants to just keep going."
On the live show, Kim and Sasha danced a fun, energetic dance to "You Can't Stop the Beat". The judges called it "fun" "incredible," and full of jive content. Carrie Ann Inaba even called her one to watch. The actress earned 24 out of 30 points.
