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‘Dancing with the Stars’: Most Horrific Celebrity Injuries

Many celebrities have been injured while trying to dance on 'Dancing with the Stars'. Here are 16 of the most horrific injuries we've seen on the show.

by Nicole Weaver

Published on May 16, 2018

6 min read

There have been many seasons of Dancing with the Stars and many celebrities who gave it their all on the dance floor. There have also been many stars who refused the offer to go on the show. Perhaps they declined because they didn’t want to embarrass themselves, or maybe they were scared they’d get injured.

After all, there have been many celebrities who were taken away in an ambulance due to getting hurt on the show. Some of the stars got hurt before their season even premiered, while practicing for the show. Others got hurt in the middle of the season. So what’s exactly happened in these contestants? Here are 16 of the most horrific celebrity injuries on Dancing with the Stars.

16. Debi Mazar tore a muscle

Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have their arms around each other while listening to the judges. — Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovskiy on *Dancing with the Stars* | ABC

Like another famous TV star, this actress also had to go to the hospital after her season’s premiere. She revealed later on Twitter that she tore a muscle from her neck to her chest. She then had to wear a neck brace. She tried to hang on, but she eventually was eliminated in the third week.