Danielle Fishel left fans concerned about her well-being after revealing one of her injuries from Dancing With the Stars.
The Boy Meets World alum, 44, posted a TikTok video on Friday, September 26, that showed a large purple bruise on the inside of her leg, which extended from mid-thigh to below her knee.
“How I talk to my knees after four weeks of rehearsals and two live shows,” she wrote of the clip in which she lip-synced to the Destiny’s Child song “Cater 2 U.”
“Baby, I see you working hard / Wanna let you know I’m proud, let you know that I admire what you do / Don’t know if I need to reassure you / My life would be purposeless without you,” the lyrics said.
Fishel captioned the video, “I promise my leg feels better than it looks,” adding a laughing emoji.
Despite Fishel’s assertion about the state of her injury, fans flocked to the comments section to express their concerns.
“Girl I’m so stressed out for you. Please take care of yourself,” one person replied, while another wrote, “The way my jaw dropped.”
Other fans wanted to make sure Fishel was all right given the severe appearance of the bruise, with TikTok users responding, “Girl are you safe what the —” and “Oh my goodness. Are you OK?”
One person was surprised by Fishel’s determination to continue competing through the injury, writing, “Girl how are you dancing with this???? I bump my toe and I refuse to do anything.”
Another fan even asked, “Is DWTS a secret fight club???”
Fishel previously revealed that she suffered a hamstring injury during practice with her partner, Pasha Pashkov.
“I snapped a tendon in my hamstring,” she told People in an interview published on Wednesday, September 24. “I had a meeting with a surgeon, and I don’t need surgery, so it’s just a matter of rehabbing it and taking care of it.”
Fishel told the outlet that she received a deep tissue massage that “broke every blood vessel” in the back of her leg to treat the injury but insisted she is “totally fine.” Viewers didn’t notice her bruising during the show because it was covered with body makeup.
She added, “I was only going to leave here because of an injury if they brought me out on a stretcher.”
Fishel and Pashkov, 39, ultimately survived the second episode’s double elimination, with pairs Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson and Baron Davis and Britt Stewart being sent home instead.
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