Following his incredible run on “Dancing with the Stars,” where he claimed first place, Robert Irwin suffered a bad injury.
When speaking with Jimmy Fallon ahead of his appearance on The Tonight Show on Monday, May 4, Irwin revealed that he broke his foot while trying to recreate one of his dances at home.
“Nobody knows this. But it wasn’t actually on the show. This is after the season of ‘Dancing with the Stars‘ ended,” Irwin explained. “I was alone in my room. I have a little fireplace, it’s made out of stones. And I’m sitting there going, ‘I wonder if I’ve still got it.'”
Irwin then put on “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf, which was the song to which he performed his first jive.
“You know, the one that has all the kicks? I put the song on and I just start going full HAM, 100% around my house,” Irwin added. “And I just slam my foot into the fireplace.”
“I’m rolling on the floor, ballooned, like this giant bruise,” he added. “And yeah, I broke my foot doing the jive in my living room, on my own. It was humiliating.”
Robert Irwin’s DWTS Partner Reacts To His Injury
In the interview, Irwin also admitted that nobody knew about the injury, but his partner from “Dancing with the Stars,’ Witney Carson, made sure to set the record straight.
Underneath the Instagram post by the Tonight Show, Carson didn’t hesitate to provide her take.
“Love how you say ‘no one knows this,’ you should have followed with ‘except for Witney,’ she commented.
Robert Irwin Will Be Hosting New ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Spin-Off Series
Don’t worry “Dancing with the Stars” fans! Robert Irwin will be back on screens very, very soon!
On July 13 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, Irwin will serve as the host on a spin-off of the hit show called “Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.” The new program will feature “12 exceptional up-and-coming dancers who move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process, all vying for a coveted spot as a pro dancer on Season 35 of ‘Dancing with the Stars,'” according to the network.
“For the first time in Dancing with the Stars history, the greatest dancers will compete for a spot as the next pro,” Irwin said in the teaser. “Let the fiercest dance battle begin.”
Irwin will be joined by “Dancing with the Stars’ icon and three-time Mirrorball champion Mark Ballas, as well as his mother, Shirley Ballas, who will serve as judges.
The news finally is out, we’re finding The Next Pro for @dancingwiththestars ❤️ … and a dream of mine to judge alongside my son @markballas has finally come true,” Shirley Ballas shared in an Instagram post. ““I cannot wait for you all to witness what’s in store. Get ready for a show like you’ve never seen before. The ballroom doesn’t know what’s coming.”
As for a third judge, that role will be filled by other returning pros who will serve as guest judges.
