Selma Blair is giving her final bow on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
actress revealed that she could no longer continue the dance competition due to her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.
"I really want to have one last beautiful dance with you, and bow out," she continued."So, this is a dance for everyone that has tried and hoped they could do more, but also, the power in realizing it's time to walk away. I am so, so grateful to be able to do one last gentle dance." Judge Bruno Tonioli, meanwhile called Blair an inspiration to"millions," while Carrie Ann Inaba said watching Blair dance has been like watching a"living breathing, elegantly dancing miracle."The 50-year-old actress spoke to the audience one last time, telling host Alfonso Ribeiro that it's been heartwarming to see the audience react to her and Farber's efforts on the dance floor.
"I came into the competition late, and I had really been on almost bed rest... for 10 years. So, I definitely was so excited to get into being so active and learning something... But it is a lot on your body, and it's so hard for me to take care, because I don't want to," she insisted. "I so want to be here. I am a mom, and I don't want to be laid up again because I'm afraid I won't get back.
"The thing is, I pass out a lot," Blair said."It's part of the reason I have Scout and it doesn't mean I lose consciousness [or] it's a whole ambulance experience, it's something that I lose my vision, gravity pulls me down and I'm very disoriented and gone for a spell. He's kind of there to also catch me, you know, make the ground a little closer with his back.
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