Lisa Vanderpump Faints During ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Rehearsal

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump had quite a scare on the set of Dancing with the Stars this week. The 52-year-old fainted during a rehearsal, and it is unclear whether she will be returning to the competition.

Vanderpump’s health scare is the second blow to the dancing competition in two weeks. World champion figure skater Dorothy Hamill was forced to leave the show due to a number of problems she suffered during rehearsals, and now Vanderpump may be out as well.

The cause of Vanderpump’s fainting episode hasn’t been released, but the reality star may have very well been exhausted from a whirlwind week that involved traveling to New York from California, dealing with promotions for both of her Bravo series, and trying to rehearse with professional partner Glev Savchenko.

This isn’t the first time Lisa Vanderpump has had problems on Dancing with the Stars. Last month, Vanderpump revealed that her stint on the dancing competition was rough on her physically.

“I’m covered in [bruises],” the restaurateur and author said. “I mean, it’s so much harder than I thought it would be! I have to be honest. It should come with a health warning.”

Vanderpump also came to the defense of competitors D.L. Hughley and Andy Dick after they received some harsh criticism from the DWTS judges.

“People don’t realize how physically challenging [this show] is. It looks like fun, but then you go from zero to [premiere night] in ten days. That’s hard! Out of all of us, I feel very connected to Andy. He talked about himself honestly and I support him,” she said.

Vanderpump added, “D.L.’s a normal guy who decided to take this on. I stand in defense of everyone who’s bloody brave enough to get up here and do it!”

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