Ariana Madix gets physical therapy as she recovers from a foot injury ahead of her upcoming Dancing With The Stars performance
Ariana Grande gave her fans a glimpse of a physical therapy session she underwent for a foot injury in a photo shared to her Instagram Stories on Saturday.
The Vanderpump Rules star, 38 — who recently delivered a dramatic contemporary dance during Disney100 Night on DWTS — has been performing on the hit competition series since last September.
In the photo, the TV personality snapped a photo of her right foot propped up on a bed while she was receiving treatment. The star wrote: “Another day, another PT sesh!”
Earlier this month, Madix admitted this Entertainment weekly, ‘I am suffering from an injury to my right foot.’ However, the exact cause of the injury is not yet known.
Ariana has been showing off her skills on the dance floor with partner Pasha Pashkov, and the next episode airs next week on Tuesday, October 24.
Injury: Ariana Grande, 38, gave her fans a glimpse of a physical therapy session she underwent for a foot injury in a photo shared to her Instagram Stories on Saturday
Treatment: In the photo, the TV personality took a photo of her right foot standing on a bed while she was receiving treatment
At Motown Night a few weeks earlier, Pashkov said during his conversation that Madix was a “champion.” E! News. “She’s doing great.”
‘Not enough words to describe. She is dealing with a minor foot injury and did the hardest dance you can imagine while having a problem with her foot. So, props to you. She’s a champion.’
During her busy day, the reality star also shared a selfie at a dance studio with her dance partner.
The beauty was seen wearing figure-hugging black leggings and a white sports bra ahead of rehearsals for their upcoming appearance on the show.
Pasha stood next to her looking through his smartphone as she took the quick mirror selfie. In the text added at the bottom of the photo, she wrote, “in an effort to step up the social media game.”
During a recent interview with We weekly for the publication’s cover story, she opened up about the decision to continue with Dancing With The Stars.
Ariana admitted, “The most daring thing I did lately was go on (DWTS) and do the hardest dance there is, the samba, in my second week on the show.”
Madix and Pashkov appear to be a strong team and will take the stage again in week five, during the show’s 32nd season.
Opening: Earlier this month, Madix admitted to Entertainment Weekly: ‘I’m dealing with an injury to my right foot’
Rehearsals: During her busy day, the reality star also shared a selfie in a dance studio with her dance partner
‘A champion’: ‘Not enough words to describe. She is dealing with a minor foot injury and did the hardest dance you can imagine while having a problem with her foot. So, props to you. She’s a champion,” Pashkov told E! News
Regarding her time on the series so far, the star said: ‘I’m having the best time. If I could do rehearsals and performances every day for the rest of my life, I would be happy. I find it so valuable and fun.’
When asked if it was the “hardest part” since the competition, the beauty revealed: “The wear and tear on the body.”
‘Whether you’re in shape or not, you don’t dance in heels every day. That starts to affect you in ways you didn’t expect. (It’s) intense – I spend a lot of time glazing my feet at home.’
Ariana is known for her starring role on the hit Bravo series, Vanderpump Rules, and earlier this year her heated breakup with Tom Sandoval was featured during the 10th season.
She notably ended their nine-year relationship in March following his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss. The cheating scandal was soon dubbed Scandoval.
“Something I’m very proud of is my ability to survive,” she told Us Weekly as she reflected on the end of her relationship with Sandoval.
Since April, Madix has continued with fitness coach Daniel Wai.
She added, “This situation has made me realize that I can do hard things.
The worst case scenario literally happened, and I was fine. Look, you can deal with what comes at you.’
‘Best time’: Regarding her time on the series so far, the star said: ‘I’m having the best time. If I could do rehearsals and performances every day for the rest of my life, I would be happy. I find it so valuable and fun’
Hardships: When asked if it was the ‘hardest part’ since the competition, the beauty revealed: ‘The wear and tear on the body’
On the Road: Ariana has been keeping herself busy and recently announced tour dates for Ariana Madix Single AF: An Evening For Bad B****es’, which will take place later this year in December
She also credited the therapy after Scandoval, revealing, “The therapy helped 100 percent.”
‘Some of the work I did in therapy just before all this put me in a much better position. It could have been so much worse.”
Ariana has been keeping herself busy and recently announced tour dates for Ariana Madix Single AF: An Evening For Bad B****es’, which will take place in both New York and Los Angeles later this year in December.
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