Dancing with the Stars bombshell: Jeannie Mai drops out due to potentially life threatening condition
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 06: Jeannie Mai attends the Bvlgari B.zero1 Rock collection event at Duggal Greenhouse on February 06, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Good Morning America broke the news a few minutes ago that Jeannie Mai has been hospitalized and is forced to leave Dancing with the Stars due to a potentially life threatening condition. It’s called epiglottitis.
.@DancingABC celebrity Jeannie Mai hospitalized and forced to leave show. #DWTS@LaraSpencer https://t.co/4GG0JC3wpT pic.twitter.com/C97xQFJzm0
— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 2, 2020
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