Kaitlyn Bristowe is still facing the aftermath of her 2020 Dancing with the Stars win.
In an interview with Tori Spelling on her MisSpelling podcast, she opened up about the painful injuries she continues to deal with from her time on the show.
The Bachelor alum admitted, “I’m still suffering years later from cracked ribs.” Spelling, who was later a contestant on the show in 2024, replied that she wished she had known Bristowe back then so Bristowe could have offered some advice.
“I just would have said don’t injure yourself,” Bristowe responded. “That was my main focus — to stop getting injured all the time.”
Spelling, who was voted off during the second week of the show, said she didn’t know prior to joining the show how easy it is to get injured.
“Those are things they do not tell you when they’re like, ‘You should sign on. And, like, you can do as much training as you want, as little training as you want, you know, whatever makes you comfortable’”.
The 40-year-old also admitted that she asked Hannah Brown, who had won the year prior, why she hadn’t warned her about the likelihood of getting injured. “I was like, ‘Why did you not prepare me?’ And she was like, ‘I don’t think people should prepare them because then they won’t do it.’”
Spelling also ended up getting injured herself, despite only being on the show for two weeks. “I was voted off first, and I had pulled out my shoulder already,” the actress said. “No one knew.”
As if the cracked ribs weren’t enough, Bristowe also revealed that she pulled a muscle under her ribs and added that her tendonitis flares up every time she wears heels now.
Still, the injuries haven’t stopped her from having fond memories of the experience. “I’ll do it again,” she said matter-of-factly.
