After “Wicked” week, Dylan Efron dances with a broken nose.
Efron broke his nose while rehearsing for a new number with his Dancing with the Stars partner Daniella Karagach. Instagram.
In the post, Efron shared a photo of himself giving the camera a thumbs up while sitting in a chair with an ice pack pressed to his nose.
He accompanied the photo with a video explaining the incident, smiling and laughing while saying the message: “It's midnight and I'm in the hospital because Dani broke my nose.”
“We were trying a new move and I took my elbow right here and it cracked really loud,” he explained, pointing to the side of the bridge of his nose. “This is not how I wanted to end the rehearsal day, but tomorrow we will get back to dancing.”
His optimism about the situation continued in the caption, with the former Traitors star writing, “Broken my nose but I don't need him to dance.”
“I'm seriously fine, but I'll never forget how Dani, Pasha and Daniel would NOT LEAVE me when this happened, it warms my heart to have friends like that,” he said, referring to his dance partner, fellow contestant Danielle Fishel and her dance partner Pasha Pashkov, who is also Karagach's husband.
Efron received support from his Dancing With the Stars co-stars and professional dancers, including Robert Irvine, who commented: “What!!!!! Feel better, buddy.”
“WHAT?!! @dylanefron hope you're ok! — Emma Slater wrote in the comments. Her dance partner Andy Richter joked: “I'm warning HR!”
Meanwhile, Efron's friend and fellow Traitors star Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano commented, “Keep him in line,” tagging Karagach with a red heart emoji. (Mariano recently told TODAY.com that he and Efron have filmed a secret project that will be “coming out soon.”)
In a subsequent Instagram story, Efron posted a selfie from the rehearsal studio and shared his gratitude for everyone's support.
“Thank you for all the kind messages, I’m really doing fine :),” Efron wrote under the photo. “We are training again and giving 💯.”
Efron was announced as a contestant Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars back in September. There was only one problem: he had never danced before.
“I have no dance experience,” Efron said. TODAY.com in September. “Even before the show, I had never danced on TikTok.”
Efron said he has been through “a lot of physical challenges” in his life and has always made fitness a priority.
Regarding the Strictly Come Dancing competition, he said at the time: “I want to do everything I can to just become a dancer, and the best way to do that is to dance as much as possible.”
Despite coming onto the show with no previous experience, Efron's fellow contestant shared positive feedback about his growth.
Karagach spoke to TODAY.com in October: reflected her experience with Efron as her competition partner.
“It's amazing to watch someone with no dance experience gain confidence week after week and work so hard,” she said. “So it’s nice to see it pay off.”
