Giada De Laurentiis Shares Injury Update Ahead Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 35 Debut

Giada De Laurentiis has been injured ahead of her Dancing with the Stars debut and is sharing an update with fans.

The ABC ballroom dance competition premieres on Tuesday, September 15, but the Food Network star revealed she was injured during rehearsals this past weekend.

“I had a great day at rehearsals today, but sadly, I busted my toe,” De Laurentiis said in an Instagram video she posted on September 6. “Take a look. There’s my toe. As you can see, it’s quite purple, and it wraps all the way around. I’m for sure gonna lose my toenail, I think.”

She continued, “Anyway, it hurts, but we’ll figure it out tomorrow. Part of the game.”

The chef captioned her post, “You know what they say… no pain, no gain.”

Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba replied to her post, saying, “You are officially a dancer now.”

De Laurentiis, who is paired with Alan Bersten, has since continued to post dance content after updating fans on her injury. Her latest Instagram publication has her and Bersten revealing that their team name is Team Aldente.

Other celebrities competing on Dancing with the Stars Season 35 include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali, Bachelor alum Tyler Cameron, former boy band member Taylor Hanson, actress Julia Stiles, and comedian and podcaster Connor Wood.

The cast also includes Summer House star Ciara Miller, Love Island UK alum Maura Higgins, Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson, Jimmy Kimmel Live! sidekick Guillermo Rodríguez, Love Thy Nader star Sarah Jane Nader, Grey’s Anatomy star Harry Shum Jr, among many others.

Watch Giada’s Instagram post in the video below.