Jeannie Mai makes cameo appearance on Dancing With The Stars less than a month after undergoing emergency surgery on her throat
Jeannie Mai made a cameo on Monday evening’s edition of Dancing With the Stars, less than a month after she had withdrew from the show amid a medical crisis that led her to undergo emergency surgery on her throat.
The 41-year-old TV host, who was hospitalized with a condition called epiglottitis, was on hand for the season 29 finale, with Tyra Banks pointing her out in the studio audience.
The one-time How Do I Look? host took to Instagram earlier Monday with a selfie in which she was pictured in a hospital room surrounded by dozens of floral arrangement she was sent by friends.
Return: Jeannie Mai, 41, made a cameo on Monday evening’s edition of Dancing With the Stars with her pro partner Brandon Armstrong
‘Friendship is a wildly underrated medication,’ she said. ‘Those who come into your life and make you see sun where you saw clouds. The past few weeks felt loonng and heavy as I couldn’t speak or leave bed.
‘But the calls, text messages, funny videos, matzo ball soupssss, bone broths & encouraging words from all my friends in work and LIFE brought me back to [100 percent emoji]‼’
Mai said that she was headed back to the show and The Real, adding, ‘Your Asian sensation bout to be BACK TOMORROW cuz she misses talking hunnnay.’
Mai told People on Monday that she feels ’96 percent better, and felt supported by both shows she was appearing on.
The TV host, who was hospitalized with a condition called epiglottitis, was on hand for the season 29 finale
Mai left the show at the beginning of the month amid a health crisis that hindered her ability to breathe
‘It’s really rare to see in television or in work, where people genuinely care about you,’ Mai said. ‘But I can definitely say with DWTS and The Real, these people genuinely cared about my wellbeing and took care of me and supported me throughout my entire process of healing.
‘I have to thank The Real for being so understanding the entire step of the way. The Real truly is my family and they were just so encouraging and held it down for me for our daily talk show that made me feel so warmed and loved every day that I watched the ladies.’
Mai left the show at the beginning of the month, taking to Instagram to inform her followers about leaving the show amid a health crisis that hindered her ability to breathe.
Mai is also headed back to The Real in the wake of the health scare
The one-time How Do I Look? host took to Instagram earlier Monday with a selfie in which she was pictured in a hospital room surrounded by dozens of floral arrangement she was sent by friends
She said, ‘Although I am grateful to be recovering safely, I can’t lie… I am devastated by the fact that my journey with #DWTS will end this way. Dancing on this show has been the most exhilarating adventure. I’ve gained both beautiful friendships and loving supporters.’
She subsequently appeared on DWTS in a clip from a hospital, in which she opened up the medical situation that lead to her leaving the program.
‘I found out that I have a throat abscess, where my tonsils and my throat had gotten so infected that it started permeating to the rest of the areas behind my neck and behind my ears,’ she said, ‘that I had to get emergency surgery which is why I’m here now.’