Selma Blair Fainted Before Rehearsal for 'Dancing with the Stars' : 'I Pass Out a Lot'

Mar. 15, 2025

Selma Blair and Sasha Farber.Photo: Andrew Eccles/abc

Selma Blairis getting candid about the difficulties she sometimes faces in dealing with multiple sclerosis while onDancing with the Stars.

TheLegally Blondestar, 50, and her DWTS pro partner Sasha Farber spoke toEntertainment Tonight, sharing that Blair had once texted Farber before a rehearsal to say she had fainted at the airport, but was still on her way.

“I’m like, ‘Take the day off, just chill,’ " Farber told the outlet. “She’s like, ‘Nope!’ "

After originally planning to practice for two hours, Farber said Blair pushed through for an impressive five-hour rehearsal. The actress — who said she’s fainted before in her MS journey — noted that one of the reasons she’s able to get past her fainting spells is because of herservice dog Scout.

“The thing is, I pass out a lot,” Blair admitted. “It’s part of the reason I have Scout and it doesn’t mean I lose consciousness [or] it’s a whole ambulance experience, it’s something that I lose my vision, gravity pulls me down and I’m very disoriented and gone for a spell. He’s kind of there to also catch me, you know, make the ground a little closer with his back.”

“It’s just something that I have to be honest with where I’m coming from but also know, like, ‘Wait, I really have this.’ It comes and goes,” she continued, perET.

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Blair has been open about her2018 multiple sclerosisdiagnosisand how she hopes to make a statement on the show. Last month, she explained that she’s doingDWTSnot only for herself, but also for those who have supported her health journey.

“It is for the viewer, because that is what has given me support. In dark times in my life, there are people that have come forward — strangers on the street or on Instagram, my original fans … I’m doing it for them,” theCruel Intentionsstar said.

“Kindness and visibility is so important — to explore, be curious and expose people to differences of speech or movement,” Blair added. “It’s for everyone at home that it resonates with.”

source: people.com