{"id":152212,"date":"2025-09-18T07:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/152212\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:42:08","slug":"dwts-carrie-ann-inaba-update-on-missed-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/152212\/","title":{"rendered":"DWTS’ Carrie Ann Inaba Update on Missed Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrie Ann Inaba<\/a> really jived with the Dancing With the Stars<\/a> premiere.<\/p>\n

After the judge shared that she would unfortunately miss the show\u2019s season 34 premiere due to an unspecified illness, Carrie Ann couldn\u2019t help but gush about the show and all the love she received.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBravo to the whole cast and crew of @dancingwiththestars,\u201d the 57-year-old wrote on her Instagram<\/a> Story Sept. 17. \u201cThat was an incredible premiere episode!\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrie Ann continued, \u201cAnd thank YOU all for the well wishes. I\u2019m touched at all the messages of support I received.\u201d<\/p>\n

The choreographer\u2014who also shared a snapshot of a bouquet of flowers she received from network ABC\u2014was also thankful for the \u201crespectful way\u201d Dancing With the Stars handled what she called \u201ca very human situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the show\u2019s premiere, hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough addressed Carrie Ann\u2019s absence<\/a> alongside Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s great to have all of you at home joining us in the ballroom and wonderful to see our judges\u2014well, two of them,\u201d Alfonso said. \u201cCarrie Ann is under the weather and hopes to be back with us next week.”<\/p>\n