Marie Osmond’s QVC blog

DWTS Week 5
Oct 24, 2007

Not much to report on for Week 5 – Samba Week. Oh yeah . . . except for THAT!!!! Perhaps you caught me passing out at the end of my dance on one of the million TV reports this week. You know, its one thing to have a moment so embarrassing . . . but to experience it in front of 25 million people? Now THAT’S embarrassing! Looking on the bright side of this week, what else could happen? The worst already has! (smiles)

I want to assure everyone that I am fine. I’ve had these fainting spells from time to time. I’ve been to many, many doctors to make sure it wasn’t something that I should be concerned with. They’ve decided that sometimes when I get nervous or have a lot on my plate (hmmmm – seems like this week would qualify) I forget to “breathe” and literally pass out. How dumb is that?? Besides that – you saw my costume for the Samba . . . I don’t think I forgot to breathe so much as I COULDN’T breathe! It’s amazing that so little fabric can put such a vice-grip hold on you!

I want to thank everyone at the show for being so kind and understanding. I just kept apologizing to everyone backstage for ruining their show because I was so embarrassed. They couldn’t have been nicer about it. Tom Bergeron joked with me after the show saying, “You just reacted how most of America feels like reacting when Len starts pontificating with his responses!” Too funny! I especially want to thank my dance partner, Jonathan. He was so calm under pressure and kept assuring me that things could be worse. Of course – he couldn’t come up with anything that would actually be worse – but he thinks there’s got to be something! I am so lucky to have him as a partner. He had to face all of the press alone that night as I wasn’t feeling up to talking to everyone. He is a true gentleman and really was my knight in shining armor that night. Thank you, Jonathan.

And thanks to all of you for voting for me despite my low scores. I don’t know which dropped faster . . . ME or MY SCORES! UGH! I promise you – I’m going for a much less dramatic ending to my dance this coming week! Thanks for keeping me dancing. I think?! (smiles)

hat-tip: Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Related:

• Marie Osmond Swoons On “Dancing With The Stars”

Okay, I didn’t watch the show last night, but this morning the news is all over the internet. After Marie’s dance last night, as she stood listening to the judges evaluation, she suddenly just dropped. Ol’ Tom Bergeron quickly cut to a commercial, and when they came back, he explained that Marie had fainted. A VERY woozy looking Osmond explained that the fainting had happened before when she was winded. “I just stop breathing.” Uhh - that’s NOT a good thing. But see for yourself: