Reality TV star Maura Higgins is pouring herself into the Dancing With the Stars experience, leading to an extra emotional rehearsal with pro partner Mark Ballas. “Genuinely, I was so annoyed at myself because I’m more of a ‘suffer in silence’ [type], and I couldn’t hold it in, like, I had a lump in my throat,” Higgins, 35, exclusively told Us after the Tuesday, September 22, live show. “I was hormonal, I was tired, I was mentally, physically exhausted [and] I couldn’t get the dance in my brain, like, it wouldn’t go in.” For viral hits night, Ballas, 40, taught Higgins a ch...
Maura Higgins Details Emotional ‘DWTS’ Rehearsal: ‘I Couldn’t Hold It In’
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Sep 23, 2026 • 4 weeks ago
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