Melissa
Gilbert says she'll be fine.
The Dancing
with the Stars contestant, who was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher Monday
night after performing a paso doble with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tweeted a
health update later.
Former
"Little House on the Prairie" star Gilbert was rushed to the hospital
during the broadcast of Monday night's "DWTS," after hitting her head
on the dance floor during her Paso Doble performance with partner Maksim
Chmerkovskiy, the actress' representative told TheWrap. Following the bump to
her head, Gilbert complained of dizziness.Gilbert tweeted later, noting that
she's "alright," though she had sustained a mild concussion and
whiplash during the incident."I'm alright," Gilbert wrote. "Mild
concussion and whiplash. Very soon I will be safely home resting and being
taken care of."
Gilbert –
whose paso doble with Maksim was her best performance so far in the
competition, according to judge Bruno Tonioli – left for the hospital before
the end of the two-hour, rock-themed show.
"She
injured herself," host Tom Bergeron announced on the air as the couples
gathered on the parquet following the performances, "and as a precaution
she's gone to the hospital to get checked out."
Her partner
is also a bit banged up: "He hurt his elbow during rehearsal doing one of
the tricks," his brother Val Chmerkovskiy told PEOPLE. "And now he
pulled his groin."
