April 16, 2026Updated April 17, 2026, 11:03 a.m. ET
Carrie Ann Inaba completely advised USA TODAY that she is “resting up” after an in-flight medical emergency required on-board consideration and a visit to the hospital.
The “Dancing with the Stars” decide, 58, was flying from Los Angeles to New York on April 15 for a marketing campaign with pharmaceutical firm Novartis to lift consciousness for Sjögren’s illness, an immune system dysfunction she has. During the flight, Inaba started to really feel “very unwell.”
“I was dizzy, nauseous, very warm and my arms started feeling numb,” Inaba mentioned in an announcement. “I received some assistance on the plane from the flight crew and a doctor onboard, which I am very thankful for, and went to the hospital upon landing, as well as received fluids.”
Authorities confirmed to USA TODAY that at about 2:37 p.m. on April 15, Port Authority Police and EMS responded to a medical emergency aboard a Delta flight that was parked at Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport. The individual was transported to the hospital.
Inaba posted a video on social media of her driving behind an ambulance and contained in the hospital. The tv persona wrote on Instagram that originally she believed she may be affected by meals poisoning, however dominated that out after breaking out in a chilly sweat. Still, she did not ask for assist till “my arms went numb.”
The “DWTS” star thanked everybody who helped her, together with the paramedics “who treated me with care and respect in a scary moment even when my blood pressure dropped” en path to the emergency room.
Inaba mentioned as soon as she stabilized, she left the hospital for her resort, the place she continued to be administered IV fluids. She famous that whereas the incident was not linked to her Sjögren’s illness, the analysis has “taught me the importance of listening to and trusting my body when something doesn’t feel right.”
“I’m resting up and looking forward to getting back into my advocacy work soon,” she continued. “I’m so grateful to the people who took care of me and helped me through such a scary experience.”
Inaba has served as a decide on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” since 2005. She’s scheduled to look at this summer season’s inaugural Dancing with the Stars Con 26, a conference devoted completely to the tv competitors.
Inaba additionally co-hosted CBS present “The Talk” for 3 seasons. In 2021, she took an prolonged break from the present to deal with her well being.
Four months into that break, Inaba permanently left this system.
