Gomez later posted on Instagram that she scraped herself on a set piece.
She hovered on one leg, leaning on Chmerkovskiy while cohostAlfonso Ribeiroalso offered to help hold her up.
The judges repeatedly asked her if she was okay, but Gomez insisted she was.
Xochitl Gomez/ Instagram
She appeared in a video saying, “I’m okay, y’all.
Gomez and Chmerkovskiy still managed to top the leader board with their number despite the injury.
They nabbed a total score of 37 out of 40 from the three core judges and guest judgeNiecy Nash-Betts.
Val Chmerkovskiy and Xochitl Gomez on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.ABC/ Disney
Later, in the dance marathon, Gomez appeared to be fine.
This earned them a total of five bonus points, bringing their total to 42.
Julianne Hough ended the night drenching them in red confetti a la horror classicCarrie.
She is best known to audiences as America Chavez in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Dancing With the Starsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC andDisney+and streams the following day on Hulu.
