Selma Blair Reveals Why Performing On ‘DWTS’ Blindfolded Was Actually ‘Comforting’ To Her

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Selma Blair took her latest performance to the next level by wearing a transparent blindfold Dancing with the stars schedule. Selma and Sasha Farber stunned Bond night with their rumba, winning 28 out of 40 from the judges. The 50-year-old isn’t afraid of anything and says performing blindfolded feels “wonderful.” She told reporters, including HollywoodLife after the show, “Sasha is never far from me, like a little bit, but it’s a way for me not to overload my mind with so many emotions because it’s exciting and there’s so much going on and people moving around. transfer, so that’s one way to buffer it.”

Sasha explained that he noticed Selma would “close her eyes a lot” and feel a “brain-to-body disconnect on the left side” due to her battle with multiple sclerosis. “The learning steps for Selma were a challenge as I could see her body trying to do it, and I knew she could, but it was like the stop message,” Sasha said. . “And it didn’t let it happen, and she closed her eyes. So I figured she would always feel comfortable in that situation, and I wanted to see how this would help the performance. I remember putting it [the blindfold] on her, and she got goosebumps. “

Selma admits that being blindfolded allows her to get “my body for the first time because sometimes I let a lot of things get to me, and it’s like you just get over it in a bit of a lunatic because I’m not really trained and neither is performing with MS. Whenever I try, focus, and really intend, I get a bit of a traffic jam. Blindfolding is an ingenious way to add a bit of style, but also a challenge that serves as a comfort to me and brings me closer to my partner.”

Sasha points out that there’s something about this prom dance experience that “really helps Selma with MS.” Selma “completely agrees with her partner. Sasha added, “I think it’s the communication and connection of having someone there to control her, so there’s less anxiety and, yes, there are times but less because she’s real. moving. She is dancing. She wouldn’t be able to do it alone, but with someone there, it really activates…” Evil intentions the star concluded, “It allowed me to get through without giving up.

Selma has gone public about her battle with MS. The actress has been experiencing MS symptoms since she was a child, but she hasn’t been officially diagnosed since 2018. “It feels like giving birth. The release of it. Its catharsis. But more than anything, I was filled with a sense of relief,” Selma wrote of her diagnosis in her memoir, Mean Baby.

Legit Blonde star also revealed with Tonight’s reception that she “goes out a lot” due to her MS. She even fainted before the rehearsal but came to practice anyway. “The problem is, I pass out a lot,” Selma said. “That’s part of the reason I have Scout [her service dog] and it doesn’t mean i lost consciousness [or] that’s the whole ambulance experience, it’s what makes me lose my sight, gravity pulls me down and I’m very disoriented and spellbound. He was also there to catch me, you know, getting the ground a little closer to his back. “

Selma and Sasha survived another elimination and will be joining Disney + Night next week. Charlie’s Angels alum Cheryl Ladd and Louis van Amstel was sent home by week 3. Dancing with the stars airs every Monday on Disney+.