The rumors are true... Holly Madison is Dancing with the Stars because Jewel and Nancy O’Dell dropped out. Boooooo! Here’s the full dish:

Both women sustained injuries during training for the show that prevent them from continuing the competition, the network announced Thursday. Jewel was diagnosed with a fractured tibia in both legs, while the “Access Hollywood” host will need surgery to repair a torn knee cartilage, the network said.

Jewel said in a telephone interview Thursday that she initially dismissed the pain in her legs as soreness from the show’s six- to eight-hour daily rehearsals. She eventually sought treatment and was “completely shocked” by the diagnosis.

“The doctor just looked at me and said, ‘You’re done dancing,’” she said.

The 34-year-old singer-songwriter said she is in pain and using crutches and will have to be seated to perform her next two shows — set for Thursday near Los Angeles and Saturday in Seattle.

“It’s my first time sitting down in a concert,” she said.

Jewel and O’Dell are still slated to appear on the show’s season premiere Monday, when “additional changes to the cast” will be announced.

I wonder who the other female celebrity will be that is replacing these ladies? Jewel’s hubby Ty Murray will still be competing, though he is super bummed his wife won’t be with him.

“That’s a big part of the reason why we did the show,” he said. “It was chance for us to work together and go through this together.”

I can’t wait until the season premiere Monday! The replacements have like a week to prepare versus six weeks for the others. It’s gonna be tough! Maybe Heidi Montag will do it- she was rumored to be in talks for it.

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