DWTS: Artem Chigvintsev Continues To Fight Pneumonia After Leaving Tour
Artem Chigvintsev is continuing to recover from pneumonia after being forced to withdraw from the latest Dancing With the Stars tour. The American reboot of Strictly Come Dancing has featured Artem's talents since 2014 and has paired him with celebrities such as Patti LaBelle, Mischa Barton, and now-fiancée Nikki Bella. With previous experience including other hit competitions like So You Think You Can Dance?, the Russian-American professional dancer has been popular with fans of the show for years.
Artem and his partner Kaitlyn Bristowe of Bachelor Nation were partners for DWTS season 29. Declared the winners in November 2020, Artem and Kaitlyn placed the second-highest overall at 26.4; this occasion marked Artem's first professional win in the United States. Dancing With the Stars: Live! kicked off on January 7 and runs until March 27. Other dancers besides Kaitlyn performing include Emma Slater, Britt Stewart, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, and Gleb Savchenko. While Artem was also scheduled to join the tour, his last-minute illness caused him to drop out to the dismay of fans and colleagues.
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Two weeks after People first reported the unexpected changes of plans, Artem has provided a short update to concerned viewers. Hopping onto Twitter to thank everyone for their well wishes, Artem gave a little more insight as to what has been happening with his health. «Ihad another x-ray done yesterday and it came back still positive for pneumonia,» the 39-year-old revealed. Filming from his car, Artem continued, «I just got another set of antibiotics...hopefully, this one will do the magic, will do
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