This is why Selma Blair is leaving Dancing with the Stars

There was not a dry eye in the ballroom this evening.

Episode from October 17 Dancing with the stars the end of the road for the most inspiring artist of the season — and the last dance.

as Selma Blair, who took part in the show after being diagnosed with MS in 2018, entered the rehearsal studio to prepare for her routine with a partner Sasha Farbershe had hard news to break.

“You know I’ve been under surveillance and in communication with my doctors throughout this process,” Selma told Sasha. “I underwent magnetic resonance imaging. The results are back and all this just adds to the fact that I can’t continue to compete. I went as far as I could.”

Selma explained that if she continued, she risked serious damage to her body, but vowed to use it as a learning experience for her 11-year-old son. Arthurtelling Sasha: “I’m going to have to get used to it and go back to being a mom and show him that I have to give up what I love to do and sometimes you have to make tough decisions.”

However, not to be deterred, Selma said, “I really want to have one last beautiful dance with you.”

And that’s exactly what she did.

To “What the World Needs Now,” Selma and Sasha danced a sumptuous waltz that brought the ballroom to its feet and nearly everyone in the room reached for the nearest napkin.