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  • 17 Sep 2019

Christie Brinkley has shared details of the shocking moment when she injured herself on Dancing With The Stars.

The model, 65, broke her arm while rehearsing for the show, taking her out of the competition.

WATCH: The shocking moment Christie Brinkley broke her arm on DWTS

In the footage, shared on Good Morning America, Christie can be seen tripping over her dance partner's foot, taking a nasty fall. 

The onetime Mrs Billy Joel was seen screaming in pain as she tumbled onto the floor and clutched her wrist.

She later underwent surgery to her wrist and arm and is now recovering.

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Christie's accident means she won't feature in this year's contest

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In a statement, BBC Studios and ABC said: "Brinkley suffered injuries which required surgery to her wrist and arm," keeping her from participating in the competition.

And while the accident left Christie out of the contest, her daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, is stepping into her dancing shoes instead. 

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Sailor Breezes In to Save the Day! Hey My Friends! So here's the news. I just broke my arm into a 1000 pieces requiring surgery with a metal plate and screws to hold my arm together..Im so sorry if I've disappointed anybody! Only something as bad as this could stop me from continuing to dance with my wonderful coach for @dancingabc ...I was having a blast!!!! Shattering my arm was quite literally a crushing disappointment, i never ever want to let anyone down...so I looked for a silver lining and i think I found one that is is solid gold! Sailor! But first I would have to convince Sailor to replace me..she was already on the plane to come sit in the audience when I reached her! (Alexa has commitments in NY including her upcoming Cabaret Show at the @cafecarlyle ) I also had to convince my student/ @imgmodels Sailor to overcome serious stage fright to replace me on the show! Sailor always meets her challenges head on and realized she did not want to be defined by her fears so with just hours to learn my routine she is turning my defeat or should i say two left feat into her own victory of courage! So Ladies and Gents I give you my beautiful Sunflower Sailor Lee. And i think you are all going to have a blast together on this season of @dancingabc ! Sorry for the typos it's my right arm! And Sailor Thank you for taking a very disappointing turn of events into something very special! you know Showbiz is all about getting a break and I guess you can say Sailor and I both got one on this season of @dancingabc #family #familyfirst #challenge #doitforlove #fearless #brave #dare #justtry #silverlining #dauntless #dance #lemonaid #gowiththeflow #carpediem #seizetheday #formom #TeamSailaV #c'est la vie! #teambrinkley

Christie broke the news to fans on her Instagram account on Monday.

"I just broke my arm into a 1000 pieces requiring surgery with a metal plate and screws to hold my arm together," she wrote.

She told fans she was devastated to drop out, but happy that her daughter was able to take her place.

"Shattering my arm was quite literally a crushing disappointment, i never ever want to let anyone down...so I looked for a silver lining and i think I found one that is is solid gold! Sailor!"

Season 28 of hit the US show also features Lauren Alaina, Ally Brooke, Hannah Brown, Karamo Brown, Kate Flannery, Ray Lewis, Kel Mitchell, Lamar Odom, Sean Spicer, James Van Der Beek and Mary Wilson in the line up.

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