Denise Richards Suffered Painful Breast Implants Injury On Reality Show
01/13/2025 03:28 PM
Denise Richards suffered an unfortunate injury during her brief time on the new season of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.
The FOX reality television show puts celebrities in position to perform tests and training exercises of the U.S. Special Forces. Richards, 53, recently revealed that she ruptured both of her breast implants while jumping off a bridge on the show. The Starship Troopers actress detailed to Entertainment Weekly that she actually was dealing with multiple physical issues which caused her to withdraw from competition.
"So I had four hernias… repaired a couple years [ago] actually when I did Housewives," Richards said. "Also with that harness [on the bridge jump], because it's around that area and then also over our chest, we thought that that was damaged too… But that's all good. I had swelling in the area, but it went down and I didn't need surgery again."
She still needs surgery on her busted implants though. It's just a matter of when and how she chooses to have the procedure.
"I still have to have surgery with my implants," Richards explained. "I just haven't had the downtime yet. I'm hoping to do it in a couple weeks. Either [replaced] or removed, whatever I decide to do. The ones that are there have to come out."
Fans of Special Forces saw Richards leave the show following its season premier last Wednesday. Amazingly, despite her multiple physical ailments, the Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough actress wanted to push through and remain in the competition.
Unfortunately, doctors told her that couldn't happen.
"I wanted to see a doctor, and I wanted to make sure that I was okay to continue with the weight and doing stuff," Richards said. "I wanted to make sure I didn't damage the hernias. I knew the implants, and that was something I knew I could still continue [with]. I was too embarrassed to even say anything about those. But it was where I had my surgery before with my hernias that I wanted to make sure."
Richards said she is still "proud" of her work on the show and the fact she jumped off a 130-foot high bridge. Hopefully, she'll have a speedy recovery from surgery.
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