Celebrity News October 15, 2019
Pregnant Shawn Johnson Lands in ER After Painful Injury
Ow! Poor Shawn Johnson is on the mend after suffering a painful injury.
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The star, who is 38 weeks pregnant, landed in an emergency room after she dropped a piece of concrete on her big toe.
Johnson shared the news on her Instagram Stories, assuring fans that the trip to a hospital “had nothing to do with the baby.”
“I dropped a piece of concrete on my foot — a piece of concrete fell on my foot because I was real excited about petting a dog… and I broke my big toe just in half,” she revealed, adding, “Pretty nasty, so that happened.”
Shawn Johnson East's Joyful Pregnancy Update
View StoryThe former gymnast insisted the baby is fine, and that she was skipping pain meds because she's expecting.
She wrote, “Guys I'm great, I promise. I've got some pretty coloring, my foot is a little bit bigger than usual, my big toe's a little bit longer than usual, but I'm good! It's just a perfect excuse to chill out until baby comes!”
She later shared a pic on Instagram as she iced her foot, writing, “38 weeks pregnant and in the ER……. for a broken big toe 🤣 hahaha only me. All is good, just adding a little more swag to my big mama waddle these days.”
Her husband Andrew East shared a video of the 27-year-old and an X-ray of Johnson's broken toe. He called her a champ, applauding her pain tolerance.
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The couple announced they were expecting in April.