Witney Carson Hid Skin Cancer Diagnosis From ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Producers

Witney Carson Hid Skin Cancer Diagnosis From ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Producers: Everything She’s Said

Keeping a big secret. Witney Carson didn’t tell Dancing With the Stars producers that she had been diagnosed with skin cancer

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“for a long time” in order to avoid jeopardizing her debut on the show.

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“It’s actually a really crazy story. Right at the same time I got my diagnosis I was also auditioning for Dancing With The Stars,” the professional dancer, 28

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“That was my dream since I was 7 years. And then I had the chance to be on the show and I had this melanoma on my foot, so I didn’t tell anyone even the producers for a long time.”

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Carson underwent surgery to remove the cancerous mole just three weeks before rehearsals began for season 18.

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Carson, who has since partnered with EltaMD in order to raise awareness about skin cancer

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