"Dancing With the Stars" Season 21 aired another episode on Monday night that featured Bindi Irwin with a huge snake, Alek Skarlatos with a broken nose, and Alexa PanaVega with straight 10s from the four judges.
According to People Magazine, Skarlatos suffered a nose injury just a few hours before the competition kicked off on Monday night. Since the episode featured the famous switch-off, Skarlatos was paired with Emma Slater.
While speaking with the publication, the new hero told the his fans not to worry about his condition because the doctors have already checked his nose. "I feel good. It's nothing. I know it's a little different shape now but no bleeding, swelling or bruising," he said.
In the package shown ahead of their performance, Slater took all the blame for her partner's injury.
Meanwhile, Alexa PanaVega surprised her fans after she received straight 10s from Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli and guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
PanaVega partnered with Derek Hough this week. Her husband Carlos PanaVega partnered with Lindsay Arnold. He received an impressive 39 points.
One of the youngest contestants this season, Bindi Irwin, brought a huge snake on set. This week, she partnered with Val Chmerkosvkiy. Surprisingly, the Australian national only received a total of 37 points.
Other controversial performances this week belonged to Tamar Braxton and Hayes Grier. The former continued to struggle connecting with her partner Louis van Amstel, according to Us Weekly. Grier received mixed reviews for his Viennese Waltz performance with Alison Holker.
Meanwhile, Paula Deen and partner Mark Ballas received the lowest score of the night at 26 points. No one was eliminated on Monday night, but next week's episode will see the end of one of the contestants' dance career on television.
"Dancing With the Stars" Season 21 airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
