Ahead of her debut on Season 28 of 'Dancing with the Stars', Sailor Brinkley Cook confesses that she refused to step in for her injured mother at first due to her fears of live performance.
- Sep 18, 2019
AceShowbiz - Christie Brinkley's model daughter, Sailor Brinkley Cook, was "so scared" to replace her famous mum on "Dancing with the Stars".
The 21-year-old stepped in at the last minute after Brinkley tripped and broke her arm during rehearsals last week, ends September 13, and she admits she was "terrified" at the thought of performing live.
"I didn't want to at first, honestly," she tells People magazine. "I was terrified. It was a very scary thing for me. The whole idea of having to be live on stage, be on TV (and) dancing, that's something I've never done before."
Yet Sailor chose to use her fear as motivation when she made her debut on the new season of the hit show on Monday night, September 16.
"I was so scared, but that was the reason I had to do it," she adds. "I had to surpass the fear. I had to be stronger than the things that scare me."
The blonde beauty, who wowed the crowd with a samba, can also count her mother's support throughout the series.
Her proud mum says, "Sailor is truly one fearless, strong, amazing person who just always impresses me."
