Ilona Maher is “not really feeling well” after breaking her nose in a rugby match

Olympic Ilona Maher It is nursing Brutal injury After a violent collision in a recent Bristol Bears rugby match.

Maher, 28, shared an update via Instagram On Saturday, January 18, he wrote: “When people keep asking me if I'm okay but I just broke my nose.”

Maher attached a video of herself holding a bag of ice on her face. She also lip-synced, saying, “You were better, Carrie Ann.” (The athlete previously said this phrase last year then Dancing with the stars Judge Inaba asked why Maher was crying after she received harsh reactions to her performance.)

In her comment on the post, Maher also revealed how to do this She was recovering.

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“No sir, I'm not really well,” she wrote.

The swelling on Maher's face subsided within hours, but a slight purple mark remained around her eye. And on Sunday, January 19th videoand speculated on what people thought happened to her.

Maher joked: “Guys, stop fighting over me.” “There's enough to go around. What? I'm a model. Thank you very much. Oh, I've already fallen in love? It'll pass.”

Maher, a bronze medalist with the US women's rugby team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, recently moved to England after signing with Bristol.

“I'm invested in what I'm doing now,” Maher said He said exclusively Us Weekly In December 2024.Dancing with the stars It was all I was focused on. I was in the studio every day. With rugby and social media, that's all I focus on.

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After her Olympic victory, Maher Compete for DWTS Season 33 I won second place with my professional partner Alan Bersten. Amidst her athletic training, Maher's content about dating has gone viral online. But she's not looking for love right now.

“I think it takes a very special person, someone who, shall we say, enhances my life for me to want to do this,” she said. we. “I saw a video of a girl saying, 'As we know, Ilona hasn't gone on a date in years.'” Wrong. I go on dates. I just don't like a lot of people. … I always like making connections and meeting people. I think first dates “Enjoyable.”

Maher continued at the time, saying: “You can tell straight away if you don't like someone, but then it can also be a really great experience. So, whatever happens. I'm looking for a British girl, I guess.”