Osmond Blames Allergies and Bad Air Quality for Faint

Oct. 24, 2007 — -- Marie Osmond's post-samba faint on "Dancing With the Stars" Monday night didn't mean the end to her run on the show.

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and his partner, Kym Johnson, who tied with Osmond and her partner, Jonathan Roberts, for last place, were eliminated.

Cuban, who said he lost 30 pounds during the course of the show, accepted the loss gracefully.

"I gained so many new friends, I've gained such an appreciation for the effort that everyone puts in. It's been such an amazing experience. I wouldn't have traded it for the world," Cuban said.

Many people, though, were more interested to hear from Osmond, who said an "accumulation" of factors had contributed to her fall, including allergies and poor air quality.

"I noticed when he [Roberts] spun me a couple of times, I kept spinning," Osmond told the show's host Tom Bergeron. "And then I kept missing hip bumps. I could tell something was funky."

Osmond appeared fine during the dance, and she seemed happy and excited by her performance — even jumping up and down in front of the judges.

"Remember when I was jumping? I was trying to wake my head up. I don't know what happened," she said.

Bergeron suggested that the various California wildfires -- the closest burned just 20 miles or so from ABC studios in Burbank as the show aired -- may have aggravated her allergies.

"I'm sure it was an accumulation of things," Osmond said.

Osmond also mentioned her divorce from her husband of 20 years, Brian Blosil, which the couple announced in March.

"I'm divorced, but I'm still going through stuff … and every woman will understand," Osmond said.

But Osmond, who laughed off the fall, said she wasn't worried about it hurting her chances in the competition.

"Tragedy plus time equals humor," Osmond said. "With all sincerity, I'm a jokester. After 40 years in this business, you can take spins in many directions."

Osmond was listening to judge Len Goodman's critique of her dance with partner Roberts when she suddenly fell to the ground.