Artem Chigvintsev.Photo: Eric McCandless/Getty Images
Artem Chigvintsevis dancing his way back to the ballroom!
After a brutal battle with pneumonia for the past month, theDancing with the Starspro, 39, is returning toThe DWTS: Live! Tour, PEOPLE can confirm.
Last month, Chigvintsev announced he was stepping away from the tour on Jan. 20 “due to some unexpected health issues.” He later revealed that he wassuffering from pneumonia.
“Hi everyone, just wanted to give you a little update on my wellbeing,” Chigvintsev said in a post on his Instagram Story at the time. “So, I had another X-ray done yesterday, and it came back still positive for pneumonia, so I just got another set of antibiotics. This is, of course, number two.”
“Hopefully, this one will do the magic, will do the trick, to kick out the pneumonia out of my lungs. So that’s where I’m at. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy,” he added.
Last week, his fiancée Nikki Bella gave an update on his health, saying he’s “feeling great.”
Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
“He just got word from his doctor yesterday,” Bella, 38, told PEOPLE. “His scans came back and he’s cleared. His lungs are officially cleared. We’re so happy because his last scan they weren’t seeing a lot of hope. They were talking about him being on an inhaler the rest of his life and all these different things.”
TheAmerica’s Got Talent: Extremejudge added, “He’s feeling great. He’s itching to go back and dance.”
FellowDWTSpros Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart, and Sofia Ghavami are also part of the tour.
source: people.com
