Jenna Johnson Dances Through a Broken Nose to Top the Leaderboard

Dancing with the Stars professional Jenna Johnson danced through a broken nose on Tuesday night, hours after revealing the injury to her fans.

Johnson, 32, broke her nose during camera blocking on Monday night while rehearsing with her celebrity partner, Harry Shum Jr. She revealed the injury in a close-up video posted to TikTok and Instagram on Tuesday, showing the swelling on the right side of her nose and joking in the caption, Salsa: 1 Jenna's nose: 0. She told fans there were no black eyes and that her nose looked four times the size.

The pair still took to the ballroom for Grammy Night, dancing a salsa to Die With a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. Johnson confirmed before the scores that she had broken her nose but felt fine. The judges gave the routine 29 out of 30, with two 10s and a 9, putting the pair at the top of the leaderboard. Bruno Tonioli called it a super-charged, extra-spicy salsa, while Carrie Ann Inaba said Shum danced truly from the heart.

Johnson and Shum had already earned immunity from the night's dance-off round after posting the highest cumulative score of the season on last week's Disney Night, where they scored a perfect 40 out of 40. The immunity added two bonus points to their total, taking them to 31.

It has been a bruising season for the pair. Earlier in the season Johnson accidentally headbutted Shum during a rehearsal, and she later said she broke one of his toes. Shum, 44, who plays Dr. Benson Kwan on Grey's Anatomy, stepped on her feet during practice.

Seven couples performed on Grammy Night, competing for six places in next week's semi-finals. The season finale airs on Tuesday, 24 November.