In a recent discussion, Gretchen Wilson shed light on her iconic reality TV victory as “Pearl” on The Masked Singer while also talking about the injury that landed her in a wheelchair just months before the show’s production commenced. The Grammy winner has once again made headlines after reigning supreme in the thirteenth season of The Masked Singer.
Here’s what Wilson had to say about the incident that almost restricted her from performing to her best of her abilities in the music reality competition.
Gretchen Wilson talks about injury that left her in a wheelchair
The “All Jacked Up” hitmaker recently opened up about the intense schedule she had to follow while participating in The Masked Singer Season 13.
“It meant the world, obviously. I mean, it’s grueling. It’s a hard schedule. It’s a lot, it’s a lot of work,” Gretchen Wilson noted to Us Weekly. She added, “It’s a lot of on your feet, it’s a lot of choreography, dancing. I’ve never been known to be good at that!” The musician then highlighted the accident that resulted in a leg injury, leaving her in a wheelchair, six months before the filming phase of her reality TV show commenced.
“I destroyed my left leg, and I was in a wheelchair for eight months with a cast,” Wilson remarked. However, she still decided to strive ahead, stating of her experience, “That was probably the scariest part for me, was, ‘Can I put on these boots? Can I get up and down those stairs with the extra weight? Can I do these little dance moves?’ It’s not much, but for me, it was pretty challenging. … At the end of each day, I was just like, ‘Man, I made it through another day. I can keep doing this.’ And so after a few days of being on set, I was like, ‘I’m going all the way!”
The 51-year-old artist is currently working on an updated rendition of her first-ever album, Here for the Party. Additionally, Gretchen Wilson will feature in the upcoming Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan executive-produced series, The Road.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on ComingSoon.net.
