Dancing with the Stars viewers were hit with the season’s biggest shock yet as Disney Night ended in a dramatic elimination. Actress Julia Stiles, 45, was sent home alongside her partner Ezra Sosa, 25, after sustaining a rib injury earlier in the season.The Save the Last Dance star broke down in tears in rehearsals after her rib started ‘acting up again.’ And though later on the dance floor her paso doble earned her a score of 33 out of 40, it wasn’t enough to keep her on the show.After learning that she was eliminated, Stiles said that being on the dance competition was ‘an incredible experience’, adding, ‘I pulled things out of myself that I didn’t realize were there.’ ‘Ezra is just an amazing person I’m going to be sad not to see him every day,’ she said. Actress Julia Stiles, 45, broke down in tears on Dancing with the Stars after suffering a rib injury, before she was eliminated from the show alongside her partner Ezra Sosa, 25 After learning that she was axed, Stiles said that being on the show was ‘an incredible experience’, adding, ‘I pulled things out of myself that I didn’t realize were there’ Though her paso doble earned her a score of 33 out of 40, it wasn’t enough to keep her on the showMeanwhile Sosa told Stiles, ‘Just to see your growth in and out of the ballroom has been an honor, I’m so lucky I got to share this experience with you. I love you so much.’The episode saw contestants perform routines inspired by iconic Disney films and their stage adaptation. While in rehearsals, Stiles fell to the floor during one dramatic moment, after feeling pain in her rib.’A few weeks ago, I hurt my rib pretty bad,’ she explained.’There’s already a lot of challenges to this show. I don’t need another obstacle thrown my way. I’m going to be fine,’ she said.’I am determined to stay in this competition. So I’m not going to let an injury sideline me,’ she declared.Later in the episode her fierce dance to Hamilton’s Satisfied earned her generous applause from the audience.The judges were also impressed, with Bruno Tonioli shouting, ‘Now, that is how you tell a story.’Carrie Ann Inaba also gave her praise, stating, ‘I see you. I see you digging deep. I see you turning real emotion, real raw emotion, into beautiful dancing. This is what it’s about for me. I loved it. I thought it was great.’ While in rehearsals Stiles fell to the floor during one dramatic moment, after feeling pain in her rib ‘A few weeks ago, I hurt my rib pretty bad,’ she explained. ‘There’s already a lot of challenges to this show. I don’t need another obstacle thrown my way. I’m going to be fine,’ she said Later in the episode her fierce dance earned her generous applause from the audience The judges were also impressed, with Bruno Tonioli shouting, ‘Now, that is how you tell a story’ However the pair later found themselves in the bottom two, before getting sent home Meanwhile Jenna Dewan, 45, got her first perfect score of the season as she soared to the top of the leaderboard with partner Val Chmerkovskiy Chmerkovskiy returned to the show last week after a one-week suspension Chmerkovskiy and Dewan tied for the first spot with his wife Jenna Johnson and her partner, actor Harry Shum Jr., who also earned a 40 Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach danced a samba to Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid Love Island UK star Maura Higgins and her partner Mark Ballas performed a jive to You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! from Peter Pan, which earned them a score of 32Derek Hough called the dance a ‘comeback.’Guest judge Cynthia Erivo said, ‘You did something really beautiful. It’s really wonderful to watch.’However, the pair later found themselves in the bottom two, before getting sent home Meanwhile, Jenna Dewan, 45, got her first perfect score of the season as she soared to the top of the leaderboard with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who returned to the show last week after a one-week suspension.Chmerkovskiy was suspended from the show after posting a social media message on TikTok that referenced Will Smith’s infamous 2022 Oscars slap directed at Inaba, after he did not like her critique of his wife Jenna Johnson’s dance.Chmerkovskiy and Dewan tied for the first spot with his wife and her partner, actor Harry Shum Jr.They performed a quickstep to Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast.’You’re the perfect princess,’ Inaba told her, calling the dance ‘quick and light.’Johnson and Shum Jr. danced a jazz routine to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins which also earned them a 40 out of 40.Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov kicked off the show as they danced a quickstep to A Star Is Born from Hercules.’I thought that was the most joyful thing to start this with,’ Erivo told them. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold danced a waltz to I See the Light from Tangled, which got them a score of 32 Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik danced contemporary to Easy As Life from Disney’s Broadway musical Aida. It earned them a score of 33 Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov kicked off the show as they danced a quickstep to A Star Is Born from Hercules. The routine earned them a score of 34 out of 40 Wicked star Cynthia Erivo served as a guest judge on the episodeTonioli said Glenn had ‘the strength of Hercules, the beauty of Venus and the drive of Diana the Huntress.’The routine earned them a score of 34 out of 40.Meanwhile Love Island UK star Maura Higgins and her partner Mark Ballas performed a jive to You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! from Peter Pan.Higgins was dressed as Tinker Bell for the dance, which got them a score of 32, and a spot at the bottom with Stiles, though they ended up being saved.Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik danced contemporary to Easy As Life from Disney’s Broadway musical Aida. It earned them a score of 33. Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach danced a samba to Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid. The beautiful performance earned them a score of 37. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold danced a waltz to I See the Light from Tangled, which got them a score of 32. Dancing with the Stars airs live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays and streams the next day on Hulu.