Christie Brinkley's daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook is replacing her on Season 28 of "Dancing with the Stars" after the former supermodel suffered a severe injury during rehearsal.
Brinkley, 65, broke her arm during rehearsals on Thursday and required surgery on her wrist and arm.
"Showbiz is all about getting a break, and Sailor and I both got one on 'Dancing with the Stars' this season," Brinkley jokingly said in a statement.
"Sailor joined the cast when I got mine... ouch somebody stop me, it hurts to laugh!"Brinkley-Cook is racing to learn her mom's routine ahead of the Season 28 premiere Monday evening.
"I'm doing this for my mom! I just want to make her happy and make her proud," she told "Good Morning America."
Brinkley had shared a video of herself in costume just Sunday evening. ABC News said the outfit fit Brinkley-Cook perfectly.
"I'm so excited for tomorrow's show! @dancingabc," Brinkley captioned the post on Instagram. "'To live without risk is to risk not living.' - Pope Pius."
Brinkley-Cook is a burgeoning model who appeared with Brinkley and sister Alexa Ray Joel in the 2017 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Brinkley-Cook also posed for the 2018 issue.
