Saved by the Bell star Tiffani Thiessen to have hip replacement

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 08:26 · Archive

Actress Tiffani Thiessen, 52, says she needs a hip replacement after diagnosis of a torn labrum and hip dysplasia.

Tiffani Thiessen, best known for her role as Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell, announced on the Breaking Bread with Tom Papa podcast that she requires a hip replacement. The 52-year-old actress has been diagnosed with a torn labrum and hip dysplasia.

Thiessen suggested that her flexibility as a child dancer may have caused her hip issues. She joked about her condition, comparing herself to a German shepherd. She noted that she has heard hip replacements are less problematic than knee and shoulder replacements.

Her condition has begun affecting her daily life. She has been unable to play pickleball, her favourite pastime, for the last couple of weeks due to severe hip pain. Thiessen often plays alongside her son, who started the sport less than a year ago.

How it is being reported

• ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Tiffani Thiessen says she needs hip replacement at 52 after painful diagnosisThiessen claimed her flexibility as a child, which helped her to dance, might have caused her hip issues.New York Post · 14 Nov, 08:13
• ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Tiffani Thiessen says she needs hip replacement at 52 after painful diagnosisTiffani Thiessen revealed a torn labrum and hip dysplasia diagnosis on a podcast, joking she's "basically a German shepherd" ahead of hip replacement.Fox News · 13 Nov, 22:00

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