Saved by the Bell alum Tiffani Thiessen says she needs a hip replacement as she suffers from painful hip dysplasia
Saved by the Bell’s Tiffani Thiessen needs a hip replacement.
The 52-year-old actress was a keen dancer as a child, and she believes her flexibility may have contributed to her hip dysplasia, a painful condition in which the hip socket does not fully cover the ball of the thigh bone.
On an episode of the Breaking Bread with Tom Papa podcast, Tiffani explained: “I was a dancer when I was younger, which was a good thing. I have a torn labrum. That’s one issue I have.
“This is what happens. Just wait. You guys just wait. And then I found out going to my second opinion that I’m basically a German shepherd. I have hip dysplasia.”
She added: “I hear that hip replacements aren’t as bad as knee and shoulder.”
The agonising condition has forced Tiffani to take a temporary break from playing one of her favourite sports with her 11-year-old son, Holt.
She said: “My doctor didn’t say it was pickleball, but it probably hasn’t helped. I have not been able to play in the last couple weeks because my hip’s been so bad.”
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum added of Holt: “He’s actually starting to beat me now. But I do have a bad hip.”
Despite her hip problems, Tiffani has no plans to hang up her acting boots, insisting that her love for the job matters more than receiving accolades.
She said: “It’s more just wanting to continue to have the opportunity to do it. That’s what it is for me now. It’s not so much specific, ‘I want this or this award or this type of film or work with this type of person.’
“I mean, I have a lot of those.
“But, it’s more, the main thing is just getting to still do it. As we get older, that starts to get smaller. And, so, the fact that I get to still do what I love is really what is most important to me.”
As well as Holt, Tiffani has a 16-year-old daughter named Harper with her 54-year-old husband, actor Brady Smith.
Saved by the Bell star Tiffani Thiessen needs a hip replacement to sort out painful condition
