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After being forced to withdraw following a mini stroke, the former 'Real Housewives' star asks her fans' help to bring her and partner Tony Dovolani back on the show.

• Sep 30, 2015

AceShowbiz - Kim Zolciak refuses to hang her dancing shoes just yet. After being forced to withdraw from "Dancing with the Stars" because she couldn't dance on Monday, September 28, the Bravo star is launching a petition asking to be reinstated in the competition.

"Sign This petition to bring @tonydovolani and me back," she wrote on Instagram on Tuesday along with a picture of her and her pro partner Tony Dovolani. "I was cleared to dance on Friday when I was discharged from the hospital, so Saturday morning I was up rehearsing not even 12 hrs after. I had no restrictions BUT flying until today. Yes the timing sucked but ultimately my health is first."

She continued, "I wanted to dance here in ATL via satellite last night I can dance I just couldn't fly. I'm forever grateful for my dance partner @tonydovolani who has always supported me and All Of you my amazing fans!!!!!!!! Regardless I'll be dancing my ass off at the finale." She also included a link to the online petition.

Sign This petition to bring @tonydovolani and me back. I was cleared to dance on Friday when I was discharged from the hospital, so Saturday morning I was up rehearsing not even 12 hrs after. I had no restrictions BUT flying until today. Yes the timing sucked but ultimately my health is first. I wanted to dance here in ATL via satellite ��°ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ last night I can dance I just couldn't fly. I'm forever grateful for my dance partner @tonydovolani who has always supported me and All Of you my amazing fans!!!!!!!! Regardless I'll be dancing my ass off at the finale ��°ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ copy and paste link https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-kim-tony

A photo posted by Kim Zolciak-Biermann (@kimzolciakbiermann) on Sep 29, 2015 at 5:25pm PDT

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Kim suffered from a mini stroke last week and was stuck at her home in Atlanta. She said via Skype during the live broadcast on Monday, "I feel really great. I dont know if you know, but I rehearsed on Saturday. I learned that whole dance that Jenna just did, but then my doctor told me yesterday that it's too soon to fly."

The rules state that if a contestant is unable to dance due to health problems or injury, he/she must withdraw from the competition. So far, Kim's petition has gained more than 17,000 signatures.

In related news, HollywoodLife reports that "DWTS" producers are eying Kim's daughter Brielle Biermann, 18, to replace her mother on the show. "The producers have been toying with the idea of bringing Brielle onto the show," says an insider. "It would make Kim and her fans happy and pull in ratings. Plus, Brielle is gorgeous and would be a shoo-in for the show! Imagine if she won?"