DWTS' Derek Hough Tweets the Flu

By:OK! Staff

Oct. 16 2009, Published 12:25 p.m. ET

DWTS Derek Hough, OK!'s featured Man Candy in our current issue, sent out a tweet today that he is sick and ABC has confirmed that Maksim Chmerkovskiy will be stepping in to take his place, E! News reports. Hope it's not swine flu!

Derek Tweeted, "At the docs for 3 hrs today ... Had a temperature of 104 ... Had an IV in my arm for 2hrs ... Maks is steppin up for me helpin jo .."

Maksim will be taking Derek's place in helping his partner Joanna Krupa perform her three routines for Monday's episode.