Carrie Ann Inaba is taking a leave from ‘The Talk’ in the show’s latest shakeup

Carrie Ann Inaba is taking a leave of absence from “The Talk� to focus on her health.

Inaba, a longtime judge on “Dancing With the Stars� who began as a guest host on the daytime show in its eighth season and then joined the cast full time in its ninth, made the announcement via video on social media Monday. Co-host Sheryl Underwood announced the news, which comes on the heels of Sharon Osbourne’s dramatic exit last month, on Monday’s edition of “The Talk.�

“We’d like to let you all know at home, Carrie Ann is taking a leave of absence from the show to focus on her well-being. She appreciates the support from all her fans and her family at ‘The Talk.’ We miss you, Carrie Ann, and we look forward to having you back with us soon,� Underwood said after announcing Jerry O’Connell as a guest host.

“Hi, everyone,� Inaba said Monday in a two-part video posted on social media. “I have decided to take a leave of absence from @thetalkcbs to focus on my well-being. I know you guys understand — health is the most important thing. So I appreciate your support; I appreciate the love and support from ‘The Talk’ family. And I hope to be back soon. Take care, and I’ll keep you updated.�

No projected return date was announced.

The 53-year-old revealed in a 2019 episode of the show that she suffers from multiple autoimmune conditions: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and Sjogren’s syndrome, among them. It is not unusual for a person with an autoimmune condition to develop more than one.

“I look healthy and I am really healthy — all things considered, but then I have these incredible sharp pains,� she said at the time, “like today [the hairstylist] was doing my hair and he barely touched me, but I thought he burnt me with a curling iron because my body is in a fibromyalgia flare.�

Inaba said she feels “so much shame� when she is experiencing one of these invisible illnesses “because I want to be what people see. And people see a healthy person, from the outside.�

In a February article on her website, she also noted she has lupus (diagnosed in 2019), rheumatoid arthritis and “most recently, vasculitis.�

Inaba also recovered from COVID-19 in December.

This turn of events likely will be good for more than just Inaba’s health: “This is my first time out of the house in a year!� O’Connell said happily as he joined the show Monday — and later did “Da Butt� dance with the rest of his co-hosts.

O’Connell’s presence will keep the show at five participants following original panelist Osbourne’s troubled departure in late March. A CBS investigation into a tense exchange over race between Osbourne and Underwood found that the British TV personality’s behavior “did not align � with the network’s values regarding a “respectful workplace.�