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Lisa Vanderpump may have had her share of verbal (and food-related) dustups on" The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," but nothing could prepare her for the physical beating she's taking on "Dancing with the Stars."

"I look okay on the outside, but inside I'm falling apart," the "Vanderpump Rule"s star told "Access Hollywood." "I'm covered in [bruises]. ... It's so much harder than I thought it would be! I have to be honest. It should come with a health warning."

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But the physical pain has paid off: Vanderpump and her pro partner Gleb Savchenko earned an 18 for their foxtrot last week. This week they'll attempt the jive — and it sounds like Vanderpump is prepared to leave it all on the floor.

"It's kind of intimidating, but you know what? If you land on your ass or you screw up, that's the journey, isn't it?" she said.

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