The USA Eagles player is also not worried about a potential U.S. ban on TikTok, a platform she has amassed over three million followers on.

Olympian and Dancing with the Stars contestant Ilona Maher moved to England to join the Bristol Bears but her home debut ended with an injury.

Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport. With more than eight million followers across Instagram and TikTok, 28-year-old American international back Maher is the world’s most followed rugby player on social media.

Ilona Maher’s impact on women’s rugby in England had been significant even before she had stepped on a rugby pitch in the country. On Sunday came the American’s time to make a telling contribution on the field of play as she scored a sensational 70-yard try in her first start for her new team.

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher has celebrated her first start for the Bristol Bears by powering over for a try in a 41-31 victory at the Exeter Chiefs.

U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher is set to make her first start for the Bristol Bears on January 12 at the Exeter Chiefs.

EXETER, England (AP) — U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher celebrated her first start ... than 8 million followers combined on Instagram and TikTok. She also was a runner-up on the “Dancing With ...

The viral rugby star has eight million followers across Instagram and TikTok, making her the most followed rugby union player globally. In conversation with Epigram, she spoke about her move to the local team.

An hour later, Maher shared a video of herself holding the same bag of ice, now melted, to her face as she lip-synced to audio from her DWTS run when, after judge Carrie Ann Inaba asked if she was OK, she responded, “been better, Carrie Ann.”

The cast is seen full of energy while meeting, dancing and laughing with patients in a video the hospital posted to social media Friday.

How to watch Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers online as US star Ilona Maher features in Premiership Women's Rugby on January 18.

Top Bikini Pics of Social Media Sensation : Indian actress and social media celebrity Avneet Kaur, who came into the limelight through Tiktok and many TV soaps