Eads Works Through The Pain

See Also: 'Turn, Turn, Turn' Episode Guide

George Eads (Nick Stokes) has been suffering from a herniated disc for three months, making it more difficult to film the ninth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

The actor injured his back on December 5, and he has been struggling since then. "I've had two epidural injections and it won't go away," Eads told Hollywood Exclusive. "I have to sit down on an apple box between scenes. As kind of a joke, the crew screwed a handle on my box so I can take it with me."

Eads is set to get another shot this week, and he is considering surgery. For now, however, the pain is severe. "I've been on all fours crying in the shower, but that doesn't do any good," he revealed. "You can't whine all the time; people don't want to be around that." While working on this week's episode, "Turn, Turn, Turn", the actor spent long hours on his feet. When the director joked about Eads channeling his physical pain into the emotionally-demanding episode, "I said, 'I don't know, man, maybe there's a silver lining to this,'" the actor said.

One thing about "Turn, Turn, Turn" that wasn't difficult for Eads was working with country singer Taylor Swift. "She was charming," he shared. "I familiarized myself with her and, well, if I was 19 and my concert sold out in three minutes and I sang for adoring fans, it might be hard to check my ego at the door when I came in to act on a show. She did. She was very sweet and humble. She gave little gifts to the crew."

The original article is from Hollywood Exclusive.

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