A classic cartoon brought to life. Charli D’AmelioAnd Mark BallasFor their Disney+ Night performance, Homer Simpson was dressed as Marge Simpson Dancing With the Stars.
“Mark my words, that is about to go viral,” judge Derek HoughThis is what the dancers to the SimpsonsThe theme song for the Monday, October 10 episode. Len Goodman, meanwhile, had nothing but good things to say about the 18-year-old TikTok influencer’s execution. “I didn’t like it, I loved it. It was so tight, it was all together. It was full wit and character. Marge, you’re magical,” he said.
In a pre-taped package, D’Amelio showed Ballas, 36, a clip from her guest appearance on the long-running sitcom. “I got to be on an episode and that was a really cool moment,” she said. Despite being a fan of the show, stepping into the Simpson matriarch’s shoes did pose some challenges for the social media personality.
“Not only am I learning a new style of jazz, I’m doing it with Marge Simpson’s wig on my head,” she said. The Connecticut native donned the character’s towering blue hairdo for the show. “I’m a little nervous about the wig in the performance,” she admitted, adding, “I’m gonna have to dive in hair first.” The former competitive dancer told cohost Alfonso Ribeiro of the blue accessory: “It’s not heavy which is nice but it’s tight. There’s about 300 bobby pins in my head right now.”
Despite D’Amelio’s concerns, the hairpiece stayed on throughout the dance and she and Ballas received a total score of 36, tying for first place with Gabby WindeyAnd Val ChmerkovskiyAnd Wayne BradyAnd Witney Carson. But, before the judges gave feedback, Tyra BanksThe content creator was sincerely sorry for the previous error.
“Now Charli, last week … I called your boyfriend Landon Barker, and his name is Logan.” The D’Amelio ShowBanks, 48., was astonished when personality moved her hands to Banks’s face. “OK, I just said it backwards again. What is the matter with me? Why can’t I get this?” the America’s Next Top Model alum replied.
Banks then contacted Barker, aged 19, directly. “Hello, Landon. I am so sorry. Your woman did so well tonight … I apologize again,” she said. The native Californian smiled and laughed as she sat in the audience. D’Amelio, for her part, responded, “all good.”
The Charli vs. DixieStar, who in July confirmed her relationship with Barker, was surrounded by other loved ones at Disney+ night. “The people who taught me jazz, my hometown dance teachers are here,” she told Ribeiro, 51. “That means a lot to me, [they came] all the way from Connecticut.”
The influencer also told them Bel-Air’s Fresh PrinceAlum describes how it was to see her mom. Heidi D’Amelio, getting closer to her on the scoreboard. “I’m so proud of her. … It’s so nice seeing her look so comfortable and be the star,” Charli replied. “That’s who I think she is and that’s who she us to me.”
Dancing With the StarsAirs Mondays at 8 p.m. on Disney+ ET.
