The theme is Bond … James Bond. Dancing With the StarsDuring Monday’s October 3 episode, contestants danced along to music from the spy movie franchise.
The evening ended with the lowest scores of the couples. Vinny Guadagnino Koko Iwasaki Cheryl Ladd Louis Van Amstel. After all votes had been counted, Ladd (71) and Van Amstel (50) were among the bottom two. Sam Champion Cheryl Burke. The judges unanimously voted in favor of Champion, 61, as well as Burke, 38. This eliminated Ladd and Van Amstel.
In the earlier episodes, Selma Blair, who has been open about her struggles with Multiple Sclerosis, danced the Rumba blindfolded to “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena EastonPartner Sasha Farber.
“It was helping me to block out some of the noise,” the 50-year-old Cruel IntentionsCohost explains actress to cohost Alfonso RibeiroAfter the performance. “I do get real sensory overload and shut my eyes a lot, so this was a gift. But also, it can be quite disorienting but really thrilling and I loved it and I love Sasha.”
Farber, 38 years old, explained that he invented the blindfold after noticing that Blair closed her eyes during rehearsals, when she felt disconnected from her body. “I wanted to make her feel as comfortable as I possibly can on the dance floor, and we gave it a whirl. It worked. It was a gamble and I’m so proud of her,” he said.
Others went above and beyond to portray Mr. MI6 agent suave. Bond. Iwasaki, 25, had her 34-year-old partner, Guadagnino, do etiquette training prior to they began rehearsals for the Rumba. “Vinny is becoming James Bond before my eyes,” she said.
The judges had constructive criticisms for him despite his preparation Jersey Shore star. “You just managed to survive the rumba,” Bruno TonioloI told him. “It was a bit stumbly and blocky but good effort.”
Carrie Ann Inaba told the MTV personality, “I wanna see the details which means maybe train a few more hours.” She added that the comment was “no diss” and her feedback was “full of respect.”
Guadagnino made an impression while waiting for his score Len Goodman’s British accent at Ribeiro’s urging. “I wanna say it was rubbish but you knocked my socks off,” the New Jersey native said, pretending to be Goodman, 78, reacting to his performance.
Last month, the Chippendales performer shared Us WeeklyHe was focusing on the support of DWTSViewers are subject to criticism from the judges
“I’m definitely not a technical dancer. So, if they’re gonna look at all the technique, technical things, like, I definitely have room for improvement, but the fans came out to vote and that’s what’s most important. I’ve really felt the love this week more than like a lot of times ever in my career doing this,” he said.
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