DWTS 13, Week 9 Interviews After The Results Part 1 (Videos)
Well, there won’t be any interviews with the eliminated couple, Hope and Maks, this week. We’re not sure why, but, one source below mentions how Hope was escorted out of the press room last night (more details towards the end of this post on that). Instead the finalists were on Jimmy Kimmy LIVE last night. They will also be doing Good Morning America today according to Heidi in her Spoilers post. More on those interviews in a while, but, first let’s get the On The Red Carpet interviews with George Pennacchio.
J.R. tells George how scary it was being along side Hope in the bottom two last night, but, he’s thankful he made it and looks forward to next week’s dances. Karina is not in the interview since she went straight to the studio to start working the choreography. He plans to do whatever she says.
Ricki is surprised and feels so blessed she made it this far. She feels like she’s beating the odds and it’s all because of Derek. He has some tricks up his sleeves for their final dances.
Rob’s number goal is to keep focusing and trying to improve as he’s done every week since the season began. He never thought he’d get this far and he plans to bring 200% to rehearsals this week. He wants that Mirror Ball Trophy!
Here are some interviews with Ricki and Rob from Access Hollywood as well….
Rob talks about doing the Samba again last night and how he was just as nervous to do it as Monday night. He owes everything to Cheryl for making it this far. He plans to work really hard to do 4 dances next week.
Ricki plans to give it her best shot next week. It’s daunting going into next week and she feels like she is on another planet, but, she’s ready. She also talks of how much they will miss Hope.
The finalists also spoke backstage with E Online. Below is a take (Note at the link, how Hope broke down in one interview and they escorted her out of the press room).
“I love them! They were on my team paso and we did so well with that,” Ricki Lake says of saying goodbye to Hope and her partner Maks Chermovskiy. “I think they’re both great people. I think she did great. She came so far and I now like soccer. I never knew anything about it, but now I’m rooting for my goalie Hope Solo!” Aw, how cute!
J.R. adds, “Hope did a great job this season. She surprised herself, she surprised all of us and she surprised America. I’m sure she’s proud of herself.”
Still, his partner Karina Smirnoff says, “As much as we don’t want anyone to go home, we’re kind of really glad we made the final!”
Something fans are worrying might jeopardize J.R.’s chances of winning? His ankle injury.
“The ankle feels a lot better, does,” J.R. assures of his recent injury. “I got some time to rest. I got an X-ray done this morning. The doctor said it’s negative and that everything looks good. Now, it’s about being strategic: making sure I take care of, wrap it properly and continue to dance!”
The contestant most surprised to make it to next week’s finals? Rob Kardashian!
“I never would have imagined this when I signed up for this, never in a million years,” Rob admits. “I really just gotta bring it more than ever and that mirror-ball trophy is right at the end of my fingertips.”
So will the entire Kardashian clan, Kim included, be coming to the finals to cheer on Rob? “Everybody’s gotta come next week, and they will!” Rob enthuses. “It’s going to be a crazy night.”
More shortly, Dancettes! 
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ADDING: Below is the one interview which Hope did with Tony. Thanks to @DWTSgossip for the heads up on it at twitter…
Maks also tweeted that he and Hope were told not to do the interviews on Jimmy Kimmel and GMA;
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Karina usually has dances choreographed ahead of time and they go to the studio after Monday shows. They had to be nervous and worried about his ankle (she didn’t have it done until last night–so a day or so less rehearsal time for them).
Wasn’t it Rob that on week 1 or 2 wasn’t putting in enough time practicing? Look where he is now. I loved how he kept saying last night that he loved to dance. Its a shame that after next week he is released back to the real world of his overpowering sisters.
JR what can I say, still my favorite to win it all. Not in the bottom 2 JR, George made sure he told him that.. I hope Karina and JR can kill it next week.
Ricki and Derek. I am sure they will be awesome next week, Derek always is, the only concern is when Ricki is not in hold she can tend get out of sync with Derek. If she is holding onto Derek she tends to do better. Lets hope that they all do well and its a nailbiting finish…. Game on!
On another media note…if you have time (I am not computer literate enough to post the link); read the EW.com re-capper’s articles on both shows. She was in the audience and has some great inside tips for what we didn’t see on TV.
Loved Derek;s and Anna’s paso..have watched it several times already and hoe they keep Carson around next season for backstage reports. Loved his license plate.
If interested, check the post again for an added interview (the one and only interview Hope did with Tony).
Hope keeps on saying she had to stay true to who she was on the show and she did that and she is proud of that…then she goes off saying she doesn’t think people got to see the real her?..Rather contradictory.
I agree kenna. It doesn’t get any more true to her than when she said “kiss my booty” and being a snot, etc. in the comments she made in the confessions and packages.
Geez, people will jump on anything if they don’t like them or are threatened by them. Hope had reason to be upset with the judges; they’re all exhausted emotionally and physically. Give her a break. Hope is honest and that is a wonderful quality. People are so used to the phony behaviour of Hollywood plebs it must be a shock.
Tony…What class.
I don’t think I was jumping on anyone, personally. To say her statements were contradictory is more of a fact than an attack. She basically said one thing, and then said the opposite thing. I had no reason to dislike Hope from the beginning, and I didn’t. But her behaviour has caused me to really question her. There were other contestants who probably had more of a case to be mad at the judges than her, and they managed to remain at least some what professional and classy. honesty is one thing, but if being honest means swearing at the judges, telling people to kiss your booty, lashing out at the slightest critiques, parading your accomplishments around like they are better than everyone elses, and thinking you deserve more than what you give, than I don’t know why that should be celebrated.
Would anyone kindly fill me in on anything Hope said/did on this week’s show? I’ve only watched a few dances on youtube so I’m a little bit in the dark… Thanks.
Rory – Not likely you’ll receive a response. Her backstage complaining from this week is on yahoo right now. She did not appear on Kimmel or do any other interviews other than one, after which she broke down crying I think. I don’t know if she refused to do Kimmel or was asked not to by the producers. She and Maks were again trashing the judges and expressing paranoia. I can’t find any of the footage on this site other than the confessional and the teary interview with Tony. Just google her and you’ll find the videos. I’m not one of the experts but hope that helps!
Rory, on You-Tube do a search for “backstage dwts season 13 week 9 part 2. I saw it earlier todat.
Hope is an interesting character study. You’ve got this strong, beautiful, athletic, accomplished woman with the world’s biggest chip on her shoulder AND a victim’s complex. How in the world does that happen? She should have all the confidence in the world.
I was expecting her to be like the other athlete’s who have been on the show – competitive but with professionalism and grace (both physical and social). Well, that’s not Hope at all.
Just an observation I made this on Twitter the other night. I finally figured out who Hope reminded me of – personality and attitude wise. Hockey player Patrick Roy, the star goalie for the Montreal Canadians and the Colorado Avalanche. a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Roy”>Wikipedia entry. The man had all the talent in the world and then some, but kept getting into trouble off the ice for various reasons, including shooting off his mouth and giving off a lot of “attitude”. You either loved him or hated him. Goaltenders – I swear, they’re a different breed altogether.
Damn, buggered up my HTML. *sigh* I need more coffee. Sorry folks!!!!
Tony? Really? A good role model for your kids? Heck, my 10 yr old even said last week that, “She’s not acting like a positive role model to her fans by being rude.”
Evaine, good observation about goaltenders. I was often thinking that her strengths as a goalkeeper were her downfall on this show.