DWTS 15 All-Stars: Are Donny & Marie Osmond Gearing Up To Dance Again?
So many of you brought it to our attention that Donny was asked about doing the all-star season the other day on The Talk, and I was finally able to locate a clip. While he seemed to tend more towards the “no” side (“It’s a lot of work!” and “I have one mirror ball trophy I rub in Marie’s face. Why two???), he did say he’d “love to get that trophy again!”. Video below for those who want to see for themselves…it’s around the 10:00 mark. Notice how Donny looks a bit guilty & fidgety when first asked about it:
So while Donny seems to give the impression of “sounds fun, but I’m super busy”, I wouldn’t necessarily write him off as a no-go for the all-star season. I wouldn’t write Marie off just yet, either. Why, you ask?
Our reader Christy pointed out to us last week that Donny & Marie both appear to have cleared their schedules for the fall, as the last event either of them have listed on their respective websites is a gig in Atlantic City on August 5. After that, they have nothing scheduled until their UK tour in January of next year. Are they allocating time to participate in the all-star season, perhaps?
What about their long-running Vegas show? Well, officially, their show at the Flamingo is contracted through October of this year, so there could be a bit of overlap if they do decide to do the all-star season…but the show is dark on Monday evenings, and having a Vegas show sure didn’t seem to stop Donny during his season on DWTS, as Sharon aptly pointed out on The Talk. And as of right now, you’re only able to purchase tickets for their Vegas show through July 28 on the Flamingo website. Could they be ending their run in Vegas early, and heading for Hollywood to go head-to-head in the all-star season?
I decided to get a bit sneaky and see what I could find out by calling the Flamingo box office. I pretended to be a daughter whose parents were celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary and were planning a trip to Vegas, and I wanted to gift them with tickets to the finale of Donny & Marie’s Vegas show in October. The sales rep on the other end of the line, while very friendly, got a bit dodgy with me at that point, and delivered the obligatory “I’m sorry, ma’am, at this time we have only opened ticket sales for shows leading up to July 28. But if you call back in a month or so, we might have tickets available for shows at a later date.” Bah…cop-out. 😛 It could mean nothing – maybe they’re still planning out the last few months of the show’s run. But I thought it was interesting nonetheless, and gave me some food for thought. 😉
So what do you guys think about Donny and/or Marie possibly coming back for the all-star season? Let’s get your thoughts…
I’m still of the opinion that past champions should either not be allowed to compete in the All Stars, or if they are, then they should have new partners.
Honestly? I think having the two of them compete would be a real crowd-pleaser. Bring in a lot of viewers. I admit that I don’t really have the same dislike for either of them that a lot of PDWTS readers seem to have. So I really didn’t have an answer in the poll that I could apply to me. *LOL*
My opinion is that TPTB are going to do the best they can to garner an all-star cast that will bring in the viewers either because the couple is fondly remembered, the star is fondly remembered or the couple or star caused a lot of water-cooler buzz. Fair and competitive will have nothing to do with it. So, yeah, I think both Osmonds would be a huge get for the show.
re: the prospect of Donny & Marie both on…why not ?She’s a little bit country, he’s a little bit rock-and-roll.
Marie is looking pretty fine lately; kudos to her personal trainer. They guy deserves a raise.
So Donny & Marie are all good as long as there are still slot available for the people on my wish list: Sabrina Bryant, Gilles Marini, Melissa Rycroft, & Stacy Keibler
yes to Marie but no to Donny. He seems like an ice guy but she is much more clamer than him and to telly you the truth I don’t think a season with two of them competing would be good.
the ratings would go through the roof though if both did it and i think kym would llike to dance with him again. they got along really well. plus we could get jonatahn roberts back but that would probably mean no Val C. since Tristan would be better heightwise for a celb partner. in the end if jonathan did coke back i think val would sit a season out.
*did come back i think val would sit a season out. Damn this autocorrect.
Brother against sister – would be cool. However, I have a horrible feeling they’d pair Marie with Tristan…
I’d rather have Marie come back than Donny. I’m not terribly fond of either of them, but I find Marie to be slightly more tolerable – at least she wasn’t cropping up on GMA on a regular basis to offer her off-base commentary about subsequent seasons of DWTS, while constantly reminding us that she won season 9 😛
While I find the Osmonds to be just a little too perky and off-the-wall for my tastes, I think the other thing that bothers me is that I think they’re the biggest fanbase ringers the show has ever seen – I still believe that it didn’t really matter how anyone else danced on season 9, because Donny had that MBT in the bag from day 1, based on fanbase alone. Yes, the man could also dance, but I think votes played a bigger role in his win. Just like some of you get upset when there’s really strong skill ringers on the show – I think some fanbase ringers have a bit of an unfair advantage. However, if both Donny & Marie did the all-star season, I think it would be interesting to see if vote-splitting came into play – I imagine that many of the people that voted for Marie in season 5 ended up also voting for Donny in season 9. I have to wonder if they both would have the same longevity on the all-star season that they did on their individual seasons, if voters had to chose between them.
@Courtney: I was thinking the same thing. I think Marie would outlast Donny. She was/is a better dance in my opinion. If they paired her with Tristan that would be cool if they can’t get Jonathan to come back. Donny was really good as well but he only did so well becuase of Kym’s ability to cater to his showmanship qualities.
Oh Lord, that’ll make Season 15 hard to take… one of them feinting, the other strutting around and making horrible jokes.. 😛 All in all, I think I’d rather stick my head in the microwave for a few seconds.
I can’t tolerate either of them. Marie was a better dancer than him, but their personalities are just so off putting. It’s just all “Me!Me!Me!” and who will hog the camera more.
Between this rumor, Kate Gosselin, the Kardashians, I just don’t think this All Star season has got any promise at all.
I voted, Yes, ..bring them both on. I think it would be fun to see them competing against each other and they’d play off of each other and be funny about it (like they are in their act). Being she’s in better shape now too, watch out.
And Courtney…LOLLLLL to you calling the Flamingo to do some investigating. lollll
Courtney 8–on daze like today.home sick from work,depressed, I just hate the idea of an all-star season(at least where it’s mixed with winners and runners up) and I was kinda excited about it at first. But you are so right about the fan-base ringer thing. I think if they have one on, they have to have the other to balance all that out. And if they HAVE to be on, seeing them compete against one another could be entertaining, I guess. Frankly, I found her more annoying….but like I said. Bring em both or neither one.
I’m fine withe both coming back. To be honest, I’d rather see them than a few other celebs whose names have been tossed around.
Marie probably is able to do more complicated/intricate/advanced chroeography now since she lost the weight. I can only imagine how that will affect her dancing (espeically the latin dances…..she was goood at them but always seemed winded after them. i think she could do a killer jive now. the hsow just needs to keep her away from anything that was involved with her doll freestyle or dolls in general if she does the all star season. it is still the creepiest freestyle the show has ever had but not the worst (that honor in my opnion goes to gilles and cheryl).
OMG, If Donny wins again, he will have to be fitted for a larger hairpiece….
Honestly though, I don’t know if we could stand an entire season of these two. I thought Donny was almost unbearable toward the end, and quite out of breath I might add. It seemed to take a toll on him. But I have to wonder, if he is brushing up on his lessons again….
I voted yes. I think it’d be fun to watch..
I’ve seen SO many of their fans say on a few DWTS-related things they want them to compete against each other, so I think it’d be great for ratings. Donny’s ego gets on my nerves, but Marie seems to keep him a little more grounded, as she’s really the only one who can get by with making fun of him….so maybe he would be okay ego-wise.
Don’t forget Marie is doing a talk show this fall for the Hallmark network, as well. Hmmm….
But I would love to see them both on the all-star show!
Someone mentioned Tristan being paired with Marie. I can see that, especially if Jonathan is considered not part of the DWTS family except for an occasional special appearance.
If the dancing is stellar for Season 15, then Donny is not a shoo in to win. I had to go check out who was part of Season 9 and (LOL) Donny was the standout performer. Mya never wowed me and Kelly had that slip up in the finals.
Let’s face it… the producers will do whatever it takes to win big ratings and if that means Donny and Marie, then they’ll take both if there is only one All Star season.
No and hell no to both of them. Too many other less irritating stars I’d like to see.
I love Tristan but, in my opinion, it would be criminal to shut Jonathan out like that.
Wow! My name made a blog! LOL. Thanks, Courtney. I loved your detecting. 🙂
I personally wouldn’t mind both Donny & Marie on the show, but would rather it was just Marie. As a long fan of both, she just seems more calm, entertaining and down-to-earth on her own for this type of thing, a little bit away from big bro.
They do have a fun, funny dynamic that would add something to the show, but it might get OTT quick. It works best within well-defined limits….
I have personnally met the Osmonds. First, Donny does not have a big ego. Yes, they make jokes. Don’t we all? Hairpiece? He has his own hair. I agree neither Marie or Donny are the best dancers from the seasons. However, they are pretty good and entertaining. I’d like to see them both come back, as well as Apollo Ono, Kristy Y., Mel B..etc. They are celebrities and doing what they love to do. People who were not into them, but ended up at their Vegas show for ne reason or another, loved their show. I’d like to see Jonathan return to the family of DWTS, too.
Maria – you’ll notice I’ve edited your comment. Taking swipes at other posters = no bueno. Cut it out or I’ll just start deleting your comments altogether .
I think it was Jonathan’s choice to move on and do other things, was it not?? Pretty sure that he left DWTS, not the other way around. In any case, that’s the way the ball bounces. I can totally see them giving Marie to Tristan – as soon as someone mentioned it, I was nodding my head. And still I go back to – if some have new partners, ALL should have new partners. Then again, Donny and Marie – while extraordinarily annoying – are huge fanbase ringers. Maybe that would level the playing field if both of them were with different partners.
I still don’t see them either being able to get or wanting any of Derek’s partners, except maybe Brooke. I keep hoping he’ll find something else to do.
Way to make broad generalizations, Marie. If Donny doesn’t have a huge ego, then he’s a great actor pretending to have a huge ego. Really, how often does one have to see him on GMA or ET to get that drift.
i would love to see a real show of dwts they should have both donny and marie do some battle on the dancefloor for the trophy just to put on a real show of dwts i would love to see william levy to go head to head with mario lopez or should i say toe to toe the 2 hot ones duke it out for the trophy as well
i would love to see rob kardashian go toe to toe with sister kim kardashian for the trophy that would be hot to see brother against sister the kardashian way
@Nancy – OMG No more Kardasians!! Just my opinion, but they are everywhere, everytime you turn on the TV one of their faces comes across my screen. I have seen enough Kardashians to last a lifetime. 🙂
@Heidi – You are so right about Donny’s ego, his forehead is getting bigger and bigger by the minute.