DWTS Kym Johnson Talks Of Hanging Up Her Dance Shoes In America
This is sad! I know we saw this coming, but, I (like so many of you) didn’t want to believe it and hoped (and I am still hoping …being she still is contracted for two more seasons!) that her time on Dancing With The Stars isn’t over…atleast not quite yet. Below Kym Johnson comments on hanging up her dance shoes in America and more….
“It’d be great to finish that up (Dancing With The Stars),” Johnson told AAP.
“I’m doing this (Celebrity Apprentice) because it’s nice to be home and I’m thinking about hanging up the dance shoes.
“I’d love to do other things.
“I want to be able to go between Australia and the States a little bit more because I really miss my family.”
While she wants to spend more time in Australia, Johnson has just bought a home in the US, not too far from the CBS studios where Dancing With The Stars is taped.
She has also written a children’s dancing book and has released fitness DVDs.
“I’m doing a lot of other things over there and keeping busy.
For the full story, go to NZ Entertainment. Also, for gobs of new pics of Kym filming Celebrity Apprentice, see Sweaty Betty PR Facebook.
I’m really gonna miss her she brought something great to the show! I can’t wait to support her in all of the projects she has in the future! Luv u kym 🙂
I will miss kym she is one of my fav pros 🙁 but like maks I guess shes more than a tv dance show and I suspect we will get some new pros coming on for a new generation of dwts.
awww I’ll miss her =(
2 more seasons! That is great! i REALLY like her, she is very creative, fun and friendly. And a very elegant dancer. Plus, she’s got the best body on DWTS. 🙂
I’m with you, Vogue. I’m hoping the fact that she’s got 2 more seasons on her contract means there’s been some sort of accommodation in Australia, and she’ll be in S16.
That being said, I feel the same way about Kym as I do Derek – if they can use DWTS as a springboard to bigger and better things, then more power to them. IMO, it takes a lot of guts to leave a pretty cushy job on a popular TV show to push your career forward. I hope that in a year or two, they’re both even bigger stars than they are now. 🙂
Kym is also one of my favorites. i am also hoping Celebrity Apprentice Australia and DWTS will act as springboards to bigger and better things for her.
Aww ill miss Kym. She is so sweet and such a beautiful dancer. I’ll miss her for sure; I’ve always said if I were on DWTS i’d want Kym. 🙂 I know she’ll be successfull in all her indeavors!
Hmmmm……This is rounding up to be an incredibly different season! I like Kym as a Professional and as a dancer, and I will miss seeing her on the show. I do wish her well, and hope to see her again!
No Derek and no Kym…. What about Maks and Cheryl? They were both rumored to be taking the season off, and I’ve not heard anything since. Although, with all of the appearances that Cheryl’s been doing, I would be surprised if she’s not on the show, she’s definitely making her presence known, and out there in the news….. That’s all beside the point here, so I will go back on topic…..
I have always respected Kym on the show, and love that she has always placed the emphasis on her partner, and kept it off herself, something that some of the others should emulate… (*cough*)
Best of luck to her!
Having two more seasons on her contract does NOT mean she will be on the show again. Lacey and Dmitry probably still have seasons on their contracts. It also doesn’t mean she’ll be on this season in particular. She’s still on CA, after all.
I think Maks will be on the show. He and his PR person make a big deal EVERY season of “will he or won’t he” – he just got started early this time, what with talking about him only having two more seasons on his contract. I think he also said he’ll be on but after those two seasons he might retire.
I don’t think they will risk losing Derek, Kym, Cheryl AND Maks all in one season. I think at least one of the four will be there and that looks like Maks to me. Cheryl seems to be going crazy with the PR related stuff which makes me think she might be sitting out. Plus she was rumored to be sitting one out, whereas I don’t think Maks actually was. I guess we’ll see.
PH (#9) – I agree completely that having 2 more seasons doesn’t mean Kym will be on DWTS again. But it does mean there’s more of a chance than if she had 0 seasons left on a contract… 😉 Please don’t crush all of my hope! 😀
Awww I AM going to miss her, but i’m happy as long as she is. 🙂
Sad there is no send off but happy for Kym. She’s such a ray of sunshine and I think she will be missed greatly on the show. 🙁
I think Mkas is coming back this season as well. I don’t know who he’ll get but it always worries me because his mood can switch on a dime if he doesn’t lie his partner. I don’t want to see his narcissistic behavior again.
I’m all for any of the pros moving on whenever the opportunity arises to branch out. That said, I’ll miss Kym when she does leave the show. She’s a lovely dancer, a sweet person, and a class act. As Lori said, she makes sure the season is about her partner not about her.
We’re in for a changing of the guard, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing if it’s managed properly.
Good for her! Off to bigger and better things.
Kym was a class act, always a professional, no tricks, no gimmicks, just a beautiful ray of sunshine.