PureDWTS Season 19 Mini-Spoiler O’ the Day – Sept. 5
TGIF, y’all – thanks for helping us to yet another strong cast announcement day yesterday…in my opinion, one of our best ever, just based on all the content that Vogue, Heidi, & I managed to crank out 😎
You know the drill, spoiler after the jump…have a great weekend, everybody! 😀
So how are rehearsals going so far for our two early frontrunners, Janel & Alfonso? Janel is apparently catching on very quickly and has already been working on her week 2 dance, which is jive. Alfonso is “very serious and focused” in rehearsal, and while he too is catching on quickly and handling the choreography well, Deep Throat hopes his fun side shows through more on the show. Based on how he was at the cast announcement yesterday, I don’t think that will be a problem 😉
Janel should be catching on shes young and dance trained. Looking forward to alfonso i cant wait for him and witney and i really like bethany what a lovely young woman and derek seems happy. Keo and lolo are the striking pair of the season just gorgeous.
Derek and Bethany will win Derek is a huge fan favorite and Bethany has so many fans.On the other side she has the most successful partner on dwts
No offense Kathy, but what does this have to do with the info I just spoiled?
Not sure about Alfonso. He seems a little tightly wound. In his abc interview, I would have preferred hearing something from him other than about his weight loss.
Maybe by the end of the week Janel will be working on week 3 since she is so well trained :). Val should have a lot of down time with this partner, since she is so good. Give them more time to spend on the shomance aspect 🙂
Any little bone you care to through our way is greatly appreciated as always.
I honestly know nothing about Janel. But I felt the same way about James last season and I slowly grew to like him. So we’ll see.
That’s throw, not through! lol.
Here’s the thing about Alfonso: his journey on this show could go one of several ways. He’s been a longtime viewer and fan of the show, so he may have a bit of the savvy and know-how that helped Donald win his season; but he also seems really competitive & serious, so I’m hoping he can avoid the temptation to go full-on Gilles (although I’m not sure ANYONE could top that level of douchitude), or kind of get a chip on his shoulder, a la Jaleel. Right now, I’m actually getting a bit of an Ingo vibe off of him – he’s obviously more talented than Ingo, but he almost seems to be struggling to find a balance between doing well and having fun. He’s “awkwardly serious”, if you will. But I think as the season wears on, he’s going to loosen up a bit, and hopefully we see his fun side.
What I’m actually (bizarrely) curious about is who Zendaya is going to be tweeting support for this season – Val may be her former partner, but she & Alfonso were tight before she ever even did DWTS. And considering how her fans seem to blindly follow whatever direction she gives them – could it have an impact on voting?
Also Courtney, Zendaya knows Betsey Johnson. It will be Val all the way for her regardless. I wonder if Janel is going to connect with voters though. She has a Christina Milan vibe to me.
You know Courtney I agree with you in regard to Zendaya and probably everything else as well..lol. I wonder how much cross-over there is between her and Bethany’s fans and who the fans will follow. That will be interesting to watch.
Wow love the spoilers, thanks. I too hope “Carlton” can relax and enjoy his experience. Hopefully, Whitney can bring out the fun side.
As for Janel, hmm don’t really care for her. Could change after she dances, but not really liking her so far.
And new fav word # 2: Douchitude… can’t wait to try it out .
Happy Friday everyone. Can’t wait till the 15th.
I think once Alfonso gets a show out of the way, he won’t be quite so nervous. I hope so. So excited for the premiere!!
I’m not suprised to hear that Janel is doing great, I’m excited to see her dance, I think that she’ll be great. I just hope that Val won’t go into a direction that Maks took with Meryl last season – no staring in each other eyes in every single dance, please, otherwise…I’m out.
But I’m even more curious to know how Beth and Derek are doing 🙂 I hope that Deep Throat will give you that info in following days 🙂
But thank you so much, ladies, for your hard work 🙂
My issue with Alfonso isn’t that he’ll take it too seriously. I’m just hoping he doesn’t go all camera hog and “Carlton” this and “Carlton” that every second. It’ll grow tiring super fast.
Since everyone’s talking about Alfonso, I just want to put it out there that I saw him at “Summer with the stars” or whatever it was called, but yeah he was a great dancer, hands down he got the moves. But his personality idk, maybe cuz I loved him as Carlton, but it was so off-putting. He came off as really annoying and cocky, having said that I’m still open minded about him on dwts. Obviously I loved him growing up, so I really do hope he has fun and doesn’t get in over his head, if he does he has my votes.
Angela, I’m hoping he’s savvy enough to realize that a cocky celeb will turn off voters. And I’m also hoping he’s not a cocky twit in real life. It’s very hard to mask that sort of personality trait on a show like this where every sneeze and fart(literally, remember Hines?)gets covered by your camera crew.
Courtney mentioning Donald Driver got me all nostalgic for that season! What a smart, charming, dedicated contestant he was!
@Courtney- That’s what I was thinking when I watched an interview with him & Witney. He just seemed a little too serious. Of course, that could change and Witney has always seemed bubbly.
I thought id just let everyone know that janel is in a very serious relationship with her boyfriend payson Lewis, and they’re very open about it on their Instagram, I doubt she and val will go the Meryl and maks route.
I agree, Janel does have that Christina Milian vibe. She can smile all day but there’s no connection to her for me so far.
Maybe Zendaya will tweet support for both Alfonso and Val and whoever else she wants. Have a feeling the fam feels they own her though so they may be offended if she supports anyone but Val. Hopefully that’s not the case and they’re not that insecure but……..
I think since Alfonso has been a fan of the show and knows how it works, he’ll lighten quickly.
I think Zendaya will stick with the Fam. She’s ONE of THEM now, you know! Wish we had a THROW UP smilie! LOL
Hope Alfonso lightens up! If for some reason, Bethany doesn’t make the finals…Alfonso will get ALL my votes. I don’t tend to vote split 😉
Love these tidbits before the show airs! Thanks, Courtney!
Regarding Janel, no surprise there. When her name first came out as a possible celeb this season, so many things came up about her dance background. I hope I’ll enjoy her performances and partnership with Val (yeah, I’m an optimist, like a clean slate for most pros every new season).
Aw, I hope Alfonso will find his pace soon so that he’ll have fun. I agree with you, Voguerista. Maybe after the first show, he’ll loosen up.
Thanks for the insider info Court!
For Witney’s sake, I hope Alfonso lightens up and that he’s not a cocky, camera hogging, a$$hat like Jaleel. One thing in Witney’s favor is she knows where the camera is and likes her share of the spotlight. So I don’t think she’ll allow herself to be pushed out of the frame. It makes her a good match for Alfonso. Hopefully, she’s also smart enough to know how to get him to lighten up so she can show him off to his (and her) advantage.
I’m still willing to reserve judgment on Janel. We need some good celeb dancers every season. I have no plans to vote for her, but I’m prepared to enjoy her performances as long as Val doesn’t go into showmance mode and TPTB don’t turn it into “Val’s Season”.