DWTS Season 19 Week ONE RESULTS!! Let’s discuss tonight’s show! (Spoilers)
Yay – a results show!! Let’s hope for some great dancing!! Maybe material for cheesecake, if Courtney and I are feeling up to it. 🙂
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Lots of fun ppl in the audience like…..RALPH MACCHIOOOOOOOOO !!! (I love him.)
Nice opening dance by the women – Allison and Whitney pretty much rule this style but they were all awesome. 🙂
Thought for sure they were gonna call Betsey safe. That they didn’t makes me question whether she actually IS safe.
So, I guess we’re putting four in jeopardy? Lea? That’s just wrong.
Allison is just a BEAST.
Oh. My. God. Derek’s screen test. Best thing I’ve ever seen. And neither he nor Julianne had a clue what was going to be shown.
Okay….The four in jeopardy are:
Michael and Emma
Betsey and Tony
Lea and Artem
Lolo and Keo
And tonight, leaving the ballroom is…..(This was a REAL BOTTOM TWO with Betsey being the other half)
LOLO AND KEO
Courtney’s Pick: Lolo and Keo
Heidi’s Pick: Lolo and Keo
Vogue’s Pick: Lolo and Keo
Really enjoyed that opening number. I was surprised that was Mandy Moore.
Does anyone know if there’s an encore at all tonight?
I like Julianne’s look much better tonight…schmokin’ – not poppin’!
It sounds to me like Tony has already lost patience with Betsy…and Tom called him one it! (I love Tom!)
I do really like how much more attention they are paying to the pro’s this year…
Ahhhhh!!!!! A Results show! Like it should be!
Very good choice for the encore dance! Alfonso rocked it last night and is rocking it tonight!
Oh nooo!!!! Betsey is in jeopardy :(. Lolo better be going home tonight. Betsey brought a lot of fun in one minute of dance and she didn’t argue with the judges about their critiques.
Ah, Derek safe! That’s the worrying over with for another week.
I am actually really enjoying this result show…
Great dancing…music…and more info on our pro’s! Seems like TPTB finally realized that we have loyalty to the pros and like seeing them too! And I think it is smart that they are really focusing on the new pros – cause it puts their celeb at a disadvantage if we don’t already have a reason to love their partner…letting us get to know them a bit right out of the shoot is a SMART move.
Oh…and Alison has a-mazing legs!
I’m really enjoying the show soooo much tonight. Love, Love the way Keo moves but it’s a shame he got Lolo as a partner. I think she’ll be gone tonight and Betsey will be safe.
I am trying so very hard to figure out that cool Hispanic saxophone/techno song they play after commercial breaks every other time. I just wanna know!!!!!!!
So I gotta say the throwback to the audition video was awesome. Also Lea?! Really?
Also I am feeling for betsey. She just wants to have fun and tony is captain buzzkill.
Who was the other in the bottom 2?
Betsey.
Well that elimination was anticlimactic. My respect for her went up tenfold though for what she said though.
I think Betsey deserves one more week of fun on the show. It seems dancing was just too out of her element for LoLo. And it wasn’t even just the dancing. It seemed to be putting Keo in a mode, where he looked like he didn’t know how to react. Just all around uncomfortable for herself, her partner and the viewers.
Thanks Heidi I see that in the post now! Thanks!
Glad it was her, she seemed to be the worst, has an Olympian ever left week 1 before??
Well, with an exception to Keo, the right one went home.
And OMG, I loved the pro dances tonight. ON FIRE!
I don’t think LoLo was the easiest partner to work with, she seemed kind of b*tchy and grumpy.
I love Keo though, and hope that he returns next season.
Great results show! Enjoyed it so much. I’m so glad that the judges get to pick the encore again. Loved Alfonso & Witney first time around, loved them more tonight. Tom is just great! Erin is much better. Her wardrobe, too, is a tad better. So happy that the new pros were highlighted in a killer dance. Allison & Keo made it for me. Oh, awesome opening by the gorgeous ladies! Loved it! LOL at Derek not knowing what was happening. I’m sad that Lolo & Keo had to go because it sucks to be out the first week. But I’m definitely happy that Betsey got to stay. I hope she does Foxtrot next week.
Thank you for this, Princess Heidi!
Fair outcome. I refuse to slam Lolo because I don’t think she’s a bad person, but I will comment on ONE thing — I cannot take yet another Val showmance. I may throw up.
I added it after you asked, Crystal 🙂
Aww, watching the results show tonight made me realize how much I miss the filler pieces.
I hope Rob Wade realizes what a diamond they have in Keo and give another chance at pro next season.
Peta to Tommy “I want go all the way with you. I didn’t mean that sexually”. Bwah! Thanks for clarifying that Peta. I really love to see this side of her.
The right celeb went home. Just sad for Keo.
Loved Derek’s reaction to the audition. OMG he is so handsome.
Love the Tuesday night results show. Loved seeing more of pros.
I almost forgot what a results show was like…it’s been a while my friend.
Did Erin/Tom clarify if Lea and Michael were just “in jeopardy” or at the bottom? I hope they just put them in jeopardy and they weren’t actually at the bottom as I want to see both couples for longer. Lolo going home was probably for the best though.
So just how much are they going to push the showmance this season between Janel and Val? I hope it’s their downfall and we don’t see another Vally situation where they make it to the finals.
I couldn’t take my eyes off of Allison during the opening number!
Awwwww I really wanted Keo to stay. I really liked him. I’m a fan of Lolo and I wanted her to prove herself but I guess our fanbase couldn’t save her.
@susan2: agreed. He brings out her fun side.
They said jeopardy, DLT. They didn’t mention bottom till they got to the last two. As far as I can remember, they’ve never done more than bottom two.
Keo will get another shot. I do feel bad for Lolo because I think she is always particularly hard on herself and a bit of her own worst enemy.
Seriously the Janel/Val thing made me gag on my food. Yuck. Please no more fake showmances. Please just stop now. Now. Val, you have a young, beautiful partner with dance experience and a current show.
I LOVED having a results show back, at least for a while because I miss getting to know our celebs and pros so well. I think TPTB listened and really tried to give us a better sense of who they are faster than we have in more recent seasons. Plus the dance numbers – yay!
I didn’t have a chance to comment on the power rankings or numbers, but I think you guys are right on the money – as usual. My fear for Lea is Artem’s choreography/personality, and placing her in jeopardy doesn’t give me any confidence. I don’t like him but for her sake I hope he thinks outside the box and delivers something with more impact next week.
This is going to be a wonderful, but tough season where there’s going to be many weeks where I’m going to dread the elimination, not wanting anyone to go home.
What I meant to say in my previous post, was that Val & Janel don’t need the stupid showmance – but of course either through his own desire to win, or at the insistence of TPTB or someone else, can’t have a DWTS season without someone looking like they want to bang.
Oh and I LOVED seeing Ralph and Charlie there – two of my all-time favorite contestants.
I kinda wanted Betsey to get the encore to see what her whole dance looked like…
Just some random thoughts: LOL to Jonathon asking “what did the duck girl get?
Loved Derek’s reaction to his audition video.
I think it’s very telling that the most important thing to Janel after their dance was that they should have gotten better scores.
Agree that I hadn’t realized how much I missed seeing the backstage stuff.
agreed – eliminations are going to be very very painful in a couple of weeks.
Sad for keo but glad lolo went her attitude sucked. Val and janel pukeworthy tacky and urgh and with her bf in the audience classless.
Thanks Heidi. I didn’t think they said anything about Lea and Michael but just wanted to make sure.
@Linde – I agree on the eliminations getting more difficult. Everyone wants to be there so much. I have a feeling Betsey will go next week and assume Tommy and Tavis won’t be far behind but you never know.
Week 1 in the books.
Janel? That package tonight of after the scores certainly didn’t help her. She thought they should have had higher scores? Nope, you shouldn’t have. I hate the showmance thing especially after last season. Val has the talent, at least most of us think he does, he has a partner who has dancing talent, ability and training. Why don’t they just put in the work and get the scores? Go after it. I saw on a different post where someone said Witney is young, hip, upbeat and hungry and it showed. What a true statement!!! Alfonso’s dance was stellar. Witney knows what she has with him as a partner and she is going to work it. She wants that mirror ball so she is going to put in the work to try and attain it. That is what I want Val to do.
Val and Maks are now doing damage control on their twitter accounts. This showmance is blowing up already. Too funny and they deserve it for going that route.m
I think Lolo deserved to go, but I’m glad she had a little more class than last night.
Two questions for anybody:
Is Gleb officially on the troupe, or can he be supplanted by Keo?
Who choreographed the fantastic new pro dance with Allison, Artem, Keo and the six others. If they mentioned it, I did not catch it. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was Allison herself. She is one amazing dancer.
LOL – I saw that Judy.
It’s simple boys. Say it with me, “Janel has a serious boyfriend”. Or how about, “Janel and I are not dating.” Just because the show tries to work the showmance angle doesn’t mean you have to play along. NO ONE else is likely to be doing it this season.
I loved the premier show and loved the results show. Past celebs in the audience and they actually get to speak. Ralph one of my all time favorites. Great opening dance and new pros; they rock. Focus on the celebs but also the pros = happy viewer. After all these many seasons us fans have come to know and love the pros. Proper and respectable elimination; not rushed or embarrassing to the celebrity. Great camera work music,lighting, Smokey Robinson and just all around enjoyable. Need I say more!! Yes, Rob Wade A+. PureDWTS A+
I think Val is trying to make their “organic” relationship their story arc but his fans are not having it after his brother’s shenanigans last season and now he is backtracking on it. Since when does chivalry, as he calls it, result in kissing,hugging and telling someone you love them. They have only known each other for a couple of weeks. We are not fools.
Goes to show you really do only have one chance to make a first impression, and Lolo blew hers. I’m so sorry to see Keo go, but I’m pretty sure he’ll get a 2nd chance. He’s got looks, charm and no problem taking his clothes off — all big draws for TPTB. For my part, yeah, I like his looks and his body is amazing, but I also like his upbeat attitude and lovely smile. Now he needs to sit back, watch Derek, and learn how the show works and how to work it!
Agree with PJ, Janel didn’t do herself any favors complaining that she ought to have gotten better scores. That’s no way to win friends and influence viewers.
This was the only elimination, I wasn’t too worried about. From now on, it’s going to be sad.
Final thought: So far Mr. Wade is doing a great job freshening up the show while at the same time rolling back to some of the things that made DWTS great in the first place. He’s making a good first impression!
Val and jannel annoyed me. I want a higher score? Earn it and don’t complain.
#40 Judy – Does Val even know what chivalry means? To me, kissing (on the lips more than once), hugging & telling someone you love them is short of making out, hehe.
These two can always say no to tptb if they are telling them to go the showmance route. Obviously they are not, so that makes them complicit in the deed. I actually said “yuck” on Twitter when I saw that clip. I believe they can be better than that, but do they?
#43, Nobleze, perhaps he thought this was his strategy. From their first package it was all about their chemistry. Most of the couples on the show don’t talk about it, it just is or isn’t there, and they get on with their job. Val overthinks everything and then his plans seem to backfire on him. For me, he wants to win so badly for his honor, or whatever, and it looks desperate. Like Maks last year, his partners don’t benefit. And while lots of people say his choreo is great, imo it has not improved much. He is a one trick pony who has been given ringer after ringer. He won’t win this season either cuz he can’t figure out it is not about him.
Chivalry? Isn’t this the same guy who forced a visibly upset 16 year old to do her exit interview alone after losing in season 16? Sorry, Val, but I’m not really buying it. I hope that he and Janel will shift gears next week, because she really is very talented (and gorgeous) and I usually enjoy Val’s choreography. I’m not really digging them right now, especially after hearing that Janel was complaining about her scores or something? But I’m going to wait and see if she bounces back next week. There are so many likable and fun characters in this cast, and Lolo just proved a questionable attitude won’t fly this season. Speaking of which, I’m so incredibly sad about Keo. Hopefully, he’ll get another chance next season!
I kinda feel bad for keo even more now. Almost all the comments on the Facebook page are hating her but saying that they like him a lot.
Unless major manipulations occur, there’s no way that Val wins with Janel in this cast; maybe that’s why the showmance – because although they can do great, it’s going to be tough to combat so many great personalities and abilities to actually win.
Emma, good point. I had forgotten that. She was very brave and he was nowhere in sight. Ya, that is chivalry…
Janel is in full damage control on twitter now. There is some tabloid posting photos of Val and her kissing and calling them this season’s Meryl and Maks. Total bs but the chickens have come home to roost and it is only week 1!
I haven’t had this much fun since I started watching the show. Loved the pro dances, the behind-the-scenes clips, the set, Derek’s audition tape, the whole zany cast of characters.
Burst out laughing at Waltrip frisking Cheech Marin in the hallway, Jonathan’s bug eyes, Betsey’s eagerness to disrobe, Peta’s ‘all the way’ off-the-cuff comment…etc.
Loved Rob Wade letting us here from Ralph, Rick and David Justice. just loved the whole darn show and that it seemed less regimented and free flowing.
Val’s twitter, “Don’t confuse chivalry with flirting.”
Val, how about you don’t confuse viewers with idiots. Val and Janel look stupid and since they’re both seeing other people, they look like they have no integrity at all. You don’t constantly kiss, say ‘I love you’ and fawn over someone you have no interest in and just met recently for work. That’s called a showmance and all it does is make you look dishonest, desperate, stupid, and worried about your talent. Over it. Rent some class and character and try again.
Thank you Mr. Wade for a fabulous results show! It was fantastic!! I loved the new pro dance introducing Artem/Allison/Keo: Allison is amazing and agree she is a BEAST! She reminds me of a female version of Derek with her exceptional rhythmic sense, inate musicality, and razor-sharp moves that land exactly on the beat, never late. Plus she commands the stage so beautifully. I loved the “Derek early interview” and the fact that Derek was truly surprised by it: hilarious!! I’m so glad Bethany was saved for another week so I can see Derek dance again. I also really, really loved Mark and Witney’s gorgeous pro dance, it was so lovely. Loved all the backstage banter as well. Too bad about Lolo, but I think she shot herself in the foot with her bad attitude after she blew her dance. So, I think the right one went home. I’m so happy with this wonderful results show tonight.
AshleyL, now you know how so many of us felt about Maks and Meryl last season. It does seem dishonest when the celebrity is already light years ahead of their competitors.
I actually was sorry for Lolo. I don’t believe there should be a week 1 elimination. She should have gotten one more week to see if she could pull it together IMO. Given the idiocy on FB towards Amy last season, none of their comments would surprise me, at all.
Loved the results show from top to bottom. That TOM, I mean that TOM. Such a fan of his and he rolled with every opportunity tonight. Erin seems much better too.
Just me or did anyone else check out CAI’s gown vs Julianne’s. CAI looked “dowdy” for lack of a better word. The comments from the audience were a major throwback, and quite fun. Loved the cameo dance for our 3 newbies. Poor Keo. Hope to see you in the troupe dances.
Now Val. I don’t twitter so I can only imagine what is going on with the Pimp Brothers and I am loving it.
You go Ashley L. Val needs to pull out the Webster and look up chivalry. Nothing you did last night or tonight borders on chivalry.
Oh hell, let me save you the time and effort it would take away from your showmance to grab a dictionary: CHIVALRY: the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
(sorry MODS I’m kind of in a “defining” mode this season)
And I forgot to add –please do not renew Tony’s contract– he has turned in to one grumpy, condescending PITA.
Did anyone else notice Meryl wasn’t included with the other celebrities they spoke to in the audience last night? Charlie was, but not the reigning champ who was sitting right next to him?
Fabulous show. So glad to have a results show – entertaining, great dance numbers and pieces on the new pros. Hopefully we see lots of Keo in the pro numbers the remainder of the season.
Okay, one more thought and this is from my 80 year old mother. She asked me if Derek’s partner was Annette Funicello’s granddaughter. (assuming most of you here know who she is–Annette, not my mother!)
Such a Disney train of thought. So yep, Googled Ms. Funicello, one of the original Mouseketeers. Striking resemblance. Nice catch mom!
I’m out of here. Starting to annoy myself.
#28: “This is going to be a wonderful, but tough season where there’s going to be many weeks where I’m going to dread the elimination, not wanting anyone to go home.”
I’m with you on this one. In terms of personality, I like/love everyone who’s left.
This season is very well cast, however besides Randy and Alfonso, I wont really be spilling a tear if anyone leaves. Really bummed about Keo though the performance with allison and artem just put him on my map. Cant wait to see more of him. It would have been nice to see him in traditional ballroom on the show.
I am most entertained not in a dance way but otherwise by chong and betsey and I hope they stick around a while. I am a derrick fan so Bethany has my support as well. All-in-all this is whitneys year to choreograph the victory.
Loved the results show
The pro dances were great
Derek audition was hilarious
I just love witney she has become my favorite ever love her choregraphy and i just love the way she dance
Janel favorited this tweet yesterday – ‘@imarleneking: The Duck Dynasty chick got a 9? WTF?’, so I had a feeling she wasn’t happy with her scores.
I’m really worried about Lea. I guess she’s getting less votes. But i REALLY REALLY want her to do well in the show, i hope Artem choreographs a great routine next week. I wish Lea was paired up with Derek, i loved his partnership with Jennifer Grey in season 11.
But anyways, i really want Lea to stay and make Top-4. She’s such a beautiful dancer.
What do you guys think, will Lea be among the Top-4 or will go the Elizabeth Berkley way?
“Janel favorited this tweet yesterday – ‘@imarleneking: The Duck Dynasty chick got a 9? WTF?’, so I had a feeling she wasn’t happy with her scores.”
Thats sad. Just because you were not happy with your scores does not mean you have to be a b*tch about someone else score you may not agree with. Between this and there little showmance, which I find disrespetful to her boyfriend, I hope they get the boot soon. I say that as someone who is a really big fan of the tv show she is on.
Um….picking on Sadie? You’re dead to me, Janel. You is digging a hole you can’t get out of.
I think Lea’s fate rests heavily on Artem. He’s got to not emulate his adopted “Fam” and watch the other pros – and I don’t mean just Derek. Mark, Sharna, Emma, Whitney – even Peta – know how to craft entertaining dances for the US audience. Gotta admire how quickly DWM adopted him (gotta add MBTs to keep the studio popular), but he’d do well not to emulate them.
Love it when they have shows that focus on dance. That opening number and the three new pros number are on repeat for me. Poor Derek 🙂 didn’t stand a chance of them not showing his audition….trended big time last night.
So happy to hear we will still get to enjoy Keo this season 🙂
I was never a fan of Sadie being on the show. I have problems with her family. I’ve been struggling a bit with this attitude of mine because I should judge her on her own merit you know?
So THANK YOU Janel for that tweet. You’ve helped me make up my mind. Now I’m very pro Sadie. You should try to emulate her a bit.
She’s a sweet, down to earth girl thrown into a high pressure, almost alien environment who is handling it with grace and poise.
Now every time I see Janel dance I’m going to be reminded of her petty, fake attitude. So….. buh bye girl.
Oh, and contestants need to stop calling Sadie “The Duck girl”. It’s too dismissive and rude. She has a name, use it.
Okay, I’m done now.
Wow…I go to bed and the SS Janelskiy manages to self-destruct almost overnight. Val “pleading the fifth”, Janel having some ‘splaining to do about some pix that surfaced of her and Val, and now she’s throwing shade at Lady Sadie???! And here I thought Lolo did a spectacular job of shooting herself in the foot…
my vote is for Janel and Val to exit next – i’m already sick of their shenanigans and absolutely adore the entire rest of the cast. No patience for spoiled rotten brats with bad attitudes – “we should have gotten better scores”?!?! really? sez who? And throwing shade on someone else (what did sweet Sadie ever do to you?) is not going to sit well with the voting fans. I personally don’t think they’ll make it to the finale.
The SS Janelskiy…hilarious.
Mishi – “Janel favorited this tweet yesterday – ‘@imarleneking: The Duck Dynasty chick got a 9? WTF?’, so I had a feeling she wasn’t happy with her scores.”
Seriously? What’s your problem Janel. If you didn’t like YOUR scores, don’t turn your unhappiness on someone else who got better because she did better. Worry about yourself and don’t pick on sweet, little Sadie.
I was a Val fan from the beginning and voiced when I didn’t like something because I’m not some crazed nut bag like a cult follower where you can do know wrong. I’ve got one foot out the door at this point. Janel’s behavior is childish and it’s a pity because she has the talent but a bad attitude (Sadie) and a boyfriend. Show some respect to both since they’re not the reason you got the score you did and are trying to give a showmance angle is disrespectful to your other half. Be an adult.
Hahahaha watching this trainwreck of a showmance blow up in their face is pretty comical.
As most have said “chivalry” is NOT what Val portrayed last night or thus far. Holding the door open for her, carrying her bag, helping her up the steps, totally fine. Kissing cheeks constantly, making googly eyes, posing for staged pap pictures at lunch, Janel saying “I love you” week 1 is NOT chivalry bud. He just loves playing both sides doesn’t he? He and the fam use their fans to get what they want then get mad at them for following up on the lies they themselves created. As someone else mentioned he can simply end all the hate/questions they are getting by saying “No, we are friends. Janel has a boyfriend”. I don’t care how touchy of a person you are, you do NOT need to act the way they were backstage.
Unfortunately I think she’ll be around a few more weeks no matter what because of her fan base and scores. At the very least I don’t want them in the finals but would be even happier if they are gone week 6/7.
Wonder if they’ll change their approach at all going into next week? They still have time to turn things around if they play it right.
@Ashley L – Someone needs to scuttle the SS Janelskiy. It’s never even left the harbor. 🙂
@Courtney
Ha! That should be the running theme for the SS Janelskiy. SInce they want the audience to buy into the showmance while denying they’re doing it, every time she rubs on him and they kiss each other and make goggly eyes and stay silent or egg on questions about a romance, we shout “INCOMING!”
Hi! A couple of things. First, as a Duck Dynasty fan, I knew Sadie was a cutie pie, and I’m happy to see after much uncertainty about her being in the show, that her cute self has shown through for all to see.
Next, since the producers have complete control as to what is shown behind the scenes, I think it is interesting that they showed Janel complaining about her score and Jonathan Bennett asking what the “duck girl” got. Don’t know what it means, if anything. And also showing Lolo telling the story about the prom and as a result never slow dancing with a man since. Poor thing…her dwts experience is made even more painful for her.
Ok, one more thing…as a diehard Derek Hough fan, I found myself more engaged with the other celebs than before.
Great celeb selection and such engaging personalities. I really enjoyed the updated show and results show.
Thank you PURE group for such a great gathering place for dwts news and fans.
@imarleneking is some sort of actress. I have no idea who she is but she seems to think she’s big stuff. Anyhow, wondering if Janel activated a few brain cells and UNfavorited that tweet, because I don’t see it on her feed at the moment. If Lolo is tarred and feathered for HER attitude, Janel deserves worse for openly picking on another contestant, imo. Such bad form to favor tweets like that one. Ick.
Barb, I don’t think the two things (Janel and Jonathan) are actually related to Sadie at all. I think the first was them shown Janel to be a whiner (while showing Val to be not at all what he normally seems like – “we must earn the high scores”) and the second one to show Jonathan being silly and goofy (and following him on twitter, he clearly loves Sadie). I don’t think they were meant to reflect on Sadie at all.
Also, to be fair to Jonathan, Sadie and Mark are really playing on the Duck thing as well. So that part of it doesn’t bother me.
Even worse, Sherry, she’s picking on a child. The kid is only 17 and has done nothing to her. Except dance better than she did. 🙂 I don’t think they should have given Sadie 9’s – but she was better than Janel.
The right person went home. Next week Betsy or Michael can go home.
You guys have forced me on to TWITTER, hee hee. Good Grief! Propagating a showmance then blaming your fans for rolling with it.
INCOMING!
I think the SS Janelskiy is about to hit an iceberg…HARD TO PORT!!! HARD TO PORT!!!
PH, yes! Had I not had three kids in my ear when I was typing #76 THAT is what I was going to say. Sadie is 17. Picking on –or even sanctioning someone else picking on– a kid is just yucky.
Did anyone happen to ss Janel’s favorite of that tweet? I have some rage brewing that I’d like to write out but I need the proof. 😉
Oh, I agree. I just thought these were things that could or could not have been share with us–especially Janel’s. I just love all of your discussion. And I am so happy that, at least for now, people seem to be seeing through the Val/janel showmance. At least calling them out for now. Be interesting to see what happens next week.
I agree AshleyL #50. What Janel and Val did in front of camera and her boyfriend really shows they don’t have integrity whatsoever. They really think viewers are that stupid. Sorry Janel & Val, but both of you look very very desperate and lack of confidence. Next time do us, viewers, a favor and just act normal.
I think Sadie has become a big contender this season. Do you all see how much viewers she got for her cha cha on YouTube? Almost a million. I think Sadie, Alfonso and Bethany will be on the top 3.
#76 Sherry “@imarleneking is some sort of actress.”
Marlen King is the Exec. Producer and showrunner of PPL. She looks to easily be in her 40’s or 50’s. Seriously lady, you have to tweet about a 17 year-old kid:
“The Duck Dynasty chick got a 9? WTF?” Grow up lady. Why don’t you just root for your chick and leave the kid alone.
Society is in the toilet and I’m so tired of it. It’s not just the young, me generation but some of the older folks who’ve sold any sense of values, respect for others and responsibility for their actions down the river.
Even that girl at Glamour who is obsessed with Maks and Meryl agrees Janel/Val are forcing it too much. I know they have their fans and supporters for sure depending on where you look but most of the comments I’ve seen online have been negative.
I doubt the general audience is really looking at Janel’s favorites on twitter so while we may know about it she knows enough not to express those sentiments on camera and again, it’s all about what they depict on the live show that shapes people’s opinions about a celeb the most (for the core audience anyway).
@dancewithyou – Exactly what I was trying to say but you said it so much better! Val effectively portrays a showmance than gets angry when they receive negative comments about it and looks around saying “I didn’t do it”.
#85 — Thank you, Ashley! I didn’t have the time to look it up earlier. Her attitude turned me off. Just… well, not to be horribly repetitive, but… ick.
I think my fav part of the entire show last night was the introduction to the new pros. Artem has a new fan in the form of my dad who appreciated that he has won in England and now wants him to win one here in the US because (and I quote) “He reminds me of Stallone.”. He just might vote for the first time for any show.
I think Bethany WOULD have even Sadie beat on youtube views, but the videos keep getting deleted for copyright. It is Taylor Swift after all. You know that one’s going down unless it’s official.
Really, if that person was NOT associated with PLL or Janel, then nothing she said would have phased me all that much. The net is filled with assholes.
But, when you are closely associated with one of the other contestants it is distasteful in the extreme. For another example, see the DWM twitter account after Zendaya lost. I can excuse fans for being upset, but an extreme lack of professionalism by people also associated with the show – and who rely on the public to stay in business?? The idiocy offends me.
Please, Jessica is trying to have her cake and eat it too. She’s begging for Meryl and Maks out of one side of her mouth, and the other side is jumping on the bandwagon of those who see through it (or resent them even trying after the beauty of last season :-p ). Tryin’ to keep everyone happy.
We’ve found here that we do all right just by being HONEST. 😀
What is Val and Janel’s team name? I think it should be Vajanel.
I think DWTS paid Val & Janel to do this showmance because it’s not helping their partnership at all. JMO
Someone from that DWM twitter account favorited a negative tweet about Derek and Bethany on Monday night too. I guess their negativity has rubbed off on Janel.
The DWMFam doesn’t win most of the time due to their attitude. Then once in a while the people feel sorry for them, they win, and it goes over their head. With Tony winning one, and Maks winning last season, they feel like it’s their right to win. The negativity they spread is unbelievable.
I truly do not understand why so many of Maks and Val’s celeb partners go along with the whole “fam” attitude. I can appreciate Danica, who seems to be a little bit more mature when it comes to the fam’s mentality. She shows respect and support for Val, but she also took tons of pictures with other people and tweeted support for several new contestants during the premiere. Unlike Meryl, who only took pictures with Maks and Charlie and tweeted support for Janel and Val and nobody else. I just don’t get it. Meryl seems like a very nice and smart person, I don’t understand why she goes along with all of it. I guess it’s tough for me to judge her when I don’t know her or Maks or Val, and I try not to dislike people that I don’t really know, but the fam gives off such a toxic vibe and it’s very frustrating to watch season after season. Just went you think that things are going to get better (Maks leaves), they get worse (cue Valdaya and Janel/Val’s “showmance”). (side note: I don’t care for Meryl and Maks, but at least they waited a few weeks before kicking the showmance into high gear).
Like many of you, one of my biggest issues with the fam is their behavior over social media. I wish they were a little bit more mature on twitter.
Jessica needs to go back writing about tampons, flat irons, the perfect cat-eye liner, ways to wow your man in bed, and how to rock jeggings…and leave this DWTS blogging to the grown-ups. 😎
Vajanel sounds like a special cream one might use when one is having “feminine itching” issues. I DIG IT! “Vanjanel” it is…aka the USS Janelskiy.
The Dance With Me twitter account is the least profession thing I have seen. Just looked at their favorites and they favorited “@DanceWithMeUSA Derek is as usual, over scored no matter who his partner is! Janel &@iamValC were a lot better! Judges unfair! @DancingABC”
I really like this term SS Janelskiy. I hope they sink early like Christina & Mark did.
We coined a new term over in the members discussion area earlier today, Emma – “stealth mean girl”. It’s a girl that likes to come off as sweet and kind and lovable in the public eye, but is ultimately a mean girl at the core and knows how to get what she wants. Janel is one – I think Meryl is too. I know everyone has touted her as the sweet, innocent, naive little girl who wouldn’t hurt a fly – but I get the feeling she’s more keen in the art of deception than everyone is giving her credit for. She is a sorority girl, after all – and as one myself, I can tell you that we all become skilled at the art of “faking it” after we’ve been through a few recruitments. When you’ve got to pretend like you love every girl in your house dearly and you all get along fabulously 24-7, you have a 4.0 GPA, you genuinely care about your sorority’s philanthropic activities, you don’t drink, you don’t smoke, and you don’t sleep around, you don’t eat carbs, you love going to the gym, and your favorite activity is watching Disney movies – putting up a front becomes second nature. I daresay she’s more complicit in all of this family nonsense than anyone is willing to admit. She’s a big girl – no one is forcing her to do anything.
@Kaitlyn – If my Spidey Sense is correct, the SS Janelskiy is already headed the way of the Titanic – there’s a big ol’ iceberg up ahead called “reality” and they’re about to collide with it, so as far as I’m concerned, all the backpedaling they were trying to do on Twitter last night was about as futile as the captain of the Titanic yelling down to steerage at the last possible moment and telling them “hard to port! hard to port!” And after the SS Janelskiy meets its watery end…we shall call them “Vajanel”. 😛
#96 The Janelsky’s and Merylsky’s of the world lose my respect when they associate with people who clearly want the attention and don’t want to win on dancing alone. You don’t see other former contestants doing that. I lost all respect for Meryl after the showmance with Maks last season and she has continued to cater to the shippers to this day. Meryl is loving all the attention she is getting. She is totally on the fam’s side. She tweeted how she wanted Maks to get nominated for the Emmy. She is trying extremely hard to stay relevant and popular, since she won’t be skating anymore and her skating partner Charlie has moved on to other things.
#98 HAHAHA Courtney, Vajanel is just as bad as Maksyl. Feminine itching and diarrhea ewwwwww LOLOLOL.
I haven’t heard of the term “stealth mean girl” before, but I definitely agree that Janel is acting like a mean girl (and it’s only week one! she didn’t waste any time). I feel conflicted over Meryl, and I don’t want to say that she’s mean, but her actions have disappointed me. It’s sad because I really, really love Charlie. I was watching the interview with Meryl that y’all posted a few days ago, and it made me sad when they said something like “there you are with Maks. Oh, and there’s your OTHER partner, Charlie.” Yeah, it’s not like M+C won a gold medal together. Jeez, Meryl and Maks win one stupid MBT together and suddenly Charlie’s an afterthought. It’s upsetting.
I don’t think that Meryl is all bad, but I do think that (like Maks) DWTS brought out some of her worst traits :/
I don’t think Janel is all that stealthy… My first impression of her was not good. (I don’t watch ‘PLL,’ ftr, but if the showrunner is any indication… well, mean girls beget mean girls, so…)
Courtney – I think I fully agree with you on Meryl. I truly admire all the things that she has achieved and all the drive and ambitions that went with it but at the back of my mind I never really bought the “sweet nice girl” that she is trying to project. I am more of that she has a wild side to her that wants all these attention(and that is one of the reasons she went with the showmance).
I am a fan of team Meryl and Charlie because as much as I am a fan of icedancing, they are truly one of the best in the world. I love them as a pair but off ice I don’t really think I like her that much although she is very popular right now. Now Charlie, I love both on and off the ice.
Ahhhh….it’s good to be back! I love the humor and healthy perspective of “truth as they show it” that I find here!
Been giggling as I think I will never hear “hard to Port” without thinking about stealth mean girls!
So, as one who was unimpressed with Lolo on Monday night…not because she had a problem with her dance, but because she became a petulant sulky child for the rest of the show, I have to give her props….she went on GMA and came clean with it. She said her greatest regret was that her attitude and inability to get past the performance kept her from appreciating what a great experience she was in the middle of – and she will never have that back. She managed to get her head screwed on straight within 24 hours…and I appreciated that given the short amount of time that she and Keo had to talk on GMA – that she used her time sharing that this was a life lesson she was going to take with her from this point on.
One would hope that SS Janelskiy could do the same…but it might take the screeching sound of ice cutting metal (read that: “And the person eliminated tonight from the competition is…..Janelskiy!)
#103 It’s not just about Meryl’s actions but about her inaction as well. She never wants to set the record straight.
Yes, we shall call them Vajanel after they get the boot – finally rid of that itch!
Vajanel sounds just right. Now if we could just get rid of Maksyl too
we can get rid of the diarrhea.
I don’t remember what interview I read about Lolo, but is was sad. She talked about never performing like people expected in the Olympics and other things. She said people tease her about this unmercifully and now she has “failed” again under pressure. It is too bad she didn’t show that vulnerable side on Monday evening instead of whining
I think we now potenrtially know the power of Bethany’s twitter following. Derek won that twitter vote and while he is popular, when Zendaya danced she almost always won the twitter vote, because she had such a big online following. I cou be wrong though.
I thought Tony go really frustrated about the mistake. See I think pro’s like Sharna, Emma, Derek etc would have prepared their partners for what happens in the case of a problem. Betsey should have known “if you grab that boa and it doesn’t come off for get it and keep dancing. I blame him for that. She looked so sad, but she didn’t talk back to the judge, make fun of the other dancers etc. She had class.
I agree with the Val/Janel thing. That was just bad and to call other celeb’s names. Ahhh…no. She is done for me.
I really liked the show even though it was a bit messy. I think the new show runner has implemented some good things. I do think in retrospect that perhaps Monday had too many changes too fast and it made it feel chaotic and rushed. Slow down sir, I would say.
Well, last thing….the mods are truly wonderful…yay. So glad the season has started, it feels like life back to normal.
Courtney – thank you so much for posting that. Something about her always seemed off and even a bit unsettling to me, especially in comparison to Charlie.
I kind of wonder how she became so buddy-buddy w/ Jenna – is she part of La Familia too? (I thought she was part of the Utah gang w/ Lindsay and Witney)
I thought Jenna is dating Val? Is that done now? Meryl roomed with Jenna when she was competing in Season 18 that is why they got close.
Meryl of course was paired with Maks so she seems to be a part of the fam now. Aside from Jenna, Val and Maks, was there other DWTS crew/pros she is friends with?
Charlie on the other hand befriended most of the pros, the celebs(he got close to Drew, James and Cody)and took time to know the DWTS crew(the little people in the show)and hang up with them when Tanith was not in LA. Notice he did not hang up with Maks at all.
#111. Wasn’t Jenna dating Val at some point?
The shippers are busy tweeting to ABC how they were wronged because they didn’t show Meryl or Maks in the result show celeb roundup. I’m happy for once because they focused on the celebs that mattered. 🙂
Hello, didn’t they tweet up a storm that they weren’t going to watch the show but still vote for Val. They were going to watch the Voice blah blah blah. ABC took it to heart and didn’t see any point in catering to people who weren’t interested right??? 😉 HAHAHA this is soooo funny. 😀
Kate(1). I know. The shippers were expecting M&M to be the stars of the new season! Hah. I am glad ABC did not give them that much importance, also, it was only Meryl(and not M&M)who went to GMA to tout the new season.
They were truly expecting ABC/DWTS to announce that they have a new show starring M&M in the future!
Ria – I thought Witney was Jenna’s roomie?
No. Jenna mentioned it in her twitter page that she and Maryl were
roomies.
Since Maksy boy seems persona non gratis at DWTS promo pieces, why in the heck would Meryl continue to latch on to that (insert adjective here).
She needs to cut her losses and move the hell on. Loved seeing Charlie. Even on the ice, I never watched Meryl. Though a great skater, she seemed cold as the ice. Charlie on the other hand brought the personality to that twosome. Yeah, off-topic somewhat!
How bout one of those TV ads for RX meds. we see all the time, but this time for Vajanel?
“Feeling insecure? Consumed by bouts of Mirrorball envy? Rather take the fast, low road instead of the slow, high road?
Than ask your publicist for new Vajanel. Once you start taking Vajanel you’ll immediately notice a jump in your social media profile, an increase in batshit crazy fans who believe anything you say and a much smoother ride to finals.
New Vajanel! Not to be confused with the old formula called Maksyl.”
Warnings:
“Do not take Vajanel if you actually believe in winning fairly. People with strong strength of character should not take Vajanel as this causes a hideous rash. Some people are allergic to Vajanel. Symptoms include nausea, eyeball rolling, shoe throwing and extreme craving for liquor.”
I just watched the show and was not at all disappointed to see Lolo go. I like Keo and am sorry he won’t be dancing every week, but I hope he gets another chance next season. First impressions are lasting impressions and Lolo made a horrible one.
Janel stuck her foot in her mouth big time by complaining about her scores. That’s not going to endear her to many.
I’m glad the results show is back and hoping this could mean Cheesecake Awards will be back too. I’ve missed them! Always a fun way to start the day reading those.
118 LOL Susan2 😀
@Susan 2 – Hilarious
#118 Susan2: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!! Brilliant!
Susan – you should be doing commercials. LOL!
#68 (@Susan2) “Oh, and contestants need to stop calling Sadie ‘The Duck girl”. It’s too dismissive and rude. She has a name, use it.’
I agree. That bothered me a bit as well. Some will say to “lighten up,” but I’ve always found it disrespectful to disregard people’s proper names (especially when you have no reason not to know them).
It takes me back to school when classmates would say “Hey, GIRL!!” to get my attention, which used to bug the heck out of me.
Fairly certain Val and Jenna broke up if they were ever even official. They had something going on at the end of last season but then they spent most of the summer apart and Jenna tweeted something back in August about moving on. Think it was just a fling. She and Meryl are still “besties” though.
“Stealth mean girls” is the PERFECT way to describe Janel, brilliant! I’m still worried her fan base will carry her through most of the competition and by then I wouldn’t be surprised if she changes her approach to get the general audience to be on her side. Hopefully they see through it though.
Courtney – hopefully your Spidey Senses are on point!
Even though Janel is a local girl (although I’ve never heard of her before Monday night – being one of those “grandmas” she was dissing, I’ve never had time for PLL) she has apparently lost all of her aloha.
Must say that Sadie is one of my very favorites so far. I was anticipating another Palin trainwreck, but maybe not. Mark is treating her with a lot of respect – something Bristol never got from him. Maybe having that big bear of a dad lurking around the set is keeping him squared away… She has latent talent, and refreshing youthful charm. I fully expect TPTB to play up the Christian angle (way overplayed with Candace, thinks this Christian) but I hope that she is able to keep up with the dancing and not get mired in the PR flack.
Serge Onik, a good friend of the “fam” mentioned on Afterbuzz that it was Janel and Val’s relationship, or connection, that would be their story arc on the show. So while they may not play the showmance, they will play the bestie thing I guess. They all think she is a great performer etc.
Serge also tried to out Sadie by saying he can’t believe she doesn’t have dance experience. He really seems to think she has had sone type of training she isn’t owning up to. I was quite surprised at the comment.
I’m now scared to watch the Afterbuzz show. The time Tony visited was the worst. I hope it’s not like that all over again. I feel anyone from the Fam is incapable of been unbiased.
People forget that Derek won how many Design-a-Dance competitions in a row? He’s got a pretty powerful fanbase of his own. I think he would have won that one without the help of Beth’s fans – but they got Derek trending for a while and that’s impressive. He usually trends on Monday nights…but not for that long.
Well, Ria…Derek. He choreographed her and Charlie’s short routine and it seems that her congrats to him for his nomination was rather half hearted, to say the least. I guess he outlived his usefulness. 🙂 I was shocked to see her tweet about Mark’s album. Which is sad.
Ya know, all that bitching and complaining Maks fans do, it’s a wonder they have time to do anything else. Poor things.
The thing is, Judy, that when someone hides experience, or plays various games, they fully expect EVERYONE to be doing it. It’s projection. So, because Janel isn’t exactly way out front with hers, he expect Sadie to not be as well.
He’s also bought into that moronic Chmercocky mindset that you can only be a good to great dancer if you have experience (unless you’re paired with Val and Maks – none of their partners had experience :::snerk:::) – there’s no such thing as other pros being good teachers or people having natural talent.
Why is it that the ever growing fam has to constantly try to plug their fam members? You don’t see any other pros doing that.
#131. Yeah PH, she made her twitter congratulations to Derek as more of a whine that Maks didn’t get nominated. The fam must be good at brainwashing because she forgot who got her the medal and as a result on the show, in the first place. That tweet about Mark’s album was more about showing off her picture with Jenna from last night than genuinely wanting to promote Mark’s album.
As a side note, even though he isn’t very active on social media these days, Charlie “likes” Derek’s instagram posts every now and then. He is a good egg. 🙂
Absolutely PH. I was really surprised that he went for her like that because it wasn’t really in keeping with what others were saying about her. KB leapt on the comment so it will stick with anyone watching the After Show. I don’t believe it but people will if they don’t like her so it was kind of mean imo.
For the life of me. I can never find the afterbuzz dwts show link. Can someone give the URL for it so I can see it please?
Whenever I go to their website I get old clips from last season and can’t seem to find the right page with the most current show. 🙁
@Ashley L- The people who are talking about it now watched the show live. The link isn’t available yet. They usually post it on youtube/podcasts later in the evening or early morning. Usually Vogue posts it here on Pure once it’s up 🙂
Thanks Kaitlyn!
That explains why I can never find it until after people have already seen it.
OMG LOL Courtney #98, #101. I literally laugh so hard everyone in the house think I’m crazy.
And you are so right about Meryl.
I just posted it. 🙂
My feeling on Meryl is that she may have been private and low key before but then she got a taste of the attention being linked to Maks brought her and found she liked it. It’s the same thing that happened with Erin.
I think Meryl might even be crushing on Maks and thinks by attaching herself to the DWTS crew and buddying up to Jenna it will keep her in the circle, kind of like Peta still is.
Maks, on the other hand, is going to keep the showmance angle alive for whenever he needs a little burst of publicity — which I think we’re going to see quite a bit this season as it progresses and he continues to land no other gigs and have nothing else going on. Kudos to ABC for not playing into it.
Thank you PH!!!!
Donna 140. You hit the nail on the head IMO. I absolutely believe Meryl is still crushing on Maks and feels important being part of the “cool” clique, if you will. It is beginning to define her. Interesting that Charlie wants nothing to do with them. I also agree that Maks will keep the showmance alive for as long as he can. He used it the other night in asking for votes for Val. His fans complain about shippers, yet they fail to acknowledge that he is fanning the flames. I just hope we’re done with am and M drama for the season.
#142 Rose I’ve also noticed Charlie seems to want no part of the whole thing and good for him. I think he saw right through Maks very early on and he’ll let Meryl make her own mistakes. He’s got better things to worry about.
All you had to see to know what Maks was doing was the line in Jessica Radloff’s article about how Maks and Meryl asked her to take pictures of them. Add in Lizzie Grubman sending it out to all her media friends and they managed to accomplish just what they wanted — taking some of the focus of the premiere off the new cast and the new season and putting it right back on them. And then Maks conveniently disappeared last night while Meryl showed up at Mark’s album premiere. He was probably off with his bikini model…or his personal trainer…or JLo.
Well I watched Janel and Val’s post show interviews from Tuesday night (the same night he sent that tweet out and she posted the picture with her BF) and they alluded the questions from interviewers about what their status with one another is. They gave nonsensical answers instead of simply saying “No, we are just friends”. Even the reporter said they wanted to keep us guessing. So basically they want to push the showmance but will get pissed at people for thinking they kissed. Makes perfect sense.
#102 However Meryl also congratulated Dereck and Tom on their nomination at the Emmy’s. But I agree with you, I don’t know why she went down the showance route. Unfortunately Val thinks that if he des the same thing as Meryl/Maks thing last year he will win.. Uh Uh huge mistake!
Donna, yes, I caught Jessica’s line about Maks asking her to take the pictures. He obviously knows her game. Without her pictures, there would have been no M and M photo ops. It was a dead giveaway.
The funny thing is…everytime Lizzie does something like tease M&M being at the premiere and then they get NO camera time (when the shippers were probably thinking opening love dance or something), she loses a bit more credibility.
If someone is going to say “Congratulations…but…” they may as well have said nothing at all. In fact, it’s WORSE than saying nothing at all.
#146 Rose they couldn’t take their own picture to post? It was her picture that not only made the media but also that Maks posted on his Instagram account. And Jessica also took the picture of the two of them and Charlie that the show posted and cut Charlie out for her article on Monday’s show. Her agenda is so transparent but the shippers just love her. Unfortunately for her I think her credibility as a “journalist” is shot with everyone else.
#147 Heidi does she really have any more credibility left to lose? LOL
Was Meryl or Maks at the results show(Tuesday)? I don’t think I saw either one.
@Ria – Nah, M&M were probably at the church planning the final details for their upcoming wedding… BWAH!!!!
Of course. Why didn’t I think about that.
Seriously, I think they got pissed because they were not the center of attention Monday night.
I was actually kind of glad that Maks finally won his tacky MBT, hoping that finally I could get off my television for good. And now, the fact that he, and even Meryl, has managed to squirm back into this season, really pisses me off. Now I can’t stand Meryl either.
I want to enjoy this season without the dark Maks cloud still looming over it. Why can’t he just take his MBT and the now classless Meryl (for going along with this whole charade) and ride off into the sunset.
Meryl and maks are a conundrum for me. I still can’t beileve that nice Olympian that stood on that ice with Charlie after that routine shocked about the positive reception they got could be so easily changed. Charlie was the same but Meryl…as great as she is….not so much.
Side note thanks to the power of YouTube, I finally caught the opening of the first live show and I kinda loved it. It was cute.
@Courtney #98 Yep, that’s what I thought too… 🙂
@ RIA Seriously, I think they got pissed because they were not the center of attention Monday night.
Well, if that pissed them off imagine how they felt after Tom congratulated Derek on a great summer and the launch of his book!
BWAH HA HA
@Courtney #100 I have a question and I hope I can ask it, if not, please excuse my ignorance, I don’t mean to offend you or any of the other mods and if I do, please accept my apology in advance. Here it is. In your comment #100 you mention a discussion in the Private Members Group about stealth mean girls and mention an “Emma.” May I ask is that a reference to a particular Emma as in the only Emma I can think of is Emma Slater. I say that only because I saw her IG post of Sasha after they broke up (and some of the comments/think it’s now deleted) and personally I thought it was a bit too personal and wouldn’t want someone to do that to me if I was Sasha….I digress, sorry. I would like to say that I do agree with the comments that Janel is a stealth mean girl (or maybe just a mean girl) and so is Meryl who I thought was a phony all last season. Charlie, on the other hand, is the real deal and it shines through. Again, sorry if I am out of line, overstepping boundaries, an idiot……
@Liz – Sorry for the confusion – I was actually just responding back to a poster named “Emma”. Nothing to do with our beloved Emma Slater :-), but honestly, I’m pretty much Team Emma when it comes to the breakup – from what I’ve seen, Sasha has gone a bit “stealth-douche” like Henry and hasn’t been as classy about their breakup. I thought Emma’s post was pretty classy and was probably done in order to lay to rest any rumors flying about she & Sasha’s breakup being bitter or them not remaining civil.
But I do agree that Charlie is as real and as genuine as they come – that kid doesn’t have a single mean, deceitful, or disingenous bone in his body. Meryl would do right by emulating him a bit more 🙂
Oh good grief. I think I could live on an island with no internet for a year and still be less behind. 😛 When did Emma and Sasha break up? I thought maybe they had, but couldn’t find proof. I’m guessing PureDWTS has a linky somewhere? 🙂
@Courtney-Thanks, I know nothing about their breakup so I take your word for it. Only seeing the IG, my first reaction was classy, then I wondered why make it public, then I thought, why not, it’ll stop rumors. I’ve always liked her so I was very confused! Yeah, I get the Sasha/Henry comparison, I just always remember that it seemed to me that Derek gave Henry his first big “exposure” to dance with Menough in the Bollywood dance. After that…..
Can you answer one more question for me? Please…..what is it with the Brothers C and the Fam nonsense?? I get family loyalty but it’s like they want to create their own group to the exclusion of others. All a bit strange to me but I have no knowledge of the dance world other than DWTS and visits to the NYC Ballet over the yeats. Thanks again! And you guys are seriously doing the BEST job ever this year, it’s been great in the past but this year you are superb!
N/m, found it on Instagram. Weird thing is, I assumed they’d split LONG before a week ago. Hmm. Also read that Gleb/Elena split as well. I had no idea.
@Sherry – Here’s the link to the instagram post: http://instagram.com/p/s3k78yhdD_/# I think they had actually already been broken up for awhile when she posted it.
@Liz – Poor Emma was getting INUNDATED on Twitter with questions from fans asking if she & Sasha had broken up for a good month or so before she finally made the instagram post. I think it was her way of putting all the rumors to rest. As for the Chmerkovskiy clan – lord knows why they do what they do 😛 I think a lot of their hostility stems from being insecure and a bit jealous that other pros have been more successful on the show…but that’s just me. Glad you’re enjoying Pure this year…thanks for reading! 😀
TY Courtney! I have no idea why, but I kept checking on them over the summer. Something felt off. Sorry to see my DWTS relationship spidey sense wasn’t off when it comes to them.
@Sherry – If I had to guess, I’d say that Emma & Sasha split way back at the beginning of the summer, and were just trying to keep quiet about it…but fans started noticing that they weren’t posting pix together on IG anymore, they were never in the same city anymore, and they were never mentioning each other on social media. The questions started on Twitter, and I think it kinda forced Emma’s hand. And as for Gleb & Elena – for some entertainment, check out Elena’s Twitter. WOW.
Ah, that was my guess. Maybe I’m not as far off book as I feared. I’ll have to go check out Elena’s Twitter after school pick-up — thanks for the tip.
@Courtney – Thanks for the link.
Reading it, just solidified why I, and may others, have fallen in love with Emma. What a class act.
#150 Ria Maks was there Tuesday night. He could be seen on the Red Room camera hanging out in there for part of the night. His friend Serge also posted a picture on Instagram of them backstage with Tony. Meryl was not there according to her people but she did show up at Mark’s EP launch party with Jenna after the show. Maks was not there for that, though Val and Serge were.
It is indeed an epic love story. LOL
Thank you so much Courtney! Of course I will keep reading! You guys are my must read everyday. I think the Fam should be less insecure and stop the phony showmances, just dance and maybe ppl will like them for their talent but hey what do I know? As for Gleb & Elena, WOW is the word as is the ALS video still on YouTube. And he’s still posting on IG about family after Elena’s tweet.
@Donna #168 didn’t Pap Henry have vid of Maks and abt 4 women coming out of the after party and getting into a car? Its on this site.
Yes indeed their love story is epic.
I think Meryl and Charlie flew together Monday and attended the DWTS premiere night where M&M proceeded to continue their showmance although they were not really showcased. Then Meryl flew to New York to attend the GMA show and did not come back to LA till the party for Mark which she attended with Jenna but Maks did not attend.
Wow. They sure do not spend a lot of time together for a couple that is
supposed to be “together” and so “in luv” according to the shippers.
#169 Ria that’s because they’re too busy deflecting all the media attention. LOL
I guess congrats are in order for Mr. Ivant A. Greencard (known to others as Artem) – he became an American citizen today. And he didn’t even have to con anyone into marrying him!!! Mazel tov, Mazel tov.
Look out, world – I got my sassy pants on today. 😉
So… omg Gleb. Yikes. Naughty, naughty.
#153 Isn’t it irritating that Maksyl won’t go away and they keep coming around just to push a Vajanel (thanks Courtney 😛 ) on us and trying to ruin this season?
#170 Ria- With the way they were reacting to Grubby Lizzie’s tweet about the big surprise, you would have thought they were going to kick off the show or dance for the entire two hours HAHAHA 😀 How many milliseconds of camera shots did they end up getting? 😀 I’m getting the feeling that we are not done with this, there will be more of this BS throughout the season.
#174 Kate(1)Omigosh! Vajanel! I’m still not over that, plus other quirky, snarky, but on point terminologies here. Love it!
To Courtney, and everyone on the Pure team: my deepest gratitude for enriching my vocab: douchetitude, Vajanel, stealth mean girl, among many others! May I request that you come up with PureDWTS dictionary or glossary of terms for anything & everything related to DWTS? I think that’ll be a riot!