Shay Mitchell Redux – DWTS Season 20 Just Talk or Rumor?
ETA: In my haste to post this before going to bed, I quoted the much more inflammatory Enstarz instead of the original article from the Examiner. In my wide awake mind, I usually know better than to go with the latter, instead of the former. 🙂 Anyway, as you see from the original article, it’s clearly just talk and Enstarz was blowing it up.
Sounds to me like “just talk” about possibly doing it in the future – her fans make it a thousand times worse by taking every casual comment as an affirmation (perhaps they don’t read past the title or first sentence). But, since it’s that time of year, I figured I would post it and say “I don’t think so, but anything is possible” for this season. And also point out that Vogue had the lead on this one more than two months ago, thanks to one of our awesome readers. 🙂 From The Examiner:
Speaking of competitiveness, your “Pretty Little Liars” co-star Janel [Parrish] did pretty well on “Dancing with the Stars” last year. Would you ever want to do that?
Mitchell: You know, I do love dancing and I do love watching “Dancing with the Stars.” If that were to ever come up, who knows? You never know. Right now, I’m loving watching it on TV and Janel did a great job.
She did. She was fabulous.
Mitchell: They were amazing.
Who would you pick, of all of the male pros, if you could pick one as your partner?
Mitchell: I’d probably go with Val [Chmerkovskiy, who was also Parrish’s partner]. He’s a good friend of mine. I’d team up with Val and we’d bring home the trophy [laughs].
I think it’s more just talk and her trying to be polite in an interview. I just don’t see how logistically she would have the time. The only reason Brant and Janel could do it is because their characters were more or less off the show and they had the time. When Janel did film she and Val barely rehearsed. PLL shoots during the DWTS season so it just doesn’t seem like a viable option. I don’t really see her doing it the season right AFTER Janel either (and then to pair her with Val would be even worse). I just don’t think she would want to follow Janel — doesn’t seem to be a lot of love lost between them (or Janel and any of the main 4 girls honestly). I could be totally off based though.
I think this is one of those rumors that will never go away. Her fans seem obsessed with the idea of her doing the show.
Hey there — If you wouldn’t mind quoting the original article instead of Enstarz’s version, that would be awesome. It’s mine — I interviewed Shay, so I’d love the credit. 😉 TY! (And no, I’m not a crazed PLL fan; I’ve never even seen it…)
Sorry, I should add that I ask everyone I interview if they’d like to do “DWTS.” In Shay’s case, based on her tone, I’d say that she actually would do it if approached. I’ve had others who I’d call big “no ways” despite their actual words.
I hope she gets Mark (if she is indeed cast).
Sorry, Sherry – I was in a hurry and thought that was the original.
And to clarify, I didn’t think the author was a crazed PLL fan – I think PLL fans read something that clearly does NOT say that she’s definitely on and turn it into a sure thing, all because they don’t read carefully. 🙂 Same type of people who yesterday took me including Tristan with question marks after his name as some sort of sign that he will be a pro. Yikes. 🙂
PH, no worries! I didn’t think YOU thought I was a crazy fan. In fact, though she struck me as sweet and I liked her, I cringed a little while she was talking about Val. Not my cup of tea, but clearly very family-esque. Of course, it all feels very weird now that I think more on it, since Janel and Val seem less than friendly right now. Yet Shay is still a good friend of his…?