Will Julianne Hough Return To Dancing With The Stars? (New Interview)
Julianne Hough talked to Entertainment Tonight about how she keeps in shape. She also talked about her upcoming wedding plans, a Move Experience she’s planning to do with Derek (Bring it on, Guys), and a possible return to Dancing With The Stars (oh, I hope she does).
As for if she’ll ever return to Dancing With the Stars, Hough is keeping her options open. She shares that the hit ABC show did in fact ask her to come on as a judge again, but she currently wants to focus on her solo career.
“They are always going to be in my family. It’s where I started,” she says about DWTS. “It’s where I came from. If they want me to be a part of it in some aspect, of course. Absolutely. They’ve asked me to come back to judge but we’ll see what happens. Like I said, I’m still focused on my personal journey and my personal career. We’ll see.”
The same goes for her brother, six-time DWTS champ Derek Hough.
“He’s kind of in that stage of his life too where he’s really focusing on his personal career and journey,” she explains. “He’s got a lot of amazing things coming up. We’re still very passionate about our Move brand—which was our big tour that we went on over the last two years. There may be a third one coming soon — some sort of Move experience. So, we’re definitely focused on that too.”
More at Entertainment Tonight. Great interview. Thanks to Lori for the heads up!
So, as I said before…the only way Maks gets a judging spot is if Julianne doesn’t want one. 🙂
Really Heidi? I’m being totally selfish but if that’s our only choice I hope Julianne will judge. Not a fan of Maks judging at all.
Oh dear Lord, please, please, please, please Julianne come back!!!!!
I really hope she comes back
I do not like maks as a judge
Pls come back
Absolutely! PHeidi
I prefer her judging over Maks. She gives good constructive advice.
I don’t understand why she won’t come back… Unlike being a pro judging only takes one day a week… That still leaver her 6 days to do something else. In addition she gets publicity from it… So why not?
Does anyone know Julianne will be on Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls?
+1 Heidi!
Unfortunately, this sounded like a very safe answer. “I love DWTS. I’m too busy now but maybe sometime…….” Like IF her other projects don’t pan out as well as she hopes and she wants the eyeballs/promotion for something. I don’t blame her one bit. I expect it’s the same with Derek. While he loves doing DWTS, I expect he’ll be too busy with other, bigger ventures going forward unless they come up with something that both really piques his interest creatively and possibly something where he won’t chance injury.
Unfortunately, both for Maks and us, he doesn’t seem to have much going on outside of his dance studios. And his association with DWTS is key both there and in touring so he’s probably campaigning for a judges spot. He won’t want to compete but the judges table would keep him on TV and associated with DWTS, with all of the benefits that brings.
Im confused guys. Isnt julianne not very busy at the moment since shes doing stuff like miss usa? Def prefer her over maks though.
Maybe she’s just not allowed to confirm that she’s coming back until closer to the start of the season? I’ll take Julianne any day over Maks. I’ve not forgotten his negativity from his recent judging stint.
Well, Jeny, Derek doesn’t *appear* very busy at the moment either, yet we know he’s got a lead in a broadway show plus a part in Hairspray, in addition to working on some mysterious videos. So, there’s no telling what Julianne has plans. Since you can’t see them every minute of every day, you can’t really know.
Sometimes, Lynn, you have to be free of obligations to get the things you want most. Even if that obligation is only one day a week. It’s not like she can go shoot a movie somewhere – not everyone is Derek and can fly back and forth to LA – hell, it didn’t even work out for Derek, in the long run. That should be a lesson…
I think they would pick Julianne first, then Maks…then someone else, Narice. Unfortunately. I would prefer Shirley Ballas over Maks…hell, I’d prefer Paula Abdul, Mary Murphy or even Nigel Lithgow (although I don’t consider him particularly qualified). But I think they will go with someone who has a fanbase and that’s Maks over Shirley or Mary or Nigel.
Maybe not a very popular opinion, but I’d love to see Kym over Maks, Shirley or anyone else but Julianne.
I agree Heidi TPTB would prefer Julianne that is IF she is available and agrees to do it If not I’d love to see Kym Shirley or even Tony over Maks. I like Mary but the idea of her CAI and Bruno together is a bit ummm overwhelming to say the least.
I’d love Kym also if Julianne is not interested. I’d really love Shirley, but as you said, she doesn’t have the fan base.
I would say that the Producers wouldn’t want Shirley because she’s Mark’s mother, but Julianne is Derek’s sister, and Maks seems to be heavily considered for a judge position and he’s Val’s brother as well as Peta’s fiance. I would love to see Shirley as a judge, she’s definitely qualified.
@Alison
The producers want whatever they think will bring viewers, media coverage and “entertainment.” They have proven again and again that they don’t really care much about dance qualifications. The celebs don’t audition, as Keo mentioned, in his interviews, they mainly seemed to want to know that he’s single and there are no traceable rules or season agenda for things like theme nights and when double eliminations will occur.
See Princess Heidi’s post above. The producers have never cared about “fairness” ever! Or even the appearance of it. The qualifications would have been different when they originally seated Len, Bruno and CAI. This time, they’ll be looking for someone with a built in fanbase. Julianne Hough has one. Maks C. has one. Shirley Ballas is a “name” in the dance world but not TV. They’d be more likely to chose a celebrity, like Paula Abdul, if they could afford her, than Shirley. I assume former pros like Julianne and Maks are cheaper than the celebs they’d consider, they have some qualifications and either has more fans than Tony or Kym.
Unlike Maks – and exactly like Julianne – Shirley would be likely to be harder on Mark than on anyone else. That’s how Julianne was her first season (on both Derek and Mark), while she bent over backwards to kiss Val’s ass.
Maks is the guy who gives out scores “because he can” and was the only judge to give Amber a 9 when he guest judged her season. Julianne, on the other hand, turned a very blind eye to Val’s issues. Luckily, Julianne evened out after that first season and I think she’s a better judge than any of the three regulars.