Peta Murgatroyd And Gilles Marini Talk On Dancing With The Stars On Access Hollywood
Peta Murgatroyd told Access Hollywood today that she thinks her partner Gilles can make it to the finals again like the first time he danced on Dancing With The Stars. However, this time, Gilles will have no pity for fellow competitor Shawn Johnson. Read why below…
“I truly believe that he can make it to the finals again,” Peta said as she and Gilles visited Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday. “Although, this competition is so much tougher this time because everyone’s been there before, everyone knows what it’s like, they know the ins and outs, they know what it takes to get there. But, he definitely has it. He’s working really hard and it’s going to be good.”
Gilles’ season of “Dancing” – the show’s eighth — was won by gymnast Shawn Johnson. Shawn is back again to compete for the mirrorball, but now that she’s older, Gilles said he’ll have no mercy for his competitor.
“She was 17 when she won, so I really [wanted] her to win… Now she’s 20, so… no pity. Let’s do it. Now, let’s compete for real,” he said.
Yes, “let’s do it”. I can’t wait. You can read more at Access Hollywood as Peta talks on Maks too. Gilles talks of his foot surgery as well.
ADDING: And here is the video..
ADDING: Below is a fun interview with Gilles and Celebuzz. He’s so driven and is cracking the whip on Peta instead of it being the other way around…
I liked this quote. With her body, who can blame her:
“That was the first time I’ve seen Peta and she wears pretty much nothing. I’m like, ‘It’s going to be a great season,’” he laughed.
Peta is also correct. He absolutely has the ability to make it to the finals. It will be tougher, because the talent us more impressive. Not to mention, some weaker dancers with large fanbases
…might be tough to beat.
Edyta is still queen in the lack-of-clothes category. I think LT may have been right that she’s allergic. 😀
Giles says Shawn was 17 when she won and in his heart he wanted her to win. Now she’s 20, no pity lets do it, lets compete for real! Uh, sounds like a challenge to
me-LOL I wonder what Shawn would say…
This is going to be a great season…
Thanks for the post. Getting really excited. Come on S15!
Uh-oh, I couldn’t get the video to play…
Gilles is right, there is no room for pity this season. Definitely, the stakes are much higher, the hunger is much more, and the intensity will be off the charts. This season will be a fight to the finish.
Your’re right mmc, Edyta is still the queen in the lack of clothes category but something tells me Peta is going to give her a run for her money!
Fun interview! Peta is being strategic with the minimalist costumes. There’s almost nothing to get tangled up in or trip over 😛 Gilles is a lot of fun when he doesn’t obsess on winning the MBT.
yea, strategic #Cidra …. that was a good one LOL
Yeah, I’m sure “pity” is the reason that Shawn beat Gilles. Uh huh. :::rolls eyes::: It had nothing to do with her fanbase or his craptastic freestyle.
So happy he was so gentilhomme and let Shawn win because she was young =]
=p
He wanted her to win, he really think anyone believed in that. He is good but I think he is overrated, Cheryl is great in mask her partners weakness with flash coreo, apart from a couple routines, most of Gilles routines were actually easy coreo in my opinion, take his last paso , he walked e twisted Cheryl the all dance and still got a 30 for that, and his salsa he was shaking his ass and arms the all dance, no actual steps and coreo was in that, and he still got a 30. Shawn`s routine had a lot more of actual dance content.
Fun interview and love the dance at the end! I think the “no pity” remark was not meant to imply he didn’t try his best to beat her, of course he tried to beat her. And of course that freestyle was craptastic. Cheryl did quite a rare mistep on that one. But I took it that he meant she was 17 so who could begrudge her a win. I remember at the time there was a lot of trash talk about her win by fans but Gilles said several times he was happy for her and seemed to really mean it (but what do I know? LOL!) As a Shawn fan I really appreciated that at the time. I liked the spirit of season 8 and that everyone really seemed to get along. Melissa and Tony were adorable. Shawn went through hell with the stalker situation. Who could begrudge her that win?
I kind of took his comment the same way kallie did.
Another interiew with Gilles has been added to the first post for those interested. Gilles is cracking the whip on Peta instead of the other way around.
I dont know i just dont see the Chemistry between these too…
Uh .. Gilles is really starting to get on my nerves already, I have to say. I understand being competitive and wanting to win the Mirrorball over Shawn, but his comments were a little over the top for my taste. If he is being this intense about the competition all ready, how long before we see a meltdown?
Also, after rewatching some of his dances from his original season, I wasn’t very impressed with his dancing and think he was over-scored. (I know that NEVER happens on DWTS, but just sayin’. :))
We will see how he dances, but I personally like to see the celebs work hard AND have fun on this show, and I’m not seeing that from GIlles at all yet.
I’m with Andrea R on Gilles. And that disappoints me tremendously.
I ‘m all for competition but I think that he is probably the one who wants that trphythe most this season and that kinda worries me. Most of the time on last season, he was so much fuun and easy going and hardworking at the same time. This time he is just competative and hardworking so far and that could hinder him since I think one of the vital parts of doing well on the show is having fun and not taking yourself too seriously.
Gilles has gone from annoying to laughable. Did he really tweet an x-ray of his injured foot to one of the other blog sites that mocked his needle story? Too much.
I’m hoping he keeps it up though. I’d love to see him get the boot before the finals. That drama I wouldn’t want to miss.
I really liked Gilles the first time through, but, for some reason, he’s been turning me off this go-round. Add Peta does nothing for me.
The video worked for me today…. 🙂
All this video and interview coverage of Gilles and Peta may be doing them more harm than good. I used to think the more coverage the better before premiere time, but in this case I think Peta should put a piece of tape over his mouth until at least opening night. And maybe longer.
Awww. I don’t know, but I’ve been enjoying them. It’ll get better once the season starts. The weeks before non-stories can become bigger than they actually are. I’m really excited and anxious for the season to start.
I think Sophia has a point. This protracted pre-season is beginning to get on my last nerve. More coverage might not be better this time around. The couples who are flying under the radar could be doing themselves a huge favor. At least I hope that’s the case!
As much as I hate to admit it I am finally starting to see the possible chemistry with these two. No wonder Maks has been dropping by on their rehearsals frequently. But I definitely agree with the others in thinking the extra PR might get people tired of them before the season starts. I think they should do a couple of interviews and then let there dancing on the show do the rest of the talking.