PureDWTS Season 16 Media And Interviews After The Finale (Video Wrap Up)
Wow, what a finale on Dancing With The Stars!! All four contestants are truly winners in some way. Let’s get right to the new interviews for what took place after Monday night’s show with George Pennacchio of On The Red Carpet. However, first, just a personal thank you to all of you for following along, reading us, and all of your support and participations this season. Also, don’t forget we don’t go away in the off season. We continue to report on all of the pros and cast from their dance and Red Carpet appearances and more. We also have some “exclusive” interviews planned. Courtney holds an Awards and much more. Heidi has some cool new series ideas planned….and then there is the new Cheesecake Awards. Plus, we post on all the NEW RUMORS for the new cast next season. Note: in the last off season, Jacoby Jones was rumored to dance right after the finals. So, you never know when a new rumor will pop up. It’s fun. So, don’t go away. Ok, time for some new interviews.
First up, Kellie and Derek!!! They talk of the “moment” they had during their Freestyle and the chances they took. Derek’s Mom was crying as she was so proud. Kellie is so happy for all the greatest new friends she made. Win or lose, they will cherish every moment.
George tells Jacoby that he may be an underdog, but, sometimes this can work in someone’s favor. He tells Jacoby he shouldn’t be down. Karina loves Jacoby and would not change a second of this journey. Also, there is no rest for Jacoby. As soon as Dancing With The Stars is over, he will head straight to football practice for the Baltimore Ravens. When George presses Jacoby on why he’s upset again, Jacoby says he’s mad and a competitor. He wanted higher scores, but, George says the fans could come through for them.
Aly says for whatever happens tomorrow, she knows they did their best. She stresses how ‘everyone’ did the their best. Mark talks of how they wanted to do something new and different for their freestyle. He’s proud of Aly and thinks she was the most improved dancer this season. Aly says she’s grown as a person, she had so much fun, and she just enjoyed herself. She’s learned to be more relaxed in front of the camera and trusts people more too.
George ask Val straight up on his eye injury. It was unsettling and it panicked everyone. Zendaya says win or lose, she did something she never thought possible by just making it to the finals.
There aren’t any Access Hollywood interviews posted yet, but, be sure to be watching this link as they may post some later. Same with ET Online.
E News interviewed Val and Zendaya. Oddly enough, Val thinks the eye injury helped his performance…..
“It was an hour before the show, so everybody panicked,” Val explained of his injury. “There were talks about replacing me, and that was not going to happen. I was just praying it was going to stop bleeding, which, thank God, it did because it’s a very deep cut.”
Zendaya recalled the scary moment during the rehearsal when her elbow hit Val’s eye, saying, “I already knew it was bad, and then he was going through dress rehearsal with blood all over his face. I just had to keep going because I know he wants me to keep going. He kept smiling, so that’s the cue to keep on going.”
Oddly enough, Val told us he believes the injury actually helped his performance. “My back is killing me. Like seriously killing me. My shoulder is killing me. [My eye] honestly took my mind off all that pain. I’m lucky it happenedβ¦It made me enjoy the moment a little more.”
More at E News including a video.
Lastly, Henry of POPTVDotCom also has some coverage of the cast going to dinner, etc. after the show. They express their thoughts and sympathies on the Oklahoma tornado and more. Emmitt Smith was there and talks to Henry too.
Stay tuned. More coming…. π
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Even if Kellie doesn’t win, she laid it all out on the dancefloor last night and had a real breakthrough. She’ll have a lifelong friend in Mr Derek Hough and other friends among the contestants and other pros. I don’t think she cares if she doesn’t get that MBT but I will seriously be irritated if they don’t! IT’ll make the second season in a row that Derek has had a phenomenal partner and got screwed out of the MBT!! Everyone was moved by their Freestyle so I hope that seals the deal for them.
It’s VERY IRRITATING how the voting website went down! REALLY???? Lots of adults don’t do Facebook! MY sister for one but she’d use her email accts to vote! Heh, I actually created a new Facebook acct so I could vote some more! HA!
I’m ok with Kellie not winning because she did the absolute best she could do. I think Jacoby’s freestyle was a downfall for sure. Derek’s idea to do it different paid off!!
YW and thank you Kelly!!! xxx
Yes! I agree with Kelly! Thanks so much to all you mods! You guys put up with a lot of stuff and still find the time to post wonderful blogs!
I, too, am upset about the online voting. I just tried to vote on the official site just this morning before voting closes, and the link takes you to Facebook. :/ Boo.
Thank you Voguerista for all you have done for us this season! π
I hate that the abc website is still down. It’s the only way that I vote because I don’t have Twitter or Facebook.
I still think the winner will be between Zendaya and Val or Kellie and Derek, but the results may just surprise us and Jacoby could take it all.
You Guys are so sweet! It’s us who thanks you!!! Hugggssss
And I couldn’t agree more about the online voting. All my votes for Kellie and Jacoby are history. So many of us have taken online voting at their site very seriously. We promote it too to the max and this is what we get. It’s a real slap in the face. Sad. π
Big Thank You going out to the Mods and all my friends on this site. Without all of you this show just wouldn’t be any fun. π
Adding my thanks to our wonderful Mods. π Your time, energy, and passion for this blog and for DWTS (or what it used to be) has been the icing on the cake for me season after season.
Also want to say how much I enjoy and appreciate the insightful comments from our Pure community. Thank you! π
Another BIG thank you to the mods at pure, love reading eh site, makes DWTS much more fun!!!!
sorry, *the site*; also great appreciation to all the posters, good to know other people’s take on what is going on. Sad the season is over, it was fun.
+1 in thanking the mods. You folk truly increased my enjoyment of this season! Thank you for all your time, effort and tasteful snark!
You all are so awesome. ((((((Thank you!))))))xxx
Aly was so cute in her interview! I’m so happy for her that she was able come out of her shell this season and I hope that the confidence and personality will carry over to her gymnastics career.