Tony Dovolani And Leah Remini Hopes Fans Will Like The Love Story They Tell Tonight
Tony Dovolani has written his new blog at In Touch Weekly (isn’t he a day earlier than the norm?). He writes that Leah has had an injury, but, she hasn’t been complaining. He also says Leah is “really into the competition right now and is over any doubts she’s had.”
Tonight we dance the Viennese waltz and are very excited about Cher being on the show. Leah’s really into the competition right now and is over any doubts she’s had and wants to go out there and challenge everyone. We’re also really curious looking to see how Cher judges. It will be a different energy. Cher has an Oscar, Emmy and Golden globes; the woman is a successful performer; from stage to movies and we want to know what she thinks of our story and presentation. Dance experience doesn’t really matter when you have someone like Cher judging as she has so many performing years experience and she comes from old Hollywood.
I believe she will do a great job. Sure it’s added pressure for the stars, and for us professionals there all kinds of emotions. I’ve been a fan of Cher’s for so long, so it’s a little nerve-racking and exciting at the same time. I think she is a true living icon and one of the last true stars left. I mean she has had hits in the last five decades; could you imagine being that relevant for that long? That just tells you she has ridiculous talent.
Leah’s injury has been a problem this week, as we are also preparing for another dance challenge. But she has been fighting through it and not complaining. I know she is in pain because I see her wincing at times, but I ask her if she’s okay and all she will say is “yes.” I love that about her because she’s not using it as an excuse and doesn’t want a sympathy vote. Her opinion is that she’s on a dance show and she made it to week eight, why would she want anyone to feel sorry for her? And we are almost at the homestretch with a slight light at the end of the tunnel.
More at In Touch Weekly. I think I will wait until tonight to see if she does any complaining and judge for myself. Just sayin’!
I am not a fan of Tony at all so I can be misreading him but could he be putting a dig at Amber? I don’t Amber is complaining but the show talks about it last week.
I’ve been reading your blog through the seasons and although I’ve never commented on a post. I’m just disappointed this season, you seem to have a negativity toward Leah…and if she complains so what. Dancers are allowed to complain all the time I’ve done ballroom for ten years and I complain. Lost a reader. I support team leah.
Carolyn, I agree with you but I also don’t like either Tony or Leah’s routines so wonder if I am being too sensitive.
Well, you can add me to the too sensitive crowd. Tony extolling Leah’s virtue of not wanting a “sympathy vote” just about knocked me over. His win was one gigantic sympathy vote — I’m sure you’ll all remember “Tony’s never won.” Not to put too fine a point on it, but I do hope that “slight light at the end of the tunnel” is an on-coming train of elimination!!!!!!
I’m sure that Tony actually believes that Amber needs sympathy votes. He’s such an idiot.
Of course it doesn’t occur to him that WRITING ABOUT IT IN HIS BLOG is actually TALKING about it. :::rolls eyes:::
Wow…total bummer, Phoebe. We’ll be sure to change our views on Leah just to keep you here on this site. Only not.
“NOT” is right! BYE Phoebe!!
“Jimmy crack corn, and Court don’t care…”
Everyone has a rite to their opinion. I really was excited about Leah when the cast was announced, but HER attitude and negativity has really made me wish she would just GO AWAY!
sick of this couple
every week we hope she will leave but she still here
i think there is a chance for her being on the finale
depression
PJ #9 I know how you feel as I felt the same way about Leah when I first heard the cast announced. She was one of the few that I knew so was excited to see her on the show. I have completely changed my mind and she and Tony just rub me the wrong way. I guess she is trying to be funny at times, but for me it is not coming across as funny.
#4 Susan add me to the crowd of sensitive people and I totally remember Tony’s never won or even poor Tony has never done contemporary. Even last week after they danced Tom brought up her injury (ribs) and asked her why she didn’t want to say anything about it? She then said that she didn’t want the sympathy vote. I thought and posted at the time that I wondered if it was a dig at Amber and Derek because of Derek’s back and Amber’s knee. Now here is Tony continuing what I have thought all along.
I do think she has a lot of fans, and like #10 maria have a dreaded feeling that she will be on the finale. I have not liked Tony’s choreography or cared for Leah’s dancing. She may seem a bit more relaxed, but I totally think she has been over scored in her dances. Using last night’s challenge as an example I did not think Leah should have beat Brant. It may not have made a difference as far as Brant leaving, but the judges are driving me extra crazy this season with the way they have been scoring. Totally different rules for everyone.
IMO from a dance stand point and personalities aside she should have been gone before Christina, Nicole and Brant.
The only reason Leah has gotten this far, IMO, has been due to some very liberal judging. Yes, she won the dance off – but it’s very important to note that our usual crack addled judges gave her 8s last night. If that is a portent of things to come this next week, she should exit before Bill. Or she and Bill will take out a much better dancer – and that’s everyone left, at this point. But I do think that Bill will end up taking her out. I think CAI and Bruno gave her a warning shot across the bow.
I will agree that when the cast was announced I was excited for Leah to be on. I knew who she was and I had watched her comedy show. But gosh darn it, I don’t like her. On her comedy show, her character has this attitude. I didn’t like her character but liked the show if that makes sense. But now I see, she wasn’t acting on the show, that was just her. Her attitude is awful. She should be embarrassed. She has a little girl, what is she modeling for that child? I’m not sure who is voting for her, although at one time, doing a little google search on her and Scientology. I found a web site that was anti scientology and they were talking her up and asking everyone to vote for her. How many people are fans of anti-scientology sites? I wouldn’t think that many but I guess I wouldn’t really know. I hope she exits soon though. I’m tired of both of them. Tony is a joke!!
Looks like there are a few of us who felt one way about Leah and now feel completely the opposite.
@Cheryl L. #13 I do know what you mean because that was the way I felt as well. Good point about what is she teaching her young daughter? IMO she is not the best role model at all. Like you I wouldn’t think there would be a lot of fans of anti-scientology sites, but then I don’t know a thing about scientology. Tony is a joke – couldn’t agree more!!!
@PH I sure hope you are right and she exits very soon. Next week will be fine for me. I know you certainly understand these things better than I do. I know this is one person who will be very happy and I think it’s safe to say there are many of us. I hope it is Bill who is able to knock her out as I would hate to lose another good dancer and have her stay even longer. I don’t want to lose Bill either. Only Leah.