PureDWTS Season 17 Week 8 Post Media After The Dances Including Interviews With Cher And Chaz Bono
Hi Dancettes! So, far there isn’t much to share for new interviews with the cast of Dancing With The Stars after the show last night. Hopefully, as the day progresses more will come out. For now, head to Entertainment Weekly. They interviewed Corbin Bleu, Elizabeth Berkley & Val Chmerkovskiy, Derek Hough & Amber Riley, and Jack Osbourne & Cheryl Burke. They talked of the elimination and how “intense” and “dramatic” it was. Val thought he and Elizabeth were going home. Derek said it’s going to be sad to see anyone go home from this week on and he is right.
Below is Corbin and Karina chatting with Access Hollywood. They talk of the crazy night and the elimination….
Also, Chaz Bono and Cher talked with Access Hollywood. Chaz talks on losing 85 pounds. He feels like a completely new man. Cher talks of how she cried before the show for how nervous she was, but, she had so much judging. She also discusses when she first met Sonny at the coffee house. Awww moment.
Henry of PopTVDotCom also interviewed some of the cast after the show heading to Mixology. Note how Tom wants more guest judges such as his friend William Shatner. I hope they have more guest judges in the future too. It helps mix things up. What do you think?
ETA: On The Red Carpet have released their new interviews. You can watch them all at this link. Afterbuzz TV is also starting to release their new interviews here.
ETA2: Carrie Ann Inaba has written a new blog at Parade.com. I thought this bit was interesting about hot “the right couple always goes home”.
Let’s get back to the question at hand: Did the right couple go home? My answer is that it’s always the right couple. It sounds like a cop-out, but it’s true. The audience votes and we score. If the question is: “Is Brant Dougherty a better dancer than Bill Engvall?” The answer is a loud and resounding “Yes.” But our results have always been a combination of the judges’ scores and America’s votes. That’s much more interesting than just letting the judges call the score. Although right about now, a lot of people wish it were only the judges’ scores that counted. Our combined scoring method is what makes it so fun and so different. No other show has judges who actually give a numeric score. They usually give their opinions, but that’s it. Its part of what I think makes our show so fun, so I always respect the way it all turns out. I’m sad and sometimes shocked at the results, but I respect the way our show works.
ETA3: Sorry for the delay as I had to work today. I am just now getting caught up with the On The Red Carpet and Afterbuzz TV interviews. From these interviews, we find out some dance info for next week. Derek and Amber have the Salsa and the Quickstep. They have picked Mark for their trio dance. Jack and Cheryl have a Samba with Sharna and a V. Waltz. Bill and Emma have The Charleston for their individual dance. They don’t mention what is their trio dance, but, they have picked Peta for it. Corbin and Karina have picked Witney for their trio dance. Val and Elizabeth have picked Gleb. Leah and Tony have picked Henry. Be sure to take in all of these new interviews here and here. JC and George do a super job as always.
William Shatner as a guest judge! I would have to be totally plastered to watch that.
Cher did look nervous at the beginning of the show and I felt for her. It’s hard to remember that these big stars are human too.
So for trios we have:
Elizabeth & Val w/ Gleb
Amber & Derek w/ Mark
Jack & Cheryl w/ Sharna
Bill & Emma w/ Peta
Corbin & Karina w/ Whitney
Leah & Tony w/ Henry
I love how Afterbuzz specifically asks them about what their dancing because I know I’m always most curious about that. Should be an interesting week for everyone!
I love all of the pros and troupe members participating in trios especially Henry,Witney,Sharna and Peta.
I am just now listening to all the OTRC videos. Grrr to Leah!!! She really thinks she’s something. *rollseyes*
I tried to listen to Leah & Tony but they both made me sick that I had to turn them off. Why is America voting for these two?
I don’t know? I don’t get it?
I managed to get through the interview and boy she sure is big on herself and Tony is just as bad. Please America whoever you are STOP voting for her.
Yep, Tony and Leah … Why should she complain about her injuries when she has her enunciator to do it for her.
It’ll be great to see Henry and Gleb in a trio but Witney, not so much. We shall see how her all about me-me-me dancing fits in with Karina and Corbin.
Ugh, Witney. She has horrible partnering skills and such an attention hog. She looks for the camera all the time, even Lindsay would be better. It is like tptb want everyone to love Witney. Each time she pops up, I think we could have Anya, .janette, Karen or Iveta who are on scd. If dwts adds Jenna from sytycd, ugh.
Well Melissa, prepare to be upset because my girl Jenna very well could be coming to dwts :)! They have starpower that’s why the are on the show.
Grant, don’t taunt people. A simple “Jenna may be coming to DWTS, and I’m excited because I think she has star power!” would have sufficed.
I use to really like Tony. He always seemed really sweet. This year though.. Ummm NO….. not buying it at all…
Ugh, Witney is my least favorite troupe member ever. Those faces, blergh. I think I’d even take Oksana’s hair whipping over her camera hogging. Disappointed that she’s going to be partnering with Corbin and Karina, although I’m intrigued to see the Cheryl/Jack/Sharna trio.
Leah and Tony’s OTRC interview *is* rough to watch – Leah and Tony are so full of themselves.
It was interesting to hear about the producer manipulations with Amber and Derek’s dance – I don’t blame Derek for wanting to get out of the sailor shirt. It doesn’t fit the rumba at all.
Love listening to Bill and Emma – I’m glad he doesn’t feel guilty for staying any more.
@Butterfly
JC tweeted he thought Bill was gonna kiss him, it was funny. 🙂 And I stopped watching any Leah/Tony interviews a few weeks ago now. She really does have a very different personality when she is by herself. I hope being around Henry rubs off on her a bit.
I don’t remember how they pick the trio partners, is it by score and a list?
I was shocked to discover people that love Leah on the show, but they do, in fact, exist. My bf’s family all think she’s a hoot and “real” and they identify with her more than anyone else and think she’s come a long way. They are also middle-aged and elderly women, the main demo for the show, so I guess it goes to show that Leah has been gaining fans, even if they are in the minority in these parts.
A big thank you to all the brave souls who have the stomach to listen to Leah/Tony’s interviews. I wanted to know who their trio partner was, but not enough to endure their whining and egos.
Leah/Tony – Henry: Poor Henry’s in for a rough week. Please PTB, reward him with a celebrity of his own next season!
Jack/Cheryl – Sharna: Excellent choice. Pick of the litter! This is the Trio I’m most looking forward to seeing.
Bill/Emma – Peta: Yuck! Peta’s nowhere near classy enough for these two. She could end up getting them eliminated.
Liz/Val – Gleb: No surprise there. Liz might actually look good for the first time this season dancing with someone who’s a better physical match for her.
Amber/Derek – Mark: Loyalty to Mark or best choice for the dance? Regardless, I’m sure this will be a good Trio.
Corbin/Karina – Witney: The child is definitely more of a “soloist”. Still, she’ll have a harder time upstaging Corbin than any other celeb and Karina can probably beat her into submission. So I’ll take a wait and see attitude.
I love the trio dances so hope next week will be more entertaining than this past Monday.
That’s the thing about Witney that bothers me most (besides the overwrought expressions) is that I don’t think she’s a good partner dancer, and thus why I really, really hope that she never gets a celeb to work with, as I don’t think she’d be a good match with ANYONE, especially a novice.
Sad to see that Tristan isn’t in the mix, but I think Gleb is a good/obvious choice for Liz and Val.
Maybe Leah getting Henry will finally make me like her routine – he can hopefully contribute to the choreography. I also hope this earns him a spot next season.
Even though there’s a lot of Mark naysayers (some of very justified) I do think he has done well with the trio dances thus far (as the main pro and the supplementary one) so I don’t anticipate this being an issue.
A small part of my brain that thinks negative thoughts and ponders the producer manipulation wonders if the assignment (or pick, however it works) of Peta to Bill and Emma is another attempt at nailing that coffin.
From what the pros/celebs have said in interviews, my understanding is that they can pick any eliminated pro or troupe member. I don’t think the producers hand them someone, however, I don’t know the “pecking order” and who gets to pick first – or what happens if two couples want the same third member for their trio.
As far as Peta, I think it’s going to be okay. She seems to have been going back to the Peta she was with Donald this season (though the first few weeks were more reminiscent of the Peta with Gilles and Sean). Plus, as folks here have commented, Peta doesn’t seem to be the dominant force in her partnerships, but instead takes on the vibe (for lack of a better word) of the people she’s with – so I think she’ll blend with Bill and Emma, and that they’ll still be the driving force behind everything. Emma seems quite capable of taking charge.
Court, Sorry I wasn’t trying to taunt, but now that I have read my comment I can see where it comes off that way and I didn’t mean it in a mean way. 🙂
My thoughts on the trios:
Jack and Cheryl- Sharna : I’m so excited to have the beast Sharna back dancing and this is gonna be a great samba I can tell.
Corbin and Karina- Witney: I’m also very excited for this trio. Corbin and Karina are my favs left and I love Witney, I think she is a star and I think she is going to bring something fresh to this jazz number.
Leah and Tony- Henry: I’m only excited to see Henry. I’m tired of him just doing trios and bumpers…. just give him a damn celeb already. Leah and Tony…. EW.
Amber and Derek- Mark: This is gonna be AWESOME i can already tell. Amber really excels with the fast,sexy, upbeat dances.
Elizabeth and Val- Gleb: I’m excited for this too. I love Val and everything he does and I hope that Elizabeth will straighten her legs and knees when they are supposed to because she will look so much better.
Bill and Emma – Peta: I love my Peta and I’m so glad I will see her back and I just love everything about Bill and Emma. They are just so entertaining and I get the most joy watching them the most out of any couple.
Hope next weeks episode is going to be better than this weeks. Bring it on Monday!
3 teams doing Salsa for their trio? really? That will be a salsa overload. They couldn’t find something else for 2 of the teams? I hope they don’t make them do it back-back-back either.
As for trio’s
Jack/Cheryl/Sharna (samba) – I think this will be really interesting. I wonder though, if Jack might be upstaged by the two pros (especially with such a dance), and as a result, people will pay more attention to them than him. He did good enough with the Rumba but this dance is a little different and I’ve seen Sharna dance on the show, she is fierce. I am sure they will make sure he is at the forefront of the dance but I have that thought in my mind.
Amber/Derek/Mark (salsa) – I think this will be a great team. I believe Amber can do well with these two and it should be fun to see.
Elizabeth/Val/Gleb ( salsa)- I don’t know too much about Gleb so I don’t know what to expect but Elizabeth/Val scored good enough on their samba, so I will just wait and see how it goes.
Bill/Emma/Peta (the final salsa)- Bill/Emma samba scored low. I know salsa is different but I hope his movements have gotten better for this type of dance. I also wonder if Bill might be upstaged a little with this dance esp with Peta as their trio but again, we will just wait to see how it goes.
Leah/Tony/Henry (jive) – Now this dance will be really interesting to see because Leah doesn’t seem to bring high energy to a couple dances and this one requires loads of movement (fast pace) and stamina. So she will basically be forced to move. I know her score for the quickstep was high, although I don’t remember it, so I don’t know how “quick” it actually was. I just want to see how she copes with it.
Corbin/Karina/Witney (jazz) – I don’t know Witney that well, so not sure how it will be and I am not sure what type of jazz it will be, (fast-pace song or slower); however, I am intrigued to see it and believe they can really do well with it.
Basically all the trio dances will be interesting to me for different reasons.
The teams pick the pros they want for the trio. Derek picks Mark because they work well together (quote from him on one of the after show interviews) and have good creative vision together. I think it will be great and Amber is a powerhouse performer so Mark won’t upstage her.
Don’t like that there are so many salsas. Interesting that Corbin also got contemporary and jazz this season, I guess that one-or-the-other rule is no longer. But Amber & Derek have gotten neither yet, ugh!
Bill and Emma wanted Peta even with losing her for one full day due to going to NY after eliminations (again quote from interviews). I think they will be just fine as a team.
I am looking forward to Amber, Corbin and Jack team trios the most due the the info we have about what they are doing and with who. I am hoping Leah with the jive will be the nail in her coffin.
As I said on another post, you have to keep in mind that as the couple with the highest cumulative score, Derek and Amber likely picked LAST for their trio partner. Meaning Henry was already taken. I’m sure that’s fine with both Derek and Amber, I”m just pointing that out to anyone who doesn’t understand why Derek didn’t pick Henry when Amber had already been dancing with him.