ABC’s rebooted Dancing With the Stars premieres tonight (September 14), and new host Tyra Banks is opening up about her ideas on being requested to exchange longtime host Tom Bergeron.
In a brand new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the host and government producer mentioned she was “confused” about being provided the job.
“‘I can’t dance.’ I used to be confused for a second,” she mentioned.
The excellent news for followers of the sequence is that Tyra has mentioned that she is not going to maintain again if she would not agree with what the judges are saying in regards to the performances.
She joked that she will’t wait to go head-to-head with Bruno Tonioli … from a distance.
“I can’t wait to go head-to-head with Bruno Tonioli, six ft aside!” she mentioned to the outlet.
Whereas Tyra says she will’t dance, she did seem within the music video for Michael Jackson’s “Black and White,” and he or she mentioned that she forgot the dance strikes.
“I forgot the dance strikes, so I’m the one one within the video doing one thing incorrect and sticking my tongue out,” she shared.
ABC is taking the sequence in a brand new course this season in an effort to choose up some steam within the scores comply with continued erosion.
Followers have been lower than thrilled about Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews getting the boot. In Bergeron’s case, he was with the present because it debuted.
He is an enormous a part of the early success, however it would even be thrilling to see how the present handles having one host.
Tyra did address the backlash in an interview with Glamor by which she hoped that those that have been unimpressed with the casting modified their minds.
“I hope they are saying, ‘ what, I’m going to stay with this.’ Like, ‘Wow… I used to be incorrect about that,’” she mentioned in an interview with Glamour.
The official solid was revealed earlier this months, with actuality TV stars like Kaitlyn Bristowe, Chrishell Stause, and Carole Baskin, in addition to Nelly and Skai Jackson.
The official pairings aren’t being revealed forward of the premiere, so followers should tune in to search out out who the celebs will likely be working with collectively.
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