ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Peta Murgatroyd had to quickly rush off the ballroom once the cameras stopped rolling on Monday night’s episode due to an injury that needed immediate treatment.
The dancer was noticeably absent from the press line, where she should have been standing with her dance partner, Super Bowl champ Vernon Davis.
“Sorry everyone tonight on @DancingABC I was absent from our spots after our dance,” the 34-year-old apologized on Twitter. “I pulled my neck and had to run to therapy.”
“I’ll be ok but I needed to get it seen to ASAP,” the dancer assured. “Thanks for the concern. Love you all and I’m looking forward to next week.”
Murgatroyd and Davis performed an energetic foxtrot to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” earning a collective score of 21 out of 30. They were sent to the bottom two alongside actor Jesse Metcalfe, but the judges unanimously decided to save the NFL star due to the progress he’s made since the start of the season.
This isn’t the only injury to plague DWTS this year. Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe’s ability to compete this season was thrown into jeopardy after damaging her ankle during rehearsals.
Thankfully, she also pulled through and is currently one of the contestants favored to win the Mirror Ball trophy this season.
As for Davis and Murgatroyd, they could very well win it all as the judges have continually praised the athlete for listening to their criticisms and applying that to improve his technique each week.
Dancing with the Stars returns next Monday, October 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
ABC/Richard Harbaugh(NEW YORK) — Hilary Duff is back to work on season seven of Younger, which means she had to undergo a COVID-19 test to comply with health and safety guidelines — and her reaction was absolutely hilarious.
For those who have yet to receive one, one form of the test is administered nasally — meaning a cotton swab is inserted in the nasal cavity.
Duff shared her celebratory back to work COVID test on Monday via her Instagram stories, which showed the Lizzie McGuire alum experiencing an array of emotions during the mandatory health screening.
The 33-year-old actress is clearly apprehensive but is putting on a brave face before the test even begins, but as soon as the swab is inserted, Duff’s facade immediately crumbles. The actress’ face crinkles in disgust and she even lets out a few uncomfortable whimpers.
“Oh, my God,” she wheezes as the gloved medical professional continues to circle the swab around.
“Covid test #1001,” Duff captioned the video and also included a “welcome back to work” animated sticker for her video, which is now available to view to her 15 million followers.
This is probably the first of many more tests to come as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommend frequent testing to help prevent the further spread of the contagious novel coronavirus.
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Evans became known for having more than just a patriotic pair of glutes when he accidentally posted an explicit photo of himself last month.
While the actor maintains that the NSFW blunder was an embarrassing mistake, his Knives Out on-screen mom Jamie Lee Curtissays she sees through the lies.
Appearing on The Kelly Clarkson ShowMonday, the revered actress doesn’t believe the 39-year-old Evans’ side of the story one bit.
“My question is this: He’s so smart and such an unbelievably beautiful human being,” the 61-year-old mused when the topic was inevitably broached during their animated discussion. “I’m wondering if it was even planned?”
Kelly Clarkson immediately glommed onto the idea and remarked, “Oh, he’s so clever! I kind of think it was planned just cause he was trying to get people to vote.”
After the infamous photo was purged from Evans’ social media accounts, the Captain America star broke his social media silence a few days later by joking on Twitter, “Now that I have your attention…. VOTE Nov 3rd!!!”
Curtis responded to the actor’s September 14 tweet, joking in response, “My boy! Proud of him. Got MY attention!”
Later in the segment, the Halloween star remarked that she flirted with another response to Evans’ explicit photo, telling Clarkson, “I could have made some sort of joke and said he took after his movie father, Don Johnson” — noting that she is close friends with his ex wife Melanie Griffith, inferring her bestie told her a few things about her former lover.
“She was married to him twice,” Curtis quipped, suggestively raising her eyebrows.
Knives Out, starring Curtis and Evans has since been greenlit for a sequel.
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing with the Stars moonwalked into the 80s Monday night to celebrate the era that brought us Flashdance and Madonna. Despite a last ditch effort to finally break away from the crowd, actor Jesse Metcalfe was sent home.
With the competition narrowing, Metcalfe put his best foot forward during his tango to “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears For Fears. While the actor markedly improved from last week, the audience felt he wasn’t progressing as quickly as the other competitors and sent him to the bottom two.
The decision to cut the Desperate Housewives alum’s DWTS journey short was especially difficult for all three judges, who felt the actor was just starting to tap into his potential. However, when compared to Vernon Davis, who was also in danger of being sent home, the judges felt the Super Bowl champ made better progress.
Many competitors were praying Monday would be their breakout night and that moment finally came for Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, who in Judge Carrie Ann Inaba’s own words, crushed his contemporary to “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
Weir’s fluid and graceful routine, expertly choreographed by his dance partner Britt Stewart, dazzled on the ballroom floor thanks to an impromptu visit to an ice-skating rink before the show. Stewart succeeded in showing Weir the many similarities the contemporary shares with skating, which translated to absolute magic on the ballroom floor.
Weir earned the highest score of the season so far, a 29 out of 30.
Two other routines of note came from One Day at a Time star Justina Machado and The Real‘s Jeannie Mai, whose risky stunts translated into high praise from the judges.
Machado’s energetic and daring jazz routine to Michael Sembello’s “Maniac” from the movie Flashdance ended with a splash — literally — with the actress paying homage to the film’s most iconic scene.
Meanwhile, the judges raved over Mai’s incorporation of a bathtub into her frisky jazz routine to Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” which sealed her place as the season’s most entertaining competitor.
As for the buzziest moment of the night, aside from Machado recreating the Flashdance water scene, was Davis sporting a full head of hair for his tango to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” which resulted in judge Derek Hough remarking that the NFL star looked like the child of Earth, Wind and Fire, Steven Tyler and Lenny Kravitz.
Dancing with the Stars returns next Monday — as will Derek Hough to the ballroom for the first time in years — on October 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here are the current standings:
First Place: Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater, with Britt Stewart — 29/30
Kaitlyn Bristowe, former star of The Bachelorette, with Artem Chigvintsev — 27/20 Nev Schulman, host of Catfish, with Jenna Johnson — 26/30 Monica Aldama, head coach on Netflix’s CHEER, with Val Chmerkovskiy — 26/30 Justina Machado, One Day at a Time star, with Sasha Farber — 24/30 Jeannie Mai, host of The Real, with Brandon Armstrong — 24/30 AJ McLean, member of Backstreet Boys, with Cheryl Burke — 24/30 Nelly, Grammy Award-winning rapper, with Daniella Karagach — 24/30 Skai Jackson, Disney Channel star, with Alan Bersten — 24/30 Vernon Davis, Super Bowl champion, with Peta Murgatroyd — 21/30
ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Peta Murgatroyd had to quickly rush off the ballroom once the cameras stopped rolling on Monday night’s episode due to an injury that needed immediate treatment.
