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'Dancing With the Stars' Lacey Schwimmer: 'Front-runner' Kirstie Alley, Kendra Wilkinson's female 'support'
Lacey Schwimmer has been out of the current "Dancing With the Stars" round almost from the start, but she's still invested in the contest.The pro dancer and radio personality Mike Catherwood were the first couple booted from the 12th season, but Schwimmer will be keeping a close eye on the ABC competition as it continues Monday (April 18). And that will be from a close view, since she's now choreographing the musical guests' numbers; on Tuesday's (April 19) results show, it's country superstar Toby Keith, and Schwimmer reports Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block are scheduled for next week.
Schwimmer tells Zap2it she assesses the remaining celebrity dancers' odds of winning as "not only fan favorites, but the judges' favorites. I think Kirstie Alley is a front-runner. I think Romeo is a front-runner. Ralph Macchio is obviously a judges' favorite; he is awesome, a great dancer.
"And Kendra Wilkinson has a lot of support from the females in the audience. That's interesting, because they mostly want to support the males. It's really cool to see other females wanting to support a strong female who is out there saying it how it is, and showing how vulnerable she is. She's just like anyone else in America who's ever danced and suddenly gone on a national television show."
With perhaps one exception: Not everybody responds publicly to a judge's critique. Over the weekend, Wilkinson said she felt "belittled" and "embarrassed" by Carrie Ann Inaba's recent on-air comment that Wilkinson appeared "afraid of elegance" in her dancing.
"Whenever I'm being judged," Schwimmer reasons, "I tend to just accept what the judges say and not fight back. It's their opinion, and everybody is entitled to their own opinion ... whether it's about you or television or cheese. It's not to be taken so personally. They're just comments on what they see, and that is their job."I always tell my celebrities, 'Just smile, accept what they have to say and if you're super-upset, go backstage on your own time and let your steam out. When you're in the graces of 30 million people who are watching you, be kind.' I don't think Kendra was rude in any way after Carrie Ann said that."
Schwimmer adds, "When you're coming out of the dance and you're out of breath, you can't quite hear as well as you might over TV. In the studio, the microphones are so soft, you're looking at the judges' lips trying to read what they're saying. Whether Kendra misheard or misunderstood, I don't think she's too much in fault. She was just stressed out. Everybody is."
Set to record her first single in the next week or so (asked for the title, she says, "I can't tell you!"), Schwimmer also is spending the rest of the "Dancing" season as a red-carpet correspondent for "E! News." Calling it "one of the doors that's opened for me," she finds the job "such a different experience. I never expected to do it. It's a little funny, because I have to ask (the other dancers) questions I would never, ever ask them in a million years.
"It's interesting, because I end up asking all the questions that I hate to answer. I can't believe I'm actually asking Mark Ballas -- who's a really good friend of mine -- or Cheryl Burke, who's my best friend on the show, 'So, how did tonight go for you? How did you feel about your scores?' I try to ask them personal, funny questions. And they just look at me and laugh."
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Are you all crazy!!! Hines Ward has been in the top 3 since dancing started. Just because Hines is not a movie star but an MVP Superbowl player does not mean he cannot win.
I can't believe Kendra Wilkinson can be considered a "front runner." She can't dance. And Kirstie's not much better.
This Americana theme is the dumbest, most unwieldy, most unworkable thing I've ever seen. I give it a 2.
Kendra is not only a bad dancer, but she is not a real celebrity, just a sex worker. I do not understand why she was invited to this show.
YAY!!! NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!
This is the worst season yet.
carrie ann made kendra feel trashy??? well, wadda ya know...if the shoe fits??? she is trashing the whole show this season with her filthy mouth and bad attitude. dwts really lowered their standards this season.
LOVE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK!!
I thought Kendra did a good job on the show as well. I didn't become a devoted fan until this season when Romeo was cast on the show. He was my childhood crush so of course, I wanted to support him. He's always been able to dance and his rhythm is pretty much on point. Since I find it intriguing to watch the show, I decided to go back and watch previous episodes. Luckily, there's more than 30 different episodes from different seasons available online and ready to view. Most of the content on the site, you don't need to sign in to view and there's also over 30 premium networks you can choose from if you have a DISH Network account and the channel is in your package. I began working at DISH Network and I honestly never knew there was so much value one could get from the company. Trust me, I'm a proud subscriber to DISH Network.
*Danielle
I can see why this idiot got voted off early....most of her comments are stupid.....can't dance...and low IQ.....