And when her impressive Halloween performance came under further criticism last week, Danielle's ex Boy meets world colleagues and best friends, Will Friedle And Rider Strongaccused the judges of having a “personal vendetta” against her.
For reference: Danielle and her professional partner Pasha Pashkov: completed Viennese Waltz to the song “Die with a Smile” Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars. They received a total of 33 points from the judges – just one point more than actress Elaine Hendricks, who was judged on it. dress rehearsal on film after she was injured and had to go to the hospital.
Danielle's review after the performance, guest judge Cheryl Burke said she would like to see more emotion and more “raw and authentic” performances in the future. Carrie Ann Inaba repeated this, saying: “I have mixed feelings about [the dance]. I love that you always accept feedback with an open heart and grow from it. There are moments when I really see this progress and it is sublime and beautiful, but sometimes those moments become insignificant.”
Derek Hough added that Danielle “lacks some torso movement” and said she needs to work on her “fluency.” Bruno Tonioli, on the other hand, simply said that he “loves it.” Bruno gave Danielle a 9 out of 10, while the rest of the judges gave her an 8.
However, Danielle's friends accused the judges of treating Danielle unfairly when they rushed to her defense on their podcast. Pod meets Twirl'dwhere they share their thoughts on the episode each week Dancing with the Stars like two people who have never watched this show before.
Ryder started Saturday's episode by asking Will how he was feeling, to which Will responded, “In my normal life or after watching what the hell it was?”
“I'm with you, buddy,” Ryder agreed, with both actors expressing how “angry” they were after last week's show.
“Carrie Anne has her favorites, and she would have two or three that, no matter what they did, they could walk on stage, trip, hit their face, and she would say, 'You tried so hard, 9!'” Will added. “Danielle's best thing would be a triple somersault, and she's like, 'You need to hold your shoulders differently, too,' and she's like, What the hell?»
“For me it was like, 'Oh, 9 across the board, maybe 10,'” Ryder said, with Will adding: “I thought she was going to get her first 10 of the night from Bruno, I thought he was going to give a 10 because he was so generous all night. I thought, “Oh my God, they're going to do this, they're going to get 10, she's going to go crazy, this is a real breakthrough from the pack!”
“I think they hold her to a higher standard,” Ryder then suggested. “Because: A) She looks young, so I think they treat her like she's in the same category as 30-year-olds or even 20-year-olds, but she's not. This is a mother, this person is 45, and I think because she looks so young and they still associate her with Topanga, they think of her as a young American sweetheart, and that's not really fair.”
“I don’t think that’s a fair assessment of who she is as a person and how hard she has to physically work to keep up,” he continued. “So, I think that's part of it. And then I think she's very popular, and I think because she's so popular, there's a bit of, 'You can take it a little harder from the judges,' but I just don't think… They're just not on her side, they're not rooting for her in the same way.”
“Why?!” – asked Will. “I don't understand. Carrie Anne, last night it was personal. I can't explain it. I'm sure it's not, I don't know, but it was personal, like she doesn't like Danielle. And I don't know what the hell Danielle did; did she take her parking spot? Is there something we don't know? Because how can you watch this after watching the rehearsal tape and give her the same grade? Because Carrie Anne gave her the same damn grade” like before, are you kidding me?!
“I don’t know, I mean, she has a problem on her shoulder; I think Carrie Ann has a chip on her shoulder,” Ryder said. “I think there’s a feeling that Daniel might be…” to which Will finished, “Too good at everything?”
“Yes,” Ryder agreed. “She's just the popular girl, you know? Knowing her, she's the most loving, kind, like, non-exclusive…Danielle never gives off this vibe that she deserves anything; she works hard and enjoys herself…There's this thing about, 'You've been a star your whole life, you've been in the spotlight for a long time,' and I think that works against her.”
“I don’t know what it is, but it’s like I don’t know what else she can do,” Will said. “That's the thing, you set impossible standards when you have a dance like that and… I came back and said, 'Okay, maybe I'm wrong, maybe she screwed up,' and I watched it like three times and I was like, 'No, great dance.'
At this point, Ryder suggested that it was time for Danielle to change her strategy, noting that she hadn't really discussed her personal life or struggles, including being a mom, her experience as a child star, or her experiences. recent breast cancer journey – on Dancing with the Stars.
“But I also think there’s power in what she does,” Will countered. “I mean, this woman had cancer and she hasn't mentioned it since the very, very first episode because she's like, 'I don't want to, I want to dance, I don't want to come out and mention it.'
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