Robert Irwin still reeling after the friend Danielle Fishel left the ballroom on fire Dancing with the stars season 34
“Absolutely gutted. Absolutely devastated,” Irwin, 21, said exclusively Us Weekly of his reaction to Fishel’s exit following Tuesday’s November 4 episode. “Among the contestants here Dancing with the starshe’s the person I think I’ve gotten the closest to. I consider her one of my best friends in this experience, and she is the most authentic, genuine and incredible human being who leads with such a sense of positivity.”
He continued: “She walks into the room and everyone stands up. And the fact that she’s not going to be in the ballroom anymore, I’m gutted, but I think she’s brought a lot of positivity to our TV screens. I mean, she should be really proud of herself.”
Irwin’s partner, professional Witney Carson, echoed his sentiments, saying Fishel, 44, is “such a class act”.
“Every time I put on makeup or hair, her genuine smile just makes me feel better. She has that protective motherly warmth and it was a pleasure to meet her,” Carson, 32, said. we. “She will be greatly missed.”
Fishel and couple Pasha Pashkov were finally sent home on Tuesday after performing a contemporary routine to Aerosmith’s “Dream On” and receiving twenty 34 of 40 of the judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli i Derek Hough and guest judge Flavor Flavor. The pair were also part of the Chicago team, earning the first perfect score of the season, however Fishel and Pashkov were still eliminated.
Meanwhile, Irwin and Carson were sure to leave the competition and are preparing for next week’s 20th anniversary celebration episode. While the pair have yet to reveal their dance style, Carson said it “will be completely different” from what they’ve performed so far.
“We’re going to have to start over from the bottom and move forward. And I think that in itself is a challenge, but I think now, like Carrie Ann said, is a good time to have that momentum, so hopefully we’ll take that momentum and keep working and keep pushing and doing more challenging things and pushing yourself a little bit,” Carson said. wereferring to the judges’ comment on Tuesday. “And I think it’s always worth it in the end.”
Irwin, for his part, shared that the number will be “very emotional.”
“It’s one that I think I hope will resonate with a lot of people,” he said. “It’s a very personal story. It’s going to be a hard story to tell, but a story that I think is impossible to tell any other way. I mean, to be able to tell it fully and completely. story of loss and legacy. I don’t want to give too much away, but this choreography I think will be a great representation of how to navigate it. It’s going to be really nice.”
Dancing with the stars airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8pm ET, with new episodes streaming the next day on Hulu.
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