Bringing a basic cartoon to life. Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas dressed as Marge and Homer Simpson for their Disney+ Night efficiency on Dancing With the Stars.
“Mark my words, that is about to go viral,” decide Derek Hough stated of the dance to the Simpsons theme music in the course of the Monday, October 10, episode. Len Goodman, in the meantime, had nothing however good issues to say concerning the 18-year-old TikTok influencer’s execution. “I didn’t like it, I loved it. It was so tight, it was together. It was full of wit and characterization. Marge, you’re magical,” he stated.
In a pre-taped bundle, D’Amelio confirmed Ballas, 36, a clip from her visitor look on the long-running sitcom. “I got to be on an episode and that was a really cool moment,” she stated. Despite being a fan of the present, entering into the Simpson matriarch’s footwear did pose some challenges for the social media persona.
“Not only am I learning a new style of jazz, I’m doing it with Marge Simpson’s wig on my head,” she stated. The Connecticut native donned the character’s towering blue hairdo for the present. “I’m a little nervous about the wig in the performance,” she admitted, including, “I’m gonna have to dive in hair first.” The former aggressive dancer instructed cohost Alfonso Ribeiro of the blue accent: “It’s not heavy which is nice but it’s tight. There’s about 300 bobby pins in my head right now.”
Despite D’Amelio’s issues, the hairpiece stayed on all through the dance and he or she and Ballas acquired a complete rating of 36, tying for first place with Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy and Wayne Brady and Witney Carson. However, earlier than the judges gave their suggestions, Tyra Banks apologized to the content material creator for a earlier mistake.
“Now Charli, last week … I called your boyfriend Landon Barker, and his name is Logan.” The D’Amelio Show persona motioned together with her palms to Banks, 48, that it was really the opposite means round. “OK, I just said it backwards again. What is wrong with me with this? Why can’t I get this?” the America’s Next Top Model alum replied.
Banks then addressed Barker, 19, immediately. “Hello, Landon. I am so sorry. Your woman did so well tonight … I apologize again,” she stated. The California native, who was sitting within the viewers, smiled and laughed. D’Amelio, for her half, responded, “all good.”
The Charli vs. Dixie star, who confirmed her romance with Barker in July, had different family members within the crowd for Disney+ evening. “The people who taught me jazz, my hometown dance teachers are here,” she instructed Ribeiro, 51. “That means a lot to me, [they came] all the way from Connecticut.”
The influencer additionally instructed the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum the way it felt to see her mother, Heidi D’Amelio, getting near her on the scoreboard. “I’m so proud of her. … It’s so nice seeing her look so comfortable and be the star,” Charli replied. “That’s who I think she is and that’s who she us to me.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on Disney+ on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
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