FINALLY!
Cloris Leachman lovers may be crushed, but personally I couldn’t be more thrilled that the 82-year-old Oscar winner has finally been booted from the ballroom.
Don’t get me wrong, I smirked at her crazy antics and even let out an actual laugh when she channeled Flavor Flav in the season’s first group dance. The only problem: She didn’t dance.
And, I’m not just referring to the group hip-hop number; I’m talking about during the entire competition.
Okay, she and her pro partner Corky Ballas, did make a couple honest attempts at legitimate routines. But, for the most part Leachman’s performance on the show was based more on how fast she could move her lips than her feet.
Leachman worked harder to get laughs from the audience than she did to master her footwork. But, perhaps that’s why the fans kept her around for so long.
So, does Leachman’s parting mean that America finally woke up and figured out that “Dancing with the Stars” is really a show about… dancing?
Personally, I think Ballas needed a break from Leachman. It was obvious Cloris leached every ounce of energy from his being (this man obviously was blessed with the patience of a saint and used every ounce of it to get the actress to focus) and he finally broke down and campaigned to get himself eliminated.
Okay, maybe not, but I’m sure Toni Braxton’s fans didn’t vote for Leachman this week.
SURGERY FOR JULIANNE
Julianne Hough was forced to watch Leachman’s farewell from home, as she is bedridden following surgery for endometriosis.
The 20-year-old two-time DWTS champ revealed her condition to the world Monday night, just hours before doctors laparascopically removed her appendix and repaired damage to an area that was affected when a cyst ruptured on her ovary last week.
Hough’s partner, Cody Linley, will be temporarily partnered with pro Edyta Sliwinska next week while Hough recovers from her operation.
In a blog confession earlier today Hough revealed that she didn’t know she had endometriosis (a medical condition found in 5 to 10 percent of women that involves the development of uterine-lining tissue on the surfaces of abdominal organs such as the appendix). The dancing superstar says she has felt pain in her abdominal region for nearly five years, but was too busy to have a doctor check her out.
Now, the dancer turned country singer says she wants to be a role model for other woman and is urging others to seek medical attention if they experience persistent abdominal pain.