Derek Hough Reveals He Was ‘Faking It’ During His Earlier Seasons Competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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Derek Hough Reveals He Was ‘Faking It’ During His Earlier Seasons Competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Breakout star of Dancing With The Stars Derek Hough admitted he faked his choreographing and teaching skills during the earlier seasons of the hit ABC show. The 36-year-old performer first hit the ABC scene when he appeared as a guest instructor alongside his sister Julianne Hough and Olympic Hall of Famer Apolo Anton Ohno. Due to his incredible talent and everlasting charm, ABC hired Derek for the following season as a full-time professional instructor. He was paired with Beverly Hills, 90210 star Jennie Garth, and ended up getting eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing the competition in fourth place.
Since then, Derek has competed with the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Shawn Johnson, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, Maria Menounos, Lil' Kim, Joanna Krupa, Brooke Burke, Shannon Elizabeth, and Kellie Pickler. During his last season as a competing dancer on the franchise, Derek took home his sixth Mirrorball Trophy during his partnership with Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi Irwin. After becoming one of the most successful pro dancers ABC has ever seen, Derek was offered a chance to join the judges' panel. After much speculation, Derek ended up replacing longtime judge Len Goodman due to the pandemic-related travel restrictions between England and the United States. Now that Len is able to join the judges' panel for the upcoming 30th season, the panel will get slightly bigger, as ABC wants to keep Derek in the role alongside Len, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba.
Breakout star of Dancing With The Stars Derek Hough admitted he faked his choreographing and teaching skills during the earlier seasons of the hit ABC show. The 36-year-old performer first hit the ABC scene when he appeared as a guest instructor alongside his sister Julianne Hough and Olympic Hall of Famer Apolo Anton Ohno. Due to his incredible talent and everlasting charm, ABC hired Derek for the following season as a full-time professional instructor. He was paired with Beverly Hills, 90210 star Jennie Garth, and ended up getting eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing the competition in fourth place.
Since then, Derek has competed with the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Shawn Johnson, Jennifer Grey, Ricki Lake, Maria Menounos, Lil' Kim, Joanna Krupa, Brooke Burke, Shannon Elizabeth, and Kellie Pickler. During his last season as a competing dancer on the franchise, Derek took home his sixth Mirrorball Trophy during his partnership with Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi Irwin. After becoming one of the most successful pro dancers ABC has ever seen, Derek was offered a chance to join the judges' panel. After much speculation, Derek ended up replacing longtime judge Len Goodman due to the pandemic-related travel restrictions between England and the United States. Now that Len is able to join the judges' panel for the upcoming 30th season, the panel will get slightly bigger, as ABC wants to keep Derek in the role alongside Len, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba.