We'll continue to see our twinkle-toed Cowboy on Dancing with the Stars for at least one more week, as Michael Irvin was voted into the bottom four and then into the bottom two -- but was not the celebrity chosen to leave the show.ABC
Unfortunately, pictures of the hilarious politico-inspired costume that Tom DeLay wore this week weren't yet available.
However, former House majority leader Tom DeLay will not be returning. DeLay was not the celebrity in the bottom two beside Irvin, but he was advised by doctors not to continue dancing because of stress fractures in each foot. DeLay put up a good fight on Monday night as he winced through another dance, despite suggestions that he sit this week out. After that dance, DeLay announced on Tuesday that he would be leaving the competition. Hanging up his dancing shoes. No more dancing with the devil.
Sad, though -- if he were to stay through next week, he would have danced the Texas two-step. How fitting. Tom Bergeron invited DeLay to perform that two-step with his partner, Cheryl Burke, in the season finale if his injuries are healed in time.
The show's producers could have accepted DeLay's bow-out as the elimination of the week, but they instead continued tallying judges scores and call-in votes.
Irvin's performance on Monday night was an unremarkable samba, preceded by an unsure Irvin telling his partner, Anna Demidova, that he was having trouble remembering the steps. Again Irvin showed the need to master the choreography -- yet really hasn't been able to rise above the pack so far.
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We believe Michael Irvin's face looked something like this when he was told he wouldn't be voted off this week.
Judges were let down by his samba, which didn't show improvement like last week's dance and tallied him the lowest score of the night with 14. It also didn't help that Bruno Tonioli called him “darling” when critiquing his dancing skills and then told him he danced like a tank. Carrie Ann told him he danced “too small” – a strange but accurate evaluation for one of the show's biggest guys.
“You don't think big football players get hurt, but it did hurt!” Irvin told host Samantha Harris after hearing what the judges had said. Then he followed it up with the comment that every celebrity ever says on Dancing with the Stars: “But we had fun.”
Irvin and Demidova were immediately placed in the bottom four on Tuesday, next to actress Debi Mazar, model Joanna Krupa, and singer Aaron Carter. Next came a dull performance by Queen Latifah, an amazing “Singing in the Rain” tribute by male dance crew JabbawockeeZ, and a bouncy Michael Jackson remix by Queen Latifah. She's a diva in everything she does, but this time, the second time was the charm.
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Bye, Debi Mazar. Guess your partner will have to find some other celebrity to incessantly tell to shut up. Meanie.
Irvin and Mazar were then denounced into the dreaded bottom two. Irvin has the fan base to keep him going if he can just master the simple steps and stop lip-synching. He'll be given the chance to show it, since Mazar was asked to take her last dance.
The most likely celebrities to win, at this point, are singer Mya or Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. Most likely to make out with their partner (if they haven't already) are snowboarder Louie Vito and his cute blonde partner Chelsey Hightower; or model Krupa and her partner Derek Hough (who ain't so bad looking himself).
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