Top 10 Cringiest Dancing with the Stars Moments
These "Dancing with the Stars" moments are a can-can of cringe. Welcome to MsMojo, and today, we’re counting down our picks for the most awkward, uncomfortable, and/or excruciating moments to occur on and off the dance floor of this show.
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00:00 There's been an error in our control room, but we're making it happen.
00:03 This is live TV, right?
00:06 Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
00:08 and today we're counting down our picks for the most awkward,
00:11 uncomfortable, and/or excruciating moments to occur
00:14 on and off the dance floor of 'Dancing with the Stars.'
00:17 Surprise, surprise, surprise!
00:19 Welcome to 'Dancing with the Stars.'
00:20 That's how we do it!
00:21 Imagine reality television utilizing an emotional moment.
00:25 Wow!
00:26 Number 10. Misha Barton would rather be anywhere else.
00:30 The OC star isn't exactly rooting around for a 10-paddle
00:33 to describe her experience in the dance competition.
00:35 Did you have any fun out there a little?
00:38 It's been a really rough week, I mean, yeah, it's been...
00:42 According to Barton, she only agreed to appear on the show
00:45 if she could be involved in her costume's designs,
00:48 but she claims that agreement wasn't adhered to.
00:51 She also confessed that rehearsals were tough,
00:53 and she and her dance partner, Artem Chigvintsev,
00:56 got off on the wrong foot.
00:57 I was relying on you to make it a positive experience.
01:00 You're already in the zone of, like, being not wanting to do this.
01:04 That's my honest opinion.
01:05 Ultimately, she felt like she was competing in the Hunger Games,
01:08 and was glad to be eliminated early.
01:10 Let's just say we're not entirely shocked,
01:12 as she wasn't exactly acting like she wanted to be there.
01:16 Whatever.
01:16 Just, I think we're all a bit, like, whatever at the moment.
01:20 Number 9. Erin Andrews' proposal eye roll.
01:23 You made this face during the proposal,
01:25 which is the exact same face I would make,
01:27 but I guess a lot of women gave you a hard time.
01:29 Army vet Noah Galloway decided to propose to his girlfriend
01:32 during the season's semifinals.
01:34 And while it should have been the talk of the evening,
01:36 many of us were focused on co-host Erin Andrews' reaction just behind them.
01:40 This song, "The Time of My Life," you give that to me.
01:43 And, you know, I've got to do this here, because this...
01:52 We can't imagine many people want an eye roll photo bomb
01:55 captured alongside one of the most magical moments of their lives.
01:58 It wasn't too great for Andrews, either,
02:00 who received clapback from viewers who likely thought
02:03 she had ruined the moment or was being rude.
02:05 However, it turns out there was a very innocent and reasonable explanation behind it.
02:10 I didn't know what was going to happen.
02:12 I thought, "Oh God, this is really emotional.
02:14 I better make this next question nice and exciting."
02:17 And I felt like I was getting misty, and so I made an eye roll.
02:21 Yeah, I got chills.
02:22 That's how you felt?
02:23 Even so, that moment will forever live in infamy,
02:26 and we can't help but roll our eyes when we see it.
02:29 Number 8.
02:30 Geraldo Rivera's questionable impression
02:32 We need to sell that storyline, and the storyline is really something.
02:36 Picture it.
02:37 It's 2016, and America is in one of its most heated election campaign periods.
02:42 But "Dancing with the Stars" had recently returned,
02:45 and you want to kick back and immerse yourself in its glitz and glamour.
02:48 Then, Geraldo Rivera and his partner, Edyta Slevinska,
02:51 take their places on the dance floor,
02:53 and our eyes widen three times the size of the prize mirror ball.
02:57 We might have been able to overlook the terrible impression
03:07 if at least the dancing was better.
03:09 And don't even get us started on that backdrop.
03:12 There was no saving grace here.
03:13 After just two dances, it was time to tell Rivera, "You're fired."
03:18 Number 7.
03:19 China Phillips forgets the routine
03:21 We imagine that many celebs experience anxiety-fueled nightmares
03:25 after signing up for "Dancing with the Stars."
03:27 What if they trip?
03:28 What if they have a wardrobe malfunction?
03:30 What if they forget the routine?
03:32 Well, unfortunately, the latter was a nightmare come true for singer China Phillips.
03:38 You can see the exact moment her mind goes blank
03:40 during her tango to the "Mission Impossible" theme song.
03:43 But if somehow you missed it,
03:44 it becomes glaringly obvious when she goes the wrong way,
03:47 forcing her partner to steer her back in the right direction.
03:50 Number 6.
03:54 The "Mission Impossible" theme song
03:55 The theme song for "Mission Impossible" is a song
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07:23 Still, it all seemed so awkward and unnecessary.
07:26 Well, at least they donated the prize money to good causes.
07:29 A check for $126,000 for golfers against dancer.
07:36 And ladies and gentlemen, I give you the winners of the Dancing with the Stars
07:41 Dance-Off, John and Charlotta.
07:46 Number three, Tyra Banks gets the bottom couple wrong.
07:49 It's live television, folks. Anything can happen.
07:52 And didn't Tyra Banks prove that while hosting seasons 29 to 31?
07:56 Last week, what was I? I called your boyfriend Landon Barker and his name is Logan.
08:03 I am so... Okay, I just said it backwards again.
08:06 What is wrong with me with this? Why can't I get this right?
08:09 Some viewers were pretty unforgiving when she messed up Charli D'Amelio's boyfriend's name.
08:13 She also received a lot of flack when she happened to be in the wrong place at the
08:17 wrong time while Gabby Wendy and Val Chmerkovski were getting their scores.
08:21 But we'd say it doesn't get more cringeworthy than calling out the
08:25 wrong couple while revealing the bottom two.
08:27 There's actually been an error. I'm looking right now and we have three couples.
08:31 So we need to clarify this for one second.
08:34 The bottom two couples are Anne and Keo and Monica and Val.
08:42 Props to Banks, who handled the situation as well as anyone caught off guard could.
08:46 She later blamed it on a technical issue,
08:49 but nothing could save this moment from excruciating infamy.
08:52 I'm so sorry.
08:53 This is live TV. I was reading my cards, but my cards are wrong.
09:00 Number two. Michael Bolton's barking jive.
09:03 You did it all very, very, very badly. I think this is probably the worst jive in 11 seasons.
09:10 We get it. Dancing with the Stars isn't just about perfecting dance technique.
09:14 It's also about putting on a show.
09:16 Most viewers aren't looking out for sharp downward leg action and perfect retractions.
09:21 They just want to be entertained.
09:22 That being said, watching Michael Bolton crawl around on his hands and knees to start was rough.
09:27 That image will be etched into our minds forever.
09:30 And the judges had a bone to pick with it, too.
09:32 Michael, I am a dog lover, but you make it so hard for me.
09:37 The dance may have begun with Bolton in a doghouse,
09:40 but it ended with Bruno Tognoli in the doghouse.
09:43 The singer found his criticism too harsh and subsequently wanted an apology.
09:47 Okay, you hated it, but you should keep some of the comments to yourself,
09:51 really, because that is unfair. There's a lot of content in there.
09:55 That's right.
09:56 Badly done.
09:57 You said you needed a pooper scooper.
09:59 Yeah.
09:59 Who's gonna go and collect it?
10:01 Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
10:04 Who's Chris Kattan?
10:06 If only there was a way to research your partners before you meet them.
10:09 No, I haven't.
10:10 Have you seen, like, characters like Mango?
10:12 No.
10:13 Or Mr. Peepers, the monkey?
10:15 No.
10:16 Or the Roxbury guys?
10:18 Jeez louise.
10:21 Clowning around.
10:22 We have just one question.
10:24 Why?
10:25 Turns out the culprit in the creepy clown costume was Sasha Farber,
10:28 one of the dancers in The Truth.
10:29 He wrote to Leah on Instagram saying, "It's Halloween week. It had to be done. Love you."
10:34 Kim Kardashian's mobbed no.
10:36 Let's just say this routine ain't got back.
10:39 You just have to come out and sell it and sizzle.
10:41 And you didn't.
10:42 Mark was over dancing to try and compensate and the whole thing lacked a bit of balance.
10:47 Wendy Williams' cha-cha-cha-tastrophe.
10:49 We admire her efforts, but it's probably a good thing most of her job is done sitting down.
10:54 Billy Ray Cyrus wants his mullet back, but apparently it doesn't want him.
11:05 I guess a mulletectomy's harder than it looks.
11:07 I guess he can't take it back that easy.
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11:24 Number 1.
11:27 Masterpiece Pasadublay
11:29 Now just before we hear from you, I just want to remind you we're live and kids are watching.
11:32 Bruno?
11:34 It was a nightmare.
11:36 The rapper and actor was a last minute addition to the show.
11:39 After his son Romeo had to bow out following an injury, he and his partner Ashley Del Grosso
11:44 overwhelmingly underwhelmed the judges with their first three dances.
11:48 But then came the Pasadublay.
11:49 The Paso is meant to be strong, striking, powerful, and dramatic.
12:01 And, well, this dance basically ticked none of those boxes.
12:05 If anything, it almost looked like Master P had gone on a casual stroll
12:09 and had somehow accidentally become entangled with a dancer.
12:13 The result was the lowest scoring dance of the series,
12:23 with the routine getting an 8 in total.
12:26 Sure, his intentions were good, but the execution was most certainly misunderstood.
12:31 And I know the viewers think they're being kind in bringing you back.
12:36 They're not.
12:36 They're being cruel to you, to Ashley, to the judges.
12:41 Honestly, it is time to go.
12:45 Which cringe-worthy Dancing with the Stars moments make you want to quick step away from your TV?
12:50 Paso down into the comments and let us know.
12:52 We came, we fell, we conquered.
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