Ilona Maher became emotional during week four Dancing with the stars.
The Olympic rugby player joined partner Alan Bersten in jive to Quiet Riot’s “Cum On Feel the Noize” during a performance on Tuesday, October 8.
During the night’s Hair Metal performance, Maher had a brief hiccup that threw her out of rhythm. After she and Bersten, 30, finished their dance, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough acknowledged the professional athlete’s brief mistake.
Maher became emotional as they celebrated her efforts and recognized her missteps. Tonioli told her: “I like the wild and the beautiful and I like to embrace it. But I’m sorry, my dear, you’ve been wrong so many times. I appreciate that, but this is a very good dance competition. Everyone must be treated equally, and if you make a mistake, points are deducted. It doesn’t take anything away from what you’ve done. The attitude was perfect.”
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten October 8, 2024
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Although Maher nodded in agreement, then her eyes watered. Inaba quickly checked on her, and Maher jokingly replied that “she was better.” But Inaba calmed her down and said: “I saw that you cried a little. And I just want to say that as a woman I like it because you are so emotional. You are so invested,” she said. “That’s why everyone cheers for you. That’s why we love watching you.”
The judge clarified that Maher had fallen off the beat and that the recovery was “difficult,” quickly telling the athlete, “You’re amazing!”
Hough also supported Maher and related to her track and field background. “You’re a competitor. When things go wrong on the field, you kind of regroup and come back the next week, and come out strong,” Derek assured her.
“Just take this as a moment, to say, ‘Hey, I was a little out of time,'” he said. “I have no doubt [you’ll] come back and be awesome.”
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Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten October 8, 2024
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When Maher and Bersten went to talk to Julianne Hough, she became even more emotional.
“It’s such a human moment right now. Everyone wants to know what’s going on right now,” Julianne said.
“This was a very difficult dance for me, and this whole week was really difficult,” admitted Ilona. “And you do it so well in dress rehearsal and then you go out and screw it up. So it’s really hard. [Bersten’s] so well, and he knows I can do well, and then I just don’t do it.
Bersten quickly comforted her and hugged her, telling her her performance was “amazing.”
“Like Alan says, you were amazing,” Julianne replied. “I think anyone out there can say that it’s so hard when you don’t feel like you’ve made it, but you come back even stronger.”
The pair finished with a score of 26/40 and survived a double elimination. Dancing with the stars premieres Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET on ABC and Disney+, and the episode is available to watch the next day on Hulu.
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