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Fans are upset that ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is doing an ‘inappropriate’ show.
Some “Dancing with the Stars” viewers are resentful of the show after the season’s second episode aired. During the episode, Emma Slater and her partner Trevor Donovan danced to a rumba machine and questions were later asked about chemistry.
The partners danced to Elvis’s song “Always on My Mind,” a spicy dance that featured a lot of romantic and steamy choreography. Before they hit the dance floor, they talked in the pre-recorded package about the chemistry that must be in place for a roomba to hit.
“Almost like people should watch it but not sure if they should,” Donovan told Slater in the package, and she agreed. He later added that “Emma and I hit it off from the start, so I think this will help a lot.”
It paid off, because their dance was so saturated and romantic, but some people in the room commented on the chemistry and asked if it bled into their personal lives. After the dance, all participants were commenting on the couple’s chemistry with host Tyra Banks asking them to “get a room.” Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli encouraged themselves.
Alfonso Ribeiro asked if the chemistry was real and some fans didn’t appreciate it
Following the judges’ comments, Slater and Farber headed to Skybox to speak to Alfonso Ribeiro.
Ribeiro asked if chemistry was “representational skills” or real, and Slater was shocked by the question.
Donovan replied, “If you do a really good job of acting, everything will come along, so there is something real about everything.”
Later, the husband went Live on Instagram Slater summoned Ribeiro for his “embarrassing” question.
“We love Alfonso, even when he puts us on the spot and asks us awkward questions,” Slater said with a laugh.
The dancer later told Us Weekly She “couldn’t believe” that this question had been asked of her.
“We’re really getting along and have great chemistry, which made this dance so much easier,” she told the outlet. But then when Alfonso asked that question, I was so glad you answered because I was like, ‘I can’t.
She added that people expect it to be steamy when they hear it’s a rumba.
“I know we have this wonderful connection, this wonderful chemistry,” she said. “So she really struggled to create the environment for us to just be ourselves and be expressive and we brought on enthusiasm, which is great. I think it was a dance that was really needed and it just felt really good at the moment.”
people took over reddit To share their thoughts on the situation.
“He didn’t even help us with that show. Come on producers! Emma definitely felt uncomfortable with that line of questioning too”, One person wrote.
Took a lot of comments to agree.
“Right? I was a little shocked about how they all went on the storyline of the show… It was annoying, especially considering that Sasha is a professional too and they haven’t broken up yet 😱” wrote on reddit.
another person“I’m so glad people are calling out the show for not disrespecting Sasha like that,” and they had a reply that the show was also disrespectful of Slater.
One person on Twitter called the comments inappropriate.
“Emma and Sasha just announced their divorce…I feel inappropriate asking about chemistry with a partner. I wonder maybe that’s just me #dwts,” Tweet reads.
Slater and Sasha Farber split earlier this year
In August 2022, multiple sources spoke with e! Connected And the us weekly He confirmed that Farber and Slater are not back together, although they have not yet filed for divorce papers.
Slater and Farber have been together since 2011, and separated for a short period in 2014 before getting engaged in 2016. They have been married since 2018.
“They’ve been apart for several months,” a source told Us Weekly. “They both haven’t worn their wedding rings and they both live one life.”
Both Slater and Farber are professional dancers on season 31 of “Dancing with the Stars,” which means they are still spending time together after the split was confirmed.
On September 16, 2022, Slater and Farber were spotted around and around for the first time since their apparent split in photos Posted by Us Weekly. In the photos, the two walked in, alongside Farber’s “Dancing with the Stars” partner Selma Blair.
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