Barry Williams gives “DWTS” one last (open-shirt) dance
"The Brady Bunch" star brought his love for performance back to the "Dancing With the Stars" ballroom for the finale.
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On the season 32 finale of Dancing With the Stars, fan favorite Barry Williams returned to the ballroom for one last featured moment with partner Peta Murgatroyd. He reprised his salsa, including an open jacket and bare chest, from his final week on the show.
Williams was all smiles, bringing his signature showmanship to a quick dance in between the finale numbers as the final five couples competed for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
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Barry Williams and Peta Murgatroyd on 'Dancing With the Stars'Coming in at seventh place, Williams, 69, became the second-oldest contestant to make it that far on the show (only Tommy Chong made it further in 2014, going all the way to semifinals in season 19 at the age of 76).
Though Williams was eliminated in week 8, he went out with a bang, winning a head-to-head dance-off round with an exuberant, chest-bearing salsa. "If I had to go out, that's how I wanted to do it," Williams told EW following his exit. "I'm very proud of how far I went. The reality is I was competing against some people that are more than 50 years younger than I am and holding my own. I was well past the midway point. I'm disappointed to not be going on this next week, but I will say this — if I was to be dismissed, I would want to go out on the dance floor doing the salsa, having the time of my life with a bang, and I did."
Throughout the season, Williams brought his infectious smile and plenty of winking references to his Brady Bunch fame to the dance floor. It was long his dream to compete on the show, one encouraged by his TV mom, Florence Henderson.
With his success, Williams officially became the longest-running Brady Bunch cast member on DWTS, coming in ahead of both Henderson and TV sister Maureen McCormick.
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