'Dancing With the Stars' fans celebrate after Carole Baskin is eliminated
It was a crossover of Tiger King and The Lion King during “Disney Night” on Dancing With the Stars. In keeping with her feline-themed performances, Carole Baskin performed a samba to the film’s hit song “Circle of Life.”
While the costumes and makeup that Baskin and partner Pasha Kovalev wore for the performance were excellent, the dancing was not. The judges struggled to come up with positive things to say about it.
“I'm stunned,” said judge Bruno Tonioli. “I actually have never, ever seen a samba like this one. I don't know where to begin — but if you were dancing with the Brooklyn Bridge, you could get more bounce.”
Viewers were even more harsh than the judges, as the overwhelming response on social media was negative.
This is what y’all need to do with Carole Baskin. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/HxsQ2ongtN
— Raven🦋 (@rayofsuunshine) September 29, 2020
I think Bruno’s face says what we all felt while watching @carole_baskin #dwts pic.twitter.com/9Qu1hEUwXn
— ecwebb (@ecwebb) September 29, 2020
ALL SHE DID WAS STAND THERE. SHE BARELY MOVED. I SWEAR IF CAROLE STAYS AGAIN ILL RIOT #DWTS
— Samantha (@sam__hag) September 29, 2020
Me, watching Carole Baskin's Samba the whole time like this 👇 #Dwts pic.twitter.com/lHOhdjwIbU
— 💞Val💞 (@MolenaVal) September 29, 2020
Baskin ended with a total score of only 12 from the judges, including a 3 from Tonioli. Lacking scores and support from the judges, Baskin was left to rely on votes from viewers. Ultimately she was eliminated, dashing her dreams of winning the Mirror Ball trophy... at least for meow. And the viewers could not have been happier.
CAROLE BASKIN. ELIMINATED. TONIGHT ON. DISNEY. WE VOTED. AND SHE IS GONE NOW. THREE WEEKS. WAS TOO LONG. GOOD RIDDANCE. CAROLE BASKIN. #DWTS #DisneyNight pic.twitter.com/DU8gdPbj6a
— Kadey 🧜?♀? (@kadeyobe10) September 29, 2020
Oh good, Carole Baskin was eliminated. I can breathe easy for the rest of the show now. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/i80vHQPQpy
— Sarah. (@harasnicole) September 29, 2020
FINALLY... CAROLE IS ELIMINATED #DWTS pic.twitter.com/TVhnnrk7I6
— мanda lυjan 🕸 (@amandamlujan) September 29, 2020
thank god. carole baskin got eliminated on #dwts. didn’t think i could take another week of that 🤦🏼?♀?
— riley (@rileymcgilvray) September 29, 2020
Despite being eliminated, Baskin seemed to genuinely have a good time on the show. When asked how she felt about leaving the show, she said, “My husband is going to be so happy I'm coming home.”
Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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