The cast ofDancing with the Starsbrought glitz and glamour to the ballroom.
Week three of season 31 kicked off with the celebrities and their professional partners bringing their favorite James Bond movie moments to life for “Bond Night.”
Before the cast introductions, Alfonso teased that viewers should get ready for a night of “hot and seductive routines.”
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Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas
In her intro package, the TikTok star admitted that it felt “great to be at the top of the leaderboard” after last week’s “Elvis Week” performance but revealed that there are things she could “have done better.”
She had a special cheering section in the audience including boyfriend Landon Barker as well as Travis Barker andKourtney Kardashian.
Score: 33/40
Cheryl Ladd and Louis van Amstel
As she prepared for the dance, she admitted, “I want to be the bond girl, I never got to be.”
Len once again showed his support, saying, “I’m so happy that I saved you…Once you got into the dance it was really nice.”
Score: 24/40
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Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater
“He is a real-life James Bond,” Emma said after he faced his fear of dancing and she conquered her fear of the ocean.
Score: 27/40
Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart
In the intro package, Britt told Daniel that it was “crucial” that he “bring in your acting skills to this.”
She added, “Don’t let your furustation get in the way of what you can do” when he struggled with feeling the music.
Len told Daniel that he took “command of that dance, you were leading that dance. You were complete control.
Score: 31/40
Jordin Sparks and Brandon Armstrong
Jordin admitted that she wanted to “show improvement each week” in her intro package.
She shared that she had a special connection to their song choice “Licence To Kill” after singing with Gladys Knight during theAmerican Idolfinale.
After the performance, Bruno said, “From the first time I saw you, I couldn’t wait for you to show me your rumba and I was not disappointed.”
Leno added that he liked “the control” in the dance but Jordin needed to work on her turns.
Score: 29/40
Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke
In the intro package, Sam opened about being gay and becoming estranged from his father for two years. Before his death, his father told him that he was proud of the man he became.
Sam revealed that he was happy to be “living my truth.”
With Robin Roberts in his cheering section, Carrie Ann said she wanted “more intensity” in the dance.
Score: 25/40
Selma Blair and Sasha Farber
Selma and Sasha worked to overcome her “sensory overload” after last week’s performance.
Carrie Ann commented on their “palpable connection” following the dance.
After their performance, Selma said it was “a gift” to perform with a blindfold, adding, it can be “quite disorienting but I still loved it.”
Score: 28/40
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson
Wayne admitted he wanted to overcome his health issues to continue onDancing with the Starsin his intro package.
“I have knee problems but tonight I’m going to try to challenge my inner James Bond,” he said.
After the dance, Bruno told him, “You are a smooth operator, that was the best tango of the season.”
Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki
In the intro package, Koko said she couldn’t “wait to see the transformation” of Vinny to become Bond. He added that he needed to be “sexy and smooth” to take on the character.
Len told the pair they need to focus “more attention to detail.”
In the skybox, Vinny did an impression of Len reviewing their dance, saying, “I want to say it was rubbish but you knocked my socks off.”
Score: 23/40
Heidi D’Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev
In their intro package, Heidi admitted that each week of the competition gets “tougher and tougher.”
After the performance, Bruno said he was sure she would “dance another day after this one” with Len adding the dance was “full of snap, crackle and pop.”
Heidi received all 8s which was her goal for the night’s dance.
Score: 32/40
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko
Shangela admitted that the first time her grandmother saw in drag she thought she looked like Tina Turner making their song particularly special.
“I’m going to channel the sexy,” the drag queen said.
Score: 30/40
Jessie James Deckerand Alan Bersten
In the intro package, Jessie admitted she wanted to come in with “a little extra something,” adding “I’m ready to go for the gold.”
Score: 26/40
Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach
In his intro package, Joseph shared he “would love to play James Bond one day. Double Joseph is standing right in front of you.”
After learning their scores, Joseph said “I’m gonna cry,” adding, “I’m a ball of emotion.”
With her fiancée Erich Schwer in the audience, Bruno said her was cha cha to “die for,” and Derek added that the dance had “power [and] attack.”
Results
After a night of fun, Bond-themed performances, voting finally closed and Tyra and Alfonso began delivering the results.
The last couple to be saved was Trevor and Emma.
Cheryl Ladd and Louis and Sam and Cheryl Burke were the bottom two couples, and the judges unanimously voted to save Sam and Burke.
“Louis is the best. He was a great teacher and a lot of fun,” Ladd said following the judges' decision. “When you are legend, you lived a long time — and I had a lot of fun.”
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