[This story contains spoilers from episode three of Dancing With the Stars season 34.]
Tuesday kicked off TikTok night on Dancing with the Stars, and luckily enough, there were quite a few social media stars in the ballroom.
Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong were eliminated from the competition at the end of the night. When asked how she was feeling about the results, the Fifth Harmony star replied, “Pissed.”
Last week, couples danced to one-hit wonders, resulting in a four-way tie for the top of the leaderboard, comprised of celebrities Jordan Chiles, Jen Affleck, Robert Irwin and Whitney Leavitt. At the end of the third episode, Corey Feldman and Baron Davis were simultaneously sent home in a double elimination.
Having a night’s worth of competition solely devoted to TikTok paired perfectly with the cast of season 34, which notably includes social media stars Affleck, Leavitt and Alix Earle. Not to mention, a large majority of the competitors have large presences online, including Irwin (with over 8 million Instagram followers), Olympic gymnast Chiles, author-influencer Hilaria Baldwin, season three winner of The Traitors Dylan Efron, Fifth Harmony’s Jauregui, actress Danielle Fishel and Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying.
With growing online showings thanks to DWTS, Elaine Hendrix and Andy Richter round out the cast list.
Jauregui notably danced to Fifth Harmony’s “Work from Home,” with her fellow members of the girl group in the audience there to cheer her on. Chiles took an early lead on TikTok night with her tango to Doechii’s “Anxiety,” which was scored a 24/30, marking the first time three consecutive eights were handed out in season 34.
However, Leavitt swiftly tied the Olympian’s score, earning a 24/30 for her samba to “Shake Ya Ass” by Mystikal. Following close behind was Earle and Efron, who both scored a 23/30.
Aside from the celebrities, the slate of professional dancers are also social media stars in their own right. When reflecting on the newfound virality of DWTS, Rylee Arnold told The Hollywood Reporter she believes her tendency to post online during her first season as a pro in season 32 is where social media began to majorly change the show.
“I feel like that really picked up and resonated with the rest of the pros, with the show, with people online, and we got together a younger demographic of people, and the people who go on TikTok every day, they [saw] the Dancing with the Stars content,” she said. “It only brought more young people to the show. And then the next season, Ezra [Sosa] came on [as a pro dancer] and did the same thing. He really got so engaged, and I think really just kind of showed that people love it. People love when we share stuff online.”
During one-hit wonders night, Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli all took to the judges panel for the first time during season 34 after Inaba missed the premiere due to an illness.
See the full list of scores for week three of DWTS season 34 (aka TikTok night) below.
Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik: 19/30
Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong: 18/30 (ELIMINATED)
Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov: 21/30
Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa: 24/30
Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach: 23/30
Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten: 21/30
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas: 24/30
Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold: 22/30
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko: 22/30
Andy Richter and Emma Slater: 18/30
Robert Irwin and Witney Carson: 22/30
Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy: 23/30
Season 34 of DWTS airs and streams simultaneously on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays, with new episodes available to stream on Wednesdays on Hulu.
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