Dancing With the Stars 2021 tonight LIVE – JoJo Siwa SOBS over grandpa’s passing after earning two perfect scores

FANS UPSET WITH TYRA BANKS, CONTINUED

Earlier this month, Tyra faced backlash for embarrassing Suni Lee after she rushed offstage to vomit after her performance.

She said: “Suni is not feeling so good. Not covid! Not covid at all! But she's not feeling well so she danced sick and she had to leave. But she's okay!”

When Suni returned to the stage to do the relay dances, Tyra said: "Suni, I got to ask you. I know you've been struggling all day and, like, dude is like, you're throwing up. This is live TV and you ran off!”

FANS UPSET WITH TYRA BANKS

Last week, DWTS fans were furious with how Tyra handled Olivia's exit, claiming she "shooed" Olivia and her pro partner Val offstage.

Fans were also upset that the host "interrupted" Jimmie in the middle of a sentimental story about his grandmother.

One raged: "Seriously though I just wish Tyra let the couples going home have their moment.

"Olivia & Val were having a moment and she shooed them offstage, and then she interrupted Jimmie when talking about his grandmother. Just let them speak. You can go 1 sec over 10pm, it's ok."

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Sarah Cooper tweeted that she feels Kyle Rittenhouse will be on the next season of Dancing With The Stars.

The tweet has so far garnered more than 68k likes.

WHEN DID DWTS SWITCH HOSTS?

Back in July, now-former DWTS host Tom Bergeron broke the news on Twitter that he would not be back in the ballroom for season 29.

ABC and BBC Studios would later release a joint statement to  confirming the news shortly after, which also revealed that his co-host Erin was also leaving.

The iconic supermodel was named host just one day after Tom and Erin Andrews were axed.

Since then, Tyra, 47, has been quite the controversial host, as she has seen backlash for fumbling over her words, asking not-so-engaging questions, making a frequent habit of messing up the script, and more.

The star's outfit decisions have also been ripped, as viewers have accused her of being "extra."

WHO ARE THE SHOW’S PROS?

• Brandon Armstrong 
• Lindsay Arnold
• Alan Bensten
• Sharna Burgess
• Cheryl Burke
• Witney Carson
• Artem Chigvinstev
• Val Chmerkovskiy
• Sasha Farber
• Jenna Johnson
• Daniella Karagach
• Pasha Pashkov
• Gleb Savchenko
• Emma Slater
• Britt Stewart

WHO WAS ELIMINATED FROM DWTS LAST NIGHT?

Each week a couple is eliminated from the show. 

The couple who receives the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes will be eliminated from the show until there is only one last standing couple.

In past seasons, viewers have been able to vote for their favorite couple online or by text message during the live broadcast of the show.

Week 9 - Week nine's show allowed redemption, with each contestant being able to recreate their lowest-performing dance.

However, week nine also featured a double elimination. Couple Sunni Lee and Saha were eliminated as well as couple Melora Hardin and Artem.

DWTS EXECUTIVES SIDE WITH TYRA BANKS OVER LOW RATINGS

Executives from Dancing With the Stars are now blaming the “talent and not Tyra Banks” for this season’s low ratings despite fans’ demands for the host to be axed.

The America’s Next Top Model creator has continued to receive plenty of backlash for her hosting ability more than a year after replacing Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.

An insider exclusively tells The Sun producers of the ABC program are “too scared” to address the concerning ratings with the “fellow show boss” and Tyra, the latter who is an executive producer.

The source revealed they are putting the low ratings down to “talent and not Tyra,” believing that this year’s notable contestants did not have the same appeal as past seasons.

WHO ARE JUDGES BRUNO AND LEN?

Len, 77, is from England.

He started dancing at the age of 19 and went on to compete professionally.

Len has served as the head judge of Dancing with the Stars since it began in 2005.

He only missed the last season, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions--and that's when Derek stepped up to fill his slot.

He is married to Sue Barrett, and shares a son named James William Goodman with ex-girlfriend Lesley.

He was previously married to Cherry Kingston.

Finally, Bruno, 65, was born in Italy, and has lived in London since 1975.

Bruno choreographed stage shows, music videos, and tours for several well known artists, including the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, and Tina Turner.

Bruno is gay and has not been married.

WHO ARE JUDGES CARRIE ANN AND DEREK?

Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli are the .

Derek, 36, is from Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a professional choreographer, Latin and ballroom dancer, actor, and singer.

He has been dating professional dancer Hayley Erbert since 2015.

Carrie Ann, 53, is from Honolulu Hawaii, and originally started her career as a singer in Japan.

She went on to perform at concerts for stars like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince.

The dancer has appeared as a judge on every season of Dancing with the Stars since it launched in 2005.

Carrie Ann has been engaged twice, to Jesse Sloan and Robb Derringer, and once dated Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev, who won season 29.

WHO DID DEREK HOUGH DANCE WITH?

On the show, he's danced with:

• Jennie Garth
• Shannon Elizabeth
• Brooke Burke
• Lil' Kim
• Joanna Krupa
• Nicole Scherzinger
• Jennifer Grey
• Ricki Lake
• Maria Menounos
• Shawn Johnson
• Kellie Pickler
• Amber Riley
• Amy Purdy
• Bethany Mota
• Nastia Liukin
• Bindi Irwin
• Marilu Henner

HOW LONG HAS DEREK HOUGH BEEN ON DANCING WITH THE STARS?

Derek Hough first appeared as a special guest in DWTS season four, and went on to join the cast of professional instructors in the next season.

Derek has appeared on the show consistently since 2007.

Along with his celebrity partners, Derek has won DWTS six times.

In 2020, Covid-19 protocols prevented judge Len Goodman from traveling to the US to judge.

Instead, Derek became a judge for season 29, and will stay on for season 30.

WHAT IS DEREK HOUGH’S NET WORTH?

Prior to his appearances on DWTS, Derek worked as a competitive dancer and choreographer for years, and has also toured with his sister, dancer Julianne Hough.

According to the website Celebrity Net Worth, Derek Hough's net worth is $8million.

Derek likely received a salary boost when he became a judge.

According to StyleCaster, professional dancers on DWTS can earn up to $100,000 per season, and their salary is per-episode, so there's an incentive not to be eliminated.

Judges can make up to $1.2million for a season on the show.

These numbers are estimates and cannot be confirmed.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR JOJO?

According to her website, JoJo has been selling out venues across the country as she dances, sings and entertains her fans called the Siwanatorz.

Dancing through life and with her growing platform since childhood, JoJo motivates people through her craft to find their passion, appreciate their individualism, and never give up especially in the face of adversity. She encourages her fans or Siwanatorz to go after their dreams.

Jojo competed in season 3 of Fox's The Masked Singer and is sharing with fans a brand-new hour-long Nickolodean special titled JoJo Siwa DREAM Concert on November 22 at 8pm.

She was named one Time magazine  of the year in September 2020.

WHAT HAS JOJO SIWA SAID ABOUT DANCING?

With her experience on reality tv, her musical fame and entertainer status, JoJo finds refuge in dancing. In an interview with  the energetic personality credits her dancing skill to overcome emotions.

The dancing star said "the reason why I was able to overcome my emotions was because of my amazing coach and because of my dances."

JoJo told Us Weekly that dance is her escape. "Everyone always says dance is an escape, dance is a place where you can express yourself and I've always said that," she said. "Dance is just the place to have fun and kill it and do good and do your thing."

In August 2021, ABC announced that JoJo would compete on season 30 of Dancing With the Stars, as part of the first all-woman partnership.

IS JOJO SIWA A PROFESSIONAL DANCER?

As a child, she loved to dance and sing. The Nebraska born entertainer was bound to be a star from the very beginning.

At 9-years-old, Joelle "Joanie" Siwa became a reality star when she competed on the Dance Moms spinoff Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition during its second season in 2013. She became a household name winning the heart of fans.

JoJo's mother, Jessalyn Siwa was a dance instructor and taught her daughter her very first steps.

During her time at Dance Moms, she recorded and released her first single, Boomerang which amassed more than a million views on her YouTube channel that boasts of more than 10 million subscribers.

Following her time on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, JoJo and her mother joined Abby Lee Miller's original lifetime show, Dance Moms, during the fifth season. She remained on the show until season 6. JoJo returned to the series as a special guest mentor during its final season.

HOW MANY HOMES DOES TYRA BANKS OWN?

Flipping property is one of the many ways Banks generates income, as she purchased five properties in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles just within two years.

She also owns a 7,000-square-foot duplex in Manhattan, built with its own salon and gym. The  for sale in 2017 for $17.5 million but has yet to be sold.

It is not concrete how much Banks will be making as this season's host of DWTS, but it could be comparable to previous hosts' salaries.

Previous host Tom Bergeron's salary could be what Banks is making this season as International Business Times reports, " An 11-episode season would then earn him $1.65M at a time, and when the show was airing two seasons a year, that number would rise to a whopping $3.3M."

At one time Banks was the highest-paid woman in all of primetime TV. In fact, it is rumored that production couldn't afford to produce ANTM because her salary request was so high.

WHAT IS TYRA BANKS’ NET WORTH?

Banks  $90 million. Her fortune comes from multiple sources of income, as the model dabbles in more than one trade.

Having had success from her career as a model, Banks has also piled up millions from flipping properties in Los Angeles and hosting her reality TV show America's Next Top Model.

Her net worth has also accumulated from having various roles in films such as Disney's Life Size (2000) and Coyote Ugly (2000).

Banks became the host of America's Next Top Model in 2003 and went on to host her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, from 2005 through 2010.

WHAT DID FANS SAY OF TYRA'S "SHOVING" INCIDENT?

One raged: "Seriously though I just wish Tyra let the couples going home have their moment.

"Olivia & Val were having a moment and she shooed them offstage, and then she interrupted Jimmie when talking about his grandmother. Just let them speak. You can go 1 sec over 10pm, it's ok."

Another added: "Olivia is eliminated + Tyra straight up stand right infront of her. Then Jimmie talks about his scarf/grandma & Tyra is like 'okay anyway!' have never seen this kind of unprofessionalism from a host EVER on #DWTS PLEASE get rid of Tyra."

"RANT: Tyra is just so awful!!!! Did she seriously just block Olivia? Bad form cutting @JimmieAllen off," a third fumed.

During the elimination, Melora Hardin also landed in the bottom three but was saved by judges to dance again in next week's semifinals.

WHAT ELSE HAVE FANS YELLED AT TYRA FOR?

Tyra Banks was slammed by Dancing With the Stars fans after appearing to "shove" Olivia Jade offstage after she was eliminated.

Olivia, 22, and Jimmie Allen, 36, were left devastated when they were both booted off the ABC dancing competition in Monday's episode.

And DWTS fans were furious with how Tyra handled their exit, claiming she "shooed" Olivia and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy offstage.

They also blasted the former model, 47, for "interrupting" Jimmie in the middle of a sentimental story about his grandmother.

Viewers flooded Twitter with their dismay and once again begged ABC bosses to fire the "unprofessional" and "rude" presenter.

HOW DID SUNI FEEL ABOUT THE INCIDENT?

Lee responded by saying she felt "embarrassed."

"I knew that if I didn't come out here I'd be very disappointed in myself," she added.

After the incident, Lee took to social media to give fans an update on the status of her health.

"Mentally I could be better," an Instagram story read in part.

Lee famously won the all-around gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after teammate Simone Biles withdrew from the competition.

WHAT DID TYRA BANKS SAY TO SUNI?

Suni says her pepper spray incident happened mere weeks after Lee was ill on an episode of Dancing With The Stars and was embarrassed by host Tyra Banks, who called attention to Lee's illness.

On the November 2 episode of the reality TV competition, Banks riffed after Lee ran offstage immediately following her performance with partner, Sasha Farber.

“Suni is not feeling so good. Not covid! Not covid at all! But she's not feeling well so she danced sick and she had to leave. But she's okay!," Banks said.

Fans were furious with Banks for putting Lee in the hot seat upon returning to the stage.

"Suni, I got to ask you. I know you've been struggling all day and, like, dude is like, you're throwing up. This is live TV and you ran off!," Banks said.

SUNI LEE REVEALS SHE ‘WAS PEPPER-SPRAYED AFTER TYRA BANKS ’EMBARRASSED’ HER

Suni Lee says she "was pepper-sprayed and called racial slurs" just weeks after DWTS Tyra Banks incident.

Lee says she was with a group of friends ";all of Asian descent" in Los Angeles when the incident occurred.

The Dancing with the Stars contestant was allegedly waiting for an Uber when a car sped by.

Slurs and hate speech were hurled at Lee and her friends.

Phrases like "ching chong" were used, according to Lee, who added that she was pepper-sprayed in the incident.

"I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do or control because they skirted off," she said in an interview.

"I didn't do anything to them," she added.

"I just let it happen."

WHO WAS ELIMINATED FROM DWTS TONIGHT?

Each week a couple is eliminated from the show. The couple who receives the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes will be eliminated from the show until there is only one last standing couple.

In past seasons, viewers have been able to vote for their favorite couple online or by text message during the live broadcast of the show.

Week 9 - Week nine's show allowed redemption, with each contestant being able to recreate their lowest-performing dance. However, week nine also featured a double elimination. Couple Sunni Lee and Saha were eliminated as well as couple Melora Hardin and Artem.

HOW DID FANS REACT TO TYRA'S SNUB OF SUNI?

As Suni stood there in silence, the controversial fashion icon appeared to try to continue with another question but seemed to talk over herself and quickly changed the subject to the scores. 

Fans slammed the TV personality for trying to talk about a topic she "knows nothing about."

One person tweeted: "Tyra, general rule of thumb is if you don’t know what you’re talking about, keep your mouth shut!"

Another wrote: "Tyra trying to explain gymnastics is so cringe," alongside a crying face.

A third bluntly put it: "Tyra actually never shuts the f**k up."

While a fourth added: "Tyra and her stupid questions… #mute. @DancingABC #MuteTyra!"

TYRA BANKS RIPPED FOR ‘STUPID’ COMMENTS ABOUT SUNI LEE’S GYMNASTICS

DWTS host Tyra Banks was RIPPED for making “stupid” comments about Suni Lee's gymnastics career as fans insist the model “never stops talking.”

The supermodel stumbled over her words when she attempted to discuss the gold medalist’s difficult sport which viewers felt she knew “nothing” about in an awkward post-performance interview.

Suni, 18, danced to a Foxtrot on tonight’s “redemption” episode with her partner, Sasha Faber.

Ahead of getting their scores, Tyra, 47, interviewed the pair about their preparation leading up to tonight’s semi-finals.

Attempting to ask about the progress she has made on the show since training in gymnastics, the America’s Next Top Model host said: “It’s a new you now!

"You’re having fun. It’s not about sticking that jump flip twisty thing-a-ma-jig right?"