By Anya
After last week, I am beginning to wonder whether the “D” in DWTS should stand for drama. Two of most talked about DWTS Season 10 contestants – Erin Andrews and Kate Gosselin – have certainly put up with their share this week.
Erin Andrews who has shown herself to be classy, fun and a surprisingly good dancer has had to endure more physical threats being made against her by at least one deranged fan. Andrews has been adamant that she has no intention of quitting the show early in response to the intimidation. In fact, Andrews sought out advice from her new friend Kate in how to deal with some of this unwanted attention. Kate’s advice is “Don’t let them win.” Amen.
As if that weren’t enough to deal with, Erin has had to deal with the Negative Nancy contingent intent on telling other women how to live their lives. Since they can’t play the mommy card (she is single and childless), these busybodies are decrying that Andrews – who is a journalist – is cheapening her profession by appearing on the show. I am so sure the same charges were made when Kenny Mayne and Tucker Carlson appeared. What’s that I hear – crickets?
Erin fired back with gusto: “I’m just confused because I guess it’s OK for an NFL player and a gold medalist to do the show and be taken seriously, but nobody else is allowed….I don’t know what damage I’m doing. I’m basically killing myself to not embarrass myself. I’ve been in the top three in scoring each week, behind an athlete and a professional dancer and singer. I’m not sure what damage I created for myself. What am I doing to be a bimbo? I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong.”
I am sure Kate is asking herself the same question – what am I doing wrong in trying to provide for my 8 children? Critics were on her again this week. Some of it fair – poor reviews of her dancing, but much of it not. We all know the Lame Fish reappeared to add more stress to Kate’s life and things don’t look like they are going to let up soon. Kate’s new book, “I Just Want You to Know” is released on Tuesday and it is a little unclear how she will fit in the requisite publicity tour for the book with her dancing – if she survives Week 4. Below is a preliminary schedule of her non-DWTS appearances for next week:
April 13 – The Today Show
April 13 – The View
April 14 – Joy Bahar Show
April 15 – Jay Leno
So what about the dancing? According to informed sources, the stars have been assigned the following dances:
Jake and Chelsie – Tango
Nicole and Derek – Rumba
Evan and Anna – Tango
Chad and Cheryl – Rumba
Niecy and Louie – Rumba
Aiden and Edyta – Rumba
Erin and Maks – Tango
Pamela and Damian – Rumba
Kate and Tony – Tango
The twist this week is the stars will be assigned two scores by the professional judges – one for technical expertise and one for artistic impression. It appears that this will give more weight to the judges scores and less to the viewers voting. In weeks one and two, Kate did not have the lowest judges scores, but that may not be the case now that Buzz Aldrin has been eliminated. Note: I am hoping for a breakthrough on Kate’s part as much as anyone, but I think we need to be realistic, even with improvement, Kate will likely be among the lower scorers.
So you know what you need to do – VOTE!!!
-On ABC.com, register your email address(s) and cast your votes. ABC will allow you to vote with as many valid email addresses that you (and your family, friends and neighbors!) happen to posses. Once you have registered you will receive one “welcome” email from ABC.com, but after that they will leave you alone. So there really is no reason not to use all the email addresses at your disposal. Hey, why not be wild and create a Gmail account or two!?!
-By phone. Kate’s number is 800-VOTE4-10 (800-868-3410). A few of our readers have expressed reluctance to vote for Kate again. I know their intentions are good, they are not haters by any stretch. If you aren’t voting for Kate, consider giving your votes to Erin. Her number is 800-VOTE4-03 (800-868-3403).
-Text. AT&T customers only. Bummer that it is limited to AT&T only. This is one of the few times I am glad I am an AT&T customer. I deserve as much for all the dropped calls I put up with.
To keep things interesting, our own Ann has challenged us all to a contest. Let’s see how many votes we can log for Kate using the methods above. Share with us how many you logged in on Monday’s night show thread.
Lastly, I know this post is a tad on the long side, but I would be remiss if I didn’t include these very supportive and kind words from DWTS co-host (and former winner), Brooke Burke:
“I have such a soft spot for her,” Burke told UsMagazine.com at Thursday’s Four Seasons Spa relaunch party in Westlake Village, Calif. “I want her to pull through just as a woman and a mother. I want her to be able to conquer it even if it’s only for one night.” While Burke concedes that the DWTS judges “aren’t really making anything up” with their harsh critiques of Gosselin’s dance routines, she lamented, “I just wish they would give her a little bit of a break…She has got it a little tougher than everybody else.” Burke, a 38-year-old mother of four, adds that she and Gosselin, 35, have bonded backstage. “She is nice and warm and so kind and approachable. I have this great relationship with her.”
Go Kate! Go Erin!
Great piece! I have been surprised (though I’m not sure why at this point) to hear about the criticism of Erin Andrews. She appears to be a lovely young woman, a good dancer, and an all-around decent person. Yet she is being targeted for abuse and even threats? I remember even before DWTS, when Erin was going through the legal trauma with the man who had videotaped her naked in her hotel room, there were people saying that she was capitalizing on the story somehow. I didn’t really “know” her at all then but I was still appalled that people would criticize her after what she’d suffered…for what? Not hiding in shame because naked pictures of her had gotten out? I don’t even know. I do know that her confidence and poise seem to threaten some people and bring out the worst in them. Hmm, who does that remind me of?
Speaking of which, all my votes are still going to go to Kate. I’m hoping she improves this week – you never know, right? I don’t feel bad for voting for her because the structure is set up so that DWTS is a popularity contest as well as a dance contest. If she somehow made it much further and didn’t improve on her dancing, I might start to feel a bit uncomfortable, but as it is, there are plenty of really bad dancers who’ve made it past the third week on fan support. However much certain corners of the public want to clutch their pearls at the “outrage” being perpetrated, this really isn’t anything unusual for DWTS.
Been reading and enjoying your site for some time. I will be voting for Kate & Tony tonite via 3 cell phones and one on line account……….40 votes total I think.
Go Kate & Tony!!!!! Jon go suck a rotten egg, you jealous jerk.
I wonder if Erin realizes that by befriending Kate she has automatically acquired about 40 insane internet haters, and thousands of new fans who will silently be cheering her on?
Lindsey and Nancy ( and I am glad your are not a negative one 🙂 ), welcome to Imperfect Women. It is always great to see new people and I hope you stick around.
I still wish Kate would dance sooner on the show. Love the post. I just hope that she actually pulls off the tango because someone like Bruno who is saying such vile things everywhere, not just the show, will be shut up for once. I don’t vote but may vote for Erin, the poor girl. Looks like she is the next Kate on the show media wise. Kate shut Bruno up tonight!!
I am crossing my fingers that Kate does well tonight! I won’t be able to watch since I am working again tonight. But I will vote online and have hubby vote, and I will vote when I take my last break. I just want to see her nail it. Of course I will be scurrying to the computer after work to hear from you ladies how it went and what order everyone danced. I also like Erin alot and truth be told once Kate is voted off I will vote for her. But for now Kate gets all my votes just because she is trying to learn something new. I was just chuckling to myself about the votes ….List said both him and Jon voted last week………. wonder how many phones are they using????
Go Kate and Tony!!!
Tom Bergeron was on the Bonnie Hunt show this morning. He said that he thought Bruno was being a bit harsh on her. He said that he had never seen J&K Plus 8, so he had no preconceptions about Kate. He thinks she is very nice, funny, self-deprecating, and quick to smile. Bonnie asked him about all the negativity toward her in the press, as opposed to how she came off to him in real life. He said that it’s easier to write the headlines that way, which I think
we all know.
Thanks for the welcome. I’ve been lurking at IW for a long time and occasionally posting some rebuttals on other sites that don’t appreciate rebuttals and often refuse to print my comments. IMO they are cyber bullies and cyber stalkers and also bordering on being deranged.
Seems to me that in all the years I have watched DWTS I have only seen one Diva an her name is Bruno T.
LMAO. I love your humor Lindsey.
I have decided that I will vote for Kate as long as she’s still on the show. I only have one phone, and 3 email addresses, but I spent some time online and finally have figured out how to text, so I’ll be able to vote 5 ways, multiplied by the number of permissible votes per source. It won’t be 10 tonite, remember, the number of dancers was reduced by the elimination of Buzz. Everytime there is an elimination the number of permissible votes per voting source is reduced by 1. So if it was 10 last week, it will be 9 this week.
I know that Kate isn’t the best dancer, but she tries so hard and I think she’s terribly brave. I’m so glad that she is getting some exposure on national TV and the other celebrities on the show are publicly sticking up for her against the Khaters. I really don’t understand the intensity of the hate. And most of it is based on lies and distortions, in spite of the fact that they scream “liar” about her all the time. I read one post where the only statement was that everyone who liked Kate was an abusive white woman. Anyway, I’m hoping that Kate will improve tonight, last week, as she and Tony were exiting the stage, she said,” that’s it, no more nerves.” Maybe if she relaxes she’ll be ble to do better, being that nervous is certsinly one way to insure you will be stiff as a board. At least she’s trying, and that’s what I’m voting for.
GO KATE!!!
I hope Kate can pull through.
I wonder if Erin realizes that by befriending Kate she has automatically acquired about 40 insane internet haters, and thousands of new fans who will silently be cheering her on?
Very very true. Thanks for pointing that out.
Lindsey, loved your Bruno comment. Welcome! 🙂
I kind of regret using the “Negative Nancy” phrase – it is SO untrue of the Nancy’s I know in my life. Including our own, delightful, Nancy@IW!
Caren, way to go figuring out the texting thing. I needed someone to show me too. I have texted before, but never texted a vote. I guess Kate isn’t the only one learning new things.
He thinks she is very nice, funny, self-deprecating, and quick to smile.
Wow, I so appreciate Tom getting her sense of humor. People rarely acknowledge that Kate is often self-deprecating – it clashes with the image of her as an ego-monster.
I don’t really dislike Bruno but he’s always been my least favorite, after Carrie Ann, Tom and Len (and even maybe Samantha when she was there; definitely behind Brooke Burke, who I really like). It’s not so much that I think he’s too mean (Len is certainly grumpier, although, to be fair, I think Len’s just a purist and usually the dancers only piss him off if they deliberately do stuff they aren’t supposed to, like Derek and Nicole last week. I just find Bruno’s shtick kind of tiresome.
She looks good this week.
Here we go.. and yes, she looks good.
Kate should do better with the tango. Not as much fancy footwork.
Erin looks wonderful in Red. She had a few misses, but such a pretty girl.
Hi Lindsey, nice to see your post. Thanks for the laugh. 🙂
Anya, love the piece. Wanted to make sure I said that before I start watching. I like Brooke Burke’s comments about Kate. I never once thought that Erin was cheapening her profession by appearing on DWTS. Do these people have no sense of fun? I’m glad she fired back.
Oops, it started.
Erin & Maks
Performance 7 7 7
Tech 6 6 6
Wow, I am a bad judge. I thought she was wonderful
Once again I am sitting in the dark, LOL
Evan & Anna
Performance 989
Tech 9 8 9
See, what do I know. I liked Erin’s dance better.
Hi everyone!
Ohhh, we only get 9 votes this week. I though I gave one to the football Ochcinco (how ever you spell it). I hope Kate does better this week. I hate to have her being made fun of, but she’s still wanting to stick around so it must not bother her. She really does have a good sense of humor.
Niecy and Louie
Performance 6 6 6
Tech 6 6 6
The audience loved her! The judges are harsh and didn’t. I didn’t like it that much. Give her big kudos for the dance. She was pretty amazing last week.
Kate looks pretty.
Aiden and Edyta
Performance 5 5 5
Tech 6 6 6
It looked like she did all the work.
Nicole is up next. They’re making Kate wait again? Nicole should be fantastic.
Whoops! I forgot DWTS was on until just now! I’m glad I didn’t miss Kate… or did I?
Hi MamaP, she hasn’t gone on yet.
Nicole and Derek
Performance 9 8 9
Tech 9 8 9
Who else thought Nicole’s dress was going to slip? Wow, that looked close to becoming a malfunction.
I was a little concerned… I know she’s the singer/dancer, but I don’t honestly think she’s THAT good!
Lily, thanks very much for keeping us up-to-date on the scoring…and other issues! 🙂
I don’t know what I would do if I had to wait another 3 hours…..
Jake and Chelsie
Performance 7 6 6
Tech 6 7 6
I thought he was much better than last week. Again, I’m nervous for Kate because they are all so improved.
I haven’t seen Kate say “I love you” to her kids. I bet they aren’t watching tonight w/Jon’s filing and the “todo”
Kate’s next. She really looks good and relaxed.
Fingers crossed!
uhm OMG, she’s doing great. More to write.
WHOA
DEFINITELY better!! I’m actually smiling watching her this week!!!
Hey, she’s improved. Bruno says it’s a “mini-breakthrough”
Kate & Tony
Tech 4 5 5
Perf 6 6 6
4? Seriously? I think she did great, but obviously not as well as the others.
So she’s one point below Aiden? I think she’ll get the votes to make it through another week.
OMG!!! I just walked in to see Kate dance and she wasn’t that bad.
Scores were low, but Kate was DEFINTELY BETTER!
(I didn’t even cringe.)
Tony did fabulous with Kate this week. He kept the routine, “do-able” and showed her off to the best of her abilities.
Comments from the couch at home-
“She lookd so good this week!” “Look how happy she is!” “Wow, she’s so pretty!”
Good job, Kate and Tony.
🙂
During rehearsal when Kate was talking about having a hard time. Tony told her, “if you fail, he wins”.
Also during rehearsal, Kate tells Tony she wishes he had been given someone more capable.
Kate said this was the “do or die” week for her. In a snippet to the camera
The judges were all impressed.
Bruno said her technique was bad, but had high praise for her improvement.
Carrie Ann said she had a lot of respect for Kate’s dance.
The other guy, said that Tony had produced best dance so far from Kate.
She was so much better than before. I hope this makes her feel more confident. She says she wants to stay on.
WTG Kate!
Which judge gave her the 4???
So glad to hear that she has had a break-through. Hopefully, with the viewer support, she might make it another week.
BTW, anyone want to brag on their voting totals? 🙂
Based on these positive comments, I am happy to pop over to ABC.com and start voting. I am on the west coast and the phone lines won’t open for us for another couple of hours.
How are the vote tallies going? I logged in 45 so far- just waiting for the boys to hand over their AtT&T phones, and I am starting on my emails next.
Chad and Cheryl
Tech 7 6 8
Perf 8 7 8
He seems so sweet. He gave Cheryl a fab diamond ring as a thank you.
Carrie Ann gave her the 4.
I’m proud of her, this was the first night I could actually watch her without cringing. She did so much better, and they looked so happy!
Hi ladies! I’ve posted here once or twice, but usually just lurk 🙂 But I just had to come comment on Kate’s dance tonight… like MamaP and Ann said, I think she did much better this week!! And although she’s still got a long way to go, I think she’s so awesome and brave for doing something so obviously out of her comfort zone.
I also liked the intro… I think it showed just how difficult the last several years have been for her and how they’ve impacted her day-to-day life as well as her self-image. When she said she checks the news first thing in the morning to see what her life is going to be like that day I was shocked — I can’t imagine living like that! I also liked when Tony said that if she let the stress get the better of her then she’d let “him” win (not in those exact words, but close enough).
Ok, those are my two cents! I’m gonna try and vote for the first time tonight and I’ll be watching with crossed fingers tomorrow night!
I wonder if Pam is getting glitter in her eyes?
Yay Kate!
I thought she did much better, too! I am happy for her.
I also liked when Tony said that if she let the stress get the better of her then she’d let “him” win (not in those exact words, but close enough).-Heidi
I thought the same thing! Glad she didn’t let “him” win.
Kiki, that’s funny! 🙂
Pam and Damien
Tech 7 8 8
Perf 8 7 9
The judges loved her.
It was fun. I have to vote now and get some things done before tomorrow.
I am so glad she did better. She doesn’t have anything to be embarrassed about. Her improvement showed a lot of hard work. How on earth did she manage with what all she had to deal with? Wtg Kate!
Welcome back Heidi and I hope you continue to post!
I just DVR’d through the show when I got home from the ER- my 2 yr old fell down our drive way this evening, gash on her nose & a very swollen upper lip 🙁
Anywho- I’m very happy for Kate & her performance this evening. I thought she did a lot better & didn’t seem so terrified this week.
I also really liked Jake’s performance, he’s a cutie 🙂
Happy voting!
Hello, new and old posting friends. Love the comments!
Whew! I just finished voting tonight, but I noticed I can still vote until 11 in the morning? I still 2 phones to dial vote and text vote on. I guess I’ll do that in the morning.
I logged 106 votes tonight counting my daughter’s. And yes, I accidentally voted for Erin twice, but I like her, and she likes Kate so that’s OK. If Kate goes home, I’ll use my 5 emails, 5 AT&T phones and land line to vote for Erin instead! If only my computer were faster…
Once Kate goes home, Erin gets my votes. I like Erin and I do think she’ll possibly win.
Poke, hope you’re daughter is okay and heals fast. I agree…Jake is a cutie. Did anybody else catch how Carrie Anne was alluding to the fact that there was soemthing (maybe someone, Vienna) getting in the way of Jake and Chelsie’s dancing? Or am I did I read into that too much?
Ouch, Poke, no stitches, I hope?
Oh Ouch! Poke, I hope your daughter gets some sleep tonight. Did she have to get stitches?
Heidi, WELCOME!
Poke, sorry to hear about your little one. Poor thing (both of you!)
I have to confess that I am happy that most of us like Erin for a second favorite. It’s nice to be around like-minded people. Diversity is good too, so feel free to share if you like others (like Jake, Poke).
Actually, there is nobody I truly dislike this season. I have stated before I think Nicole has an unfair advantage, but it sure is fun to watch her dance.
As for my votes — the west coast lines will be open in a minute. Once I get going with those, I will be in the low triple digits. I am counting the votes of some who I asked to vote for Kate as “mine.” LOL.
I happen to have several email accounts, both personal and professional. I would feel I wasn’t doing my duty, if I didn’t give my all. I will have more time on my hands when Kate leaves, but I haven’t minded the energy I have invested – it is a POSITIVE exercise, which is more than I can say for people on the other side of the fence (if you know what I mean).
Ann & Pam- no stitches, but she looked pretty swollen when we got home. Will see how she looks in the morning & might check in w/her pediatrician, I’m not fond of the ER.
Theresa- what did Carrie Ann say that made you think that about Jake/Vienna? – I didn’t listen to any commentary, just watched the dancing.
Thank you ladies for giving me the update!! My hubby watched and he said she looked great. I have to wait until tommorrow to watch it on the computer but it will be well worth the wait after all the positive comments I have read tonite.
Poke, I’ve been trying to find a video of his performance to get the exact wording of Carrie Anne, but she alluded to the fact that they are not as connected as they could be and that there’s something holding them back.
Also, if you don’t like ER’s…and probably more for when your kids have colds, etc, than what your daughter had tonight….but, do you have any of those Take Care medical emergency places? There are several that are in my area, and they are a Godsend when your pc can’t see you asap, and the ER is too full.
It’s late and I just finished my voting. When I moved to MO from CA I kept my old cell phone number, so I have to wait until eleven pm in MO to vote. And since my PC (a desktop) is in my office and my TV is in the living room I wait and do it all at once. I’m afraid I’m a voting piker, just 54 votes, 1 phone, 1 text, 4 email accounts.
I thought she was so much improved. She was definitely more graceful and relaxed. Still a long ways to go but I hope she stays in, for at least a while longer. I loved what she said in the pre-dance segment, admitting she knew she wasn’t good and what the judges had said was true and fair. She is so honest about herself.
Well, it’s past my bedtime, so cheerio, ducks, more tomorrow.
It was so great to see Kate make a tiny breakthrough. I really wish she hadn’t gotten that one 4, but overall I think she should be really proud of herself and I have my fingers crossed that she’ll make it another week and continue to improve.
Poke, so sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she heals quickly.
A big welcome to Heidi and anyone else who has delurked recently. (And to those that still lurk, join in! We don’t bite!)
There is a thread in Book Nook that Anya just posted to discuss Kate’s new book- I Just Want You To Know.
I wasn’t going to vote for her this week because I really think she would like to get kicked off, but I did anyway. I couldn’t help myself…. 🙂
This morning I read the most bizarre gossip item:
You asked and I deliver! Here are the ones I don’t like on DWTS:
Bruno T. —–Drama Queen and total Diva
Carrie Ann—Diva wannabe……You did a lift?
Len G.———GOM (grumpy ole man)
Nicole S.——Troublemaker w/PCD and at DWTS–I hear she is a Kate hater.
Pam A.——–Baywatch ended 4 u over 20 yrs ago- enough of the sex kitten. Bruno likes her so I have to automatically have to give her a minus.
NTIM but I like Kate! I like Tony! Hey, I like Tony & Kate. WOW!
I only got 9 votes on line @ ABC.com. WIUWT??? I did get 30 votes in for Kate & Tony via phones. That sexy British voice that says, “thanks for voting for Kate & Tony”….Wow.
Kate, Wow, just wow! In your face Jon Gosselin.
the other weeks she’s been like a train wreck you couldn’t turn away from. last night she was so much better. hope she stays around so we can watch her continue to improve. i’m growing tired of the people they cast for this show who actually can dance and act from the get-go. people like kate never stand a chance.
Usually there is some truth in a rumor…..maybe she’s doing something with the kids and one of the specials where they will visit Hollywood for the summer or something like that. TLC would rent her home while they were there.-Susan from Florida
That sounds very reasonable Susan.
I think it’s smart of her to meet with agents. hope she is meeting with some. Do I think she’s Hollywood material? No. But, she’s in a circle right now that can make a lot of money and can afford her to be with her kids. This is the part of Kate I admire. She realizes that she has a lot of opportunties that are different and to at least entertain them. I admire her courage to step out of the box.
Lindsey, that sexy British voice? His teeth are probably bad. 🙂
It was SO much better. I especially like the little flippy move at the end (that is the technical term, right?) Miles to go…. but such an improvement!
I am happy for Kate. Her smile ssemed so genuine last night. I think Tony is a great guy and excellent teacher.
I’m basking in the afterglo–Kate was wonderful last night! She got all my votes all 126 of them! =))
She didn’t really say anything new on the Today show. They’re going to show more of the interview tomorrow (it was pretaped). She wasn’t on The View, and isn’t listed for this week.
DialIdol has her at the bottom of the votes. With their margin of error that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I still think she could stay for another week, or more.
I hope she’s on Joy’s show. I wish Joy could get her to loosen up a bit (maybe Tony could tell her how) and really say how she feels about things.
-Kiki, thanks for the info on the Today Show. I plan to look at the video later, but I appreciate the heads-up.
-Sheryl, way to go, 126! Excellent.
-Paige, I agree totally about Tony. I think he really is the best partner she could have gotten. They may not always see eye to eye, but that is to be expected
-Samantha, loved the flippy move at the end too. Probably the best move she has made all season. She executed it well and she looked like she enjoyed it!
-Pat, I know wouldn’t it be great if K did stick around another week and we saw even more improvement? Maybe even (dare I say) a 7? Hey, a girl can dream.
-Lindsey, LMAO at your impressions of the judges and the other contestants. I mostly agree with you. Even though you are right about Carrie and Len’s “quirks”, I don’t actually dislike them, but I can see why they would grate on some.
-Susan/Fl: Glad you voted and thanks for the article. I agree, there may be a little truth in it, but I don’t think Kate is delusional enough to think she’s the next Jen Aniston. LOL. Perhaps she will rent a house in California. If she is doing work in LA, wouldn’t it be better for her not to have to fly back and forth to get home. More time with the kids. That’s a good thing. For all we know, it may just be for the summer. We will see.
OMG! Have you seen the article about the (up for re-election) Republican holding a forum on Pa child labor laws. Calling Kevin & Jodi, Gloria Allred, Paul Petersen and some so called experts in child phycology.
My best guess is that Jon & List are Republicans and have b…bed, oops, promised their support if he would do this and/or getting the support monies reduced so they could hire the greatest media whore of all time Gloria A. to testify….she ain’t cheap, doncha know.
What?
No, I disagree Lindsey. Idon’t think Jon is behind this at all. It doesn’t sound as if anyone from TLC or the Gosselin family (not counting the Kreiders) will be there though, so we’ll see only one perspective. I’m very interested to see what happens though. It’s just a hearing to explore whether PA child labor laws should be tightened regarding the entertainment industry. Personally, I think a little tweaking is necessary to address this new form of entertainment, and might help keep the child advocates from screaming “abuse” every time they see a little kid on TV.
Sheryl, 126??? You beat me! Anyone else have a tally? Ssam and I challenged Anya and Jennie, but I am not sure what those final counts were?
I am ashamed to say I only put in 40. I’m a bad sheeple. Sorry Ann, I understand if you want to trade me to another team 🙂
I was able to watch when I got home today ! Yes she did so much better and my goodness she looked beautiful …the best costume yet:) I am so happy that you all did such a great reporting job.
The news is out that the custody hearing will be May 25th. I am so sad Jon is taking this action.
On a positive note if you watch all the interviews after the show all the dancers are rooting for Kate and it sounds like she is well liked by everyone !!!!!!!! I can see them swooning over at other sites as get their pants in a wad:}
Crossing my fingers tonite that Adrian will go home since he had the second lowest score.
Sheryl, that’s awesome. Sam, I am right where you are. I urged my friends who don’t watch to dance, but haven’t heard.
First couples who are safe.
Chad and Cheryl
Jake and Chelsie
Evan and Anna are safe.
I would really like to see what Kate can do next week. Hope she makes it.
Actually, I encouraged my friends to vote. 🙂 I think they should dance too.
Thanks for the updates, Lily. Keep them coming.
Nicole and Derek
Pamela and Damian
These guys are safe.
Well , who is left?
These guys are left. I don’t know…I’m afraid it might be Kate’s farewell.
Niecy and Louie
Aiden and Edyta
Erin and Maks
Kate and Tony
Wow Sade is still beautiful. Does she age?
Erin and Maks are safe.
The talked to Kate. She said it was the first time she had fun and she was addicted. She teared up at the thought of leaving. As prompted in the interview, Kate said she loved Tony and thanked him for putting up w/her.
Sorry, I am all over the place. Kate thanked Tony for sticking w/her. Forgive me, I was multi-tasking.
Kate is safe!!!! She looked so afraid it was her.
Aiden and Edyta are not coming back.
Niecy will be back.
That is fantastic!
Wow, she wasn’t even in the bottom two. Voting for Kate must be strong. I’d love to know the numbers.
May 25 was the season finale last year. This year, the custody hearing. Sad, tough year for the Gosselins.
That’s great! I didn’t see the whole show because my daughter and I are also watching Idol. And the Duggars. It gets very confusing sometimes. By Thursday, I’m wondering whether someone is performing, or leaving. And then I realize it’s The Office and 30 Rock. Yay for scripted television.
Kate is going to be a guest co-host on Entertainment Tonight tomorrow. I wonder if they’re looking at her to be a special DWTS correspondent during the next season, the way Marie Osmond was?
Well, once again, my great friends at IW have given me laughter and the results of DWTS without me having to keep my eyes on ABC tonight. I was attempting homemade spaghetti sauce that didn’t turn out so well…I guess it’s time to go to one of the other links on IW and ask for some advice! 🙂
I am SO happy for Kate that she is safe again this week because I think that she’s getting into the groove (literally and figuratively). I hope she is one of those “black horses” that surprises everyone and becomes an awesome dancer. I’m not sure whether or not she could take home the “mirror ball trophy;” but I’m sure that her kids are so proud of her working to provide for them in anyway that she can instead of sitting around dreaming up ways to hurt their father like he’s hurting her.
I am so upset with Jon’s antics and behavior that I don’t know what to say without using a curse word! haha! 🙂 I can’t believe that there was a time that I bought into his faithfulness and loyalty to their “family unity.” And calling Kate an absentee mother is a huge slap in the face of all of the working, single mothers out there providing for their kids. I think that the horrible advice from all of the “yes men” (is that what they call celebrities-if you could classify Jon as a celebrity) in his life made him believe that he could win a battle against Kate because…SHE WORKS???!! UGHH!!!
I’ll stop now before my blood pressure reaches an all time high! 🙂
Really quickly, I’d just like to thank you all for your prayers and well wishes surrounding my disease and illness. This past weekend, my daughter and I were able to take a 4 day vacation to the beach!! 🙂 Things like this are SOO important because medically my doctors give little hope; however I know that NOTHING is impossible for God so that is where I get my strength to fight harder now than ever before.
Jon ought to walk in our family’s shoes for one day…he would see that QUALITY in everyday life FAR SURPASSES quantity. I’m pretty sure that Kate makes certain that her time with the kids is quality. We’ve already seen a tiny window of Jon’s time with his kids…I recall him snapping at Mady and Cara, tearing their posters apart and grounding them from the family activities just because they said that they liked to do projects with mommy.
Ok…I’m done with my ranting!! Everyone have an awesome night!
Jacquelyn,
I’m so glad you had some time at the beach with your daughter. Praying you continue to stay strong.
Kate did do much better this week. I really was surprised at how much she had improved, and she looks like she is enjoying herself.
Kate is going to be a guest co-host on Entertainment Tonight tomorrow. I wonder if they’re looking at her to be a special DWTS correspondent during the next season, the way Marie Osmond was?-Kiki
That would be neat. She would be good at that and in her element. And, it would tick off Samantha Harris to no end. Love it. 🙂
Jacquelyn, my continued prayers on your health, friend. You are an inspiration.
To Ann….my comments about Jon, List and the up for re-election Republican candidate were meant to be satarical or very tongue in cheek. I apologize that it didn’t come across that way. My actual point was that I wouldn’t put anything past Jon and his (tabloid-lawyers-r-us.com) attorney List.
To Jacquelyn…I’m sending my very best good thoughts into the universe, all with the your name on them……………and I have several of the best homemade spaghetti sauce recipes if you are interested. All are easy to make and yummy to eat and as with all my recipes “Love is in the Mix”.
Enjoyed reading everyone’s comments.
Oh, sorry, Lindsey! Re-reading I can see that now.
Jacqueline, I was thinking about you and everything you’ve battled medically this week. You are one strong woman. 🙂
I don’t think Jon is able to understand this, either that or he just doesn’t care. In the last year I have seen a side of Jon that Kate must have found very hard to deal with. I don’t agree with the way she snapped at him but I can now see that everything about him must have been terribly irritating. He is unable to think logically ahead and just makes snap decisions that only hurt him and make him look bad. Everyone sees his jealousy is ruling this custody suit. He doesn’t want the kids, he only wants the money that Kate is earning. I really believe that he would be willing to take the kids money and run. Now that he doesn’t have a young 22 year old to support him, he is doing this. Knowing all this about him, it still shocked me when his attorney announced that Jon wanted to do a show with Kate again. I hope she doesn’t do it. I for one, would not watch a show with him on it.
Thanks so much everyone for your encouragement, well wishes and prayers as they’ve truly carried me through and has given me even more strength to do the things that will make memories that my husband and kids will carry with them always!
I really believe that he would be willing to take the kids money and run.~Jan
Unfortunately Jan, I agree. He seems to have checked out emotionally.
David Zurawik (zontv) is having a feeding frenzy off Kate and is apparently trying to create his very own 15 Minutes. His blog seems to be a forum for a few fanatics who spend all day every day spewing their venom toward Kate. These women seemingly worship Z and so he becomes more puffed up each day. Today he is saying ABC has no credibility because Kate is safe again.
Is anyone else totally amazed that the Baltimore Sun allows an employee to continue these vile attacks on someone he doesn’t know or has never met?
I posted several pro Kate comments that were never published. Pro Kate comments are deleted! Makes me wonder if the Baltimore Sun is aware that they employ a biased tabloid type blogger using their masthead, and that he has bevy of cult followers who post comments that probably should be labeled as liable.
I wrote a ltr to the Balt Sun about this subject several weeks ago. No reply. Doncha hate being totally ignored? I do! They better reply before I get my panties (unnawares) in a wad.
The wrath of the Lindseynator should never be invoked.
On another matter, Aunt Jodi testified this AM at the Pa child labor law forum. She sounded creditable sorta, no, no she didn’t, but there are probably many who think she was sincere who don’t know the facts. I might have believed her if she & Kevin hadn’t become jealous pigs who sold out their family for $’s. I believe that Jodi projects onto Kate all of her own failures, frustrations, and disappointments in her own life. She has -0- self awareness and is an insult to legitimate child advocates everywhere.
Uh, oh it seems the wrath of the Lindseynator has been invoked after all. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Is anyone else totally amazed that the Baltimore Sun allows an employee to continue these vile attacks on someone he doesn’t know or has never met?-Lindsey
Well, that just proves what a rag paper they are. A decent paper would not employ somene like this guy.
People like this guy and all the others who rip Kate to shreds might eventually be earning her some money, provided they step over the line (and we know they do). She has good lawyers.
The wrath of the Lindseynator….that’s funny! 🙂
Someone.
Geeze, I need to proofread or start using spellcheck. 🙂
Hi guys! Hope everyone is enjoying the day.
Lindsey, I’ve commented about Z and Lillian Glass before (I see them w/the same agenda). I’m not surprised he didn’t let your comments through. He’s been calling the crazy haters to his site since J&K split. I agree Theresa, it shows what a rag the Baltimore Sun is. They are probably struggling like any paper and happy for whatever readers they can rake in.
This was an interesting tweet from Jon regarding the hearing today. Problem w/Jon, is you never know what to believe. But, I can’t stand Jodi and saw a few minutes. She was very eager to dish instead of answering “yes or no”. I saw where she was asked a question about the children and instead of answering she went into a spiel about why they came forward. (again, I only saw a few minutes).
Here’s the twit from Jon:
The allegations made today by Kevin and Jodi Kreider have not been my experience at all during the production of “Jon & Kate plus8.”
I’m sure the haters will be saying that TLC twisted Jon’s arm until he agreed to twit. 🙂
J&k+8 were all about 22 min w/commercials. Take out the couch time and we actually only saw snippets of the chldren’s life. The montages of the kid’s activities (hurry scurry w/the camera) often aggravated me because I just wanted to watch the kids in a block of time. At most, we prob only saw 15 min of them in a 1/2 hr. show.
Jacquelyn, I’m so happy that you got to enjoy some time in the sun w/your daughter. As always, keeping you in my thoughts.
Just finished reading, “I Just Want You To Know”. It is sweet and poignant and very insightful. I did not read one bad word about Jon or other family. I think Kate poured her soul into each and every word written to her kids and I think they will forever hold those words close to their hearts all their lives.
The book wasn’t sad or funny, just sweet and touching. It contained none of the snarky things that the HKIAB (hateful know it all bitches) have been putting poison pen to.
Buy it, read it, you WILL like it.
Please excuse my stupidity IW!
My post at about the Kate’s book should have gone on BookNook. I’m brilliant but technically challenged so don’t know if it’s possible to transfer it over. Technically challenged and don’t know how to cut and paste either, still brilliant though.
At most, we prob only saw 15 min of them in a 1/2 hr. show. – Lily
Excellent point.
Yes, Jon is never responsible for his own behavior. It’s #1 in the Kate-Haters Book of Rules (this a book that goes on for pages and pages, by the way).
My girl, Jacquelyn, so glad you checked in and got a little vacay in! You deserve it!
Lindsey, of course you are brilliant! We know that.
Want to know who isn’t brilliant?
You could hardly have a better example as to how an ideologue distorts an event or facts to fit her or his worldview — the opposite of journalism. – David Zurawik in a recent blog post
So do you think that Dave Z was talking about himself here??? Of course not. He was pointing the finger at Rachel Maddow (MSNBC host). He goes on to criticize not only Maddow, but Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Just how deluded and out of touch with reality is this man?
Here’s my advice for Z – – – – –
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
I’m going to be evil and say I don’t see what was so wrong in pretending it was Christmas morning a few days early (or whatever). In fact, I bet they’re not the only parents to ever do this. As long as the kids got their sticky buns and presents, I doubt that they cared much, and if they did, I’m sure they’re over it by now. I notice Kevin said, “Can you imagine how confused eight little kids were that morning?” Was he actually there, or is he imagining it, too? No specific reactions mentioned, such as “one of them cried”, or “they asked mommy why they did this”.
And RadarOnline mentioned that some of the potty episodes took place in Jo/Ke’s house. I guess it didn’t bother them all that much at the time. I wonder if they were upset that one of their children was shown in her “unnnawears”?
Kiki, I remember the early Christmas being one of the items on Julie’s blog, she said it was done for the convenience of the crew. If you strip away her bias, it doesn’t sound that evil to have Christmas early. Jodi and Kevin makes it sound so sinister in that the children were later told it wasn’t really Christmas morning. As if they sat them down and drug all the joy out of them in the most traumatizing fashion. Jodi filmed the entire season that episode aired, that was the year they went to Utah. I also made a comment awhile ago about watching an early episode and Jodi had the kids alone in the basement w/the cameraman. The kids were playing w/the balls on the pool table and no one was watching them.
I had a completely different impression of Jodi until I saw the ROL interviews. That was such a horrible thing to do.
JODI MAKES ME SICK!!!! Okay, got that off my chest! Does she remember she exploited her children????? OMG! I’m so sick of that.
Now, back to the dancing. I think Kate did a good job. She actually looked like she enjoyed herself. We all know she doesn’t have a career in dancing, but she is having fun, making a living for her family (which her ex-husband can’t do and this sure beats the salary in nursing, as “they” seem to think she shoudl do). I was glad when Carrie Ann said she was “proud” of her. I too liked the flippy part at the end.
Those two have a heckuva lot of nerve complaining that doing the show lead to the kids being talked about online. Jodi might want to address that with sis and her friends.
I hope Paul P. does succeed in getting some regulations for kids in reality tv. I just don’t think that it will change things as much as people think. I don’t think it would necessarily prevent something like the Christmas incident. If the kids had been told beforehand that it wasn’t really Christmas, and they were to pretend that it was, that could be considered acting. But if they weren’t told, then they were just behaving normally. And I think parents are allowed to celebrate holidays when they darn well please.
And why were Jo/Ke whispering about “Kate cheating” when they could have been talking about important stuff like pretend Christmas?
Oh, Kevin, that Dwight Schrute hairstyle doesn’t do a thing for you.
Oh, Kevin, that Dwight Schrute hairstyle doesn’t do a thing for you.
Haha! Seriously. Though I was likening him more to Alfafa in the Little Rascals, minus the pronounced cowlick.
Kat,
I agree with you …Jodi makes me sick also. I go one step futher…Kevin makes me sick. He says he loves his sister!!!! Oh, please save Kate from this sicko if he thinks what he and Jokey have said and done can be labeled as love.
I ask you all this…………Which is worse, having a pretend Christmas (& probably a real one too) or having an Aunt & Uncle go on TV saying you have phycological problems because your parents are child abusers. Also having an Aunt (Jokey) go on hate blogs with all the other HKIAB and trashing your lovely mom?
Oh no, I feel the Lindseynator coming on again. Gotta take a break from this farce.
Okay, how many people have “pretended” it was a holiday with their kids? Are birthday parties always on the actual birthday? Do extended families have multiple “Christmas Days”? It happens. When my father was sick we had Christmas Day on, eeeekkkk, December 26th. It happens and kids are not “damaged”. Kids forget such trial things but I doubt they will forget the rift between the family.
I agree, regulations should be made in this new era of reality shows especially where children are concerned. If Kevin and Jodi had some valid issues, I’d be backing them. What it appears to me, outside of the fame of it all, they are trying to dictate how parents should raise their children. Can you say Glass Houses? If they would have sited working hours (maybe they did I didn’t watch it) it might have some weight. I wonder if these two are being told what to say now by Gloria. Doesn’t she have a history of taking cases that are “public” interest? Isn’t she also representing Tiger’s porn star mistress? I hope PA sees the “fame hunt” from the “facts” and uses this opportunity to promote regulations that actually make sense.
And Lindsey, you’re right….. Kevin sure shows love in a odd way. I don’t blame Kate for cutting them out. After all the “secrets” Jodi and her sister spewed, it was probably in her best interest and the best interest of her children to eliminate the chance of her perfect sister in laws internet judgement.