Bringing a traditional cartoon to life. Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas dressed as Marge and Homer Simpson for his or her Disney+ Evening efficiency on Dancing With the Stars.
“Mark my phrases, that’s about to go viral,” choose Derek Hough mentioned of the dance to the Simpsons theme tune in the course of the Monday, October 10, episode. Len Goodman, in the meantime, had nothing however good issues to say in regards to the 18-year-old TikTok influencer’s execution. “I didn’t prefer it, I liked it. It was so tight, it was collectively. It was filled with wit and characterization. Marge, you’re magical,” he mentioned.
In a pre-taped bundle, D’Amelio confirmed Ballas, 36, a clip from her visitor look on the long-running sitcom. “I obtained to be on an episode and that was a very cool second,” she mentioned. Regardless of being a fan of the present, getting into the Simpson matriarch’s sneakers did pose some challenges for the social media character.
“Not solely am I studying a brand new type of jazz, I’m doing it with Marge Simpson’s wig on my head,” she mentioned. The Connecticut native donned the character’s towering blue hairdo for the present. “I’m a bit of nervous in regards to the wig within the efficiency,” she admitted, including, “I’m gonna should dive in hair first.” The previous aggressive dancer instructed cohost Alfonso Ribeiro of the blue accent: “It’s not heavy which is good nevertheless it’s tight. There’s about 300 bobby pins in my head proper now.”
Regardless of D’Amelio’s considerations, the hairpiece stayed on all through the dance and he or she and Ballas acquired a complete rating of 36, tying for first place with Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy and Wayne Brady and Witney Carson. Nevertheless, earlier than the judges gave their suggestions, Tyra Banks apologized to the content material creator for a earlier mistake.
“Now Charli, final week … I known as your boyfriend Landon Barker, and his identify is Logan.” The D’Amelio Present character motioned along with her fingers to Banks, 48, that it was really the opposite means round. “OK, I simply mentioned it backwards once more. What’s fallacious with me with this? Why can’t I get this?” the America’s Subsequent High Mannequin alum replied.
Banks then addressed Barker, 19, straight. “Hi there, Landon. I’m so sorry. Your lady did so effectively tonight … I apologize once more,” she mentioned. The California native, who was sitting within the viewers, smiled and laughed. D’Amelio, for her half, responded, “all good.”
The Charli vs. Dixie star, who confirmed her romance with Barker in July, had different family members within the crowd for Disney+ night time. “The individuals who taught me jazz, my hometown dance academics are right here,” she instructed Ribeiro, 51. “Meaning quite a bit to me, [they came] all the way in which from Connecticut.”
The influencer additionally instructed the Recent Prince of Bel-Air alum the way it felt to see her mother, Heidi D’Amelio, getting near her on the scoreboard. “I’m so happy with her. … It’s so good seeing her look so snug and be the star,” Charli replied. “That’s who I feel she is and that’s who she us to me.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on Disney+ on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
