- Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba elaborated on her Giada De Laurentiis critiques beyond the show’s new one-word review rule.
- Inaba shared online what she really thought about De Laurentiis’ performance and message on the show overall.
- Though the show has a panel of three judges, only two were allowed to give fuller feedback on Tuesday’s episode, while one was relegated to a single-word review.
Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba might not be fully in step with the show’s new one-word review rule.
After the show implemented a stipulation mandating that a rotating combination of two of the show’s three judges were able to give beyond a single-word critique on Tuesday’s “Viral Hits Night” episode, the longtime panelist elaborated on the feedback she would’ve given to the show’s latest eliminee, Giada De Laurentiis.
“I was sad I didn’t have a chance to say more on air,” Inaba wrote on Threads in response to a post from the competition series’ official account.
Inaba went on to write that “watching Giada dance as a true and absolute beginner was inspiring and I commend her on being so courageous.”
She added that what “makes her so incredibly special is the grounded honesty she expressed while going through this journey while also expressing pure glee and joy in the process of learning something new” in the ballroom.
“It’s wonderfully freeing to step out of your comfort zone but only becuase it’s also absolutely terrifying,” Inaba finished, capping the post with “Bravo” alongside a heart-shaped emoji.
One viewer replied to the exchange, expressing frustration over the newly implemented rule for the show’s panel of judges, which also includes Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.