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Bobby Bones is publicly responding to “worst dancer” accusations.
On Sunday, August 18, Julianne Hough, 36, dance with the stars She “strongly disagrees” in response to audience question Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
When another guest, country singer Mickey Guyton, replied “Bobby Bones,” Hough paused before replying: “I actually agree with you, I think it’s because of the fanbase .It’s all about the fan base of that show.
In a video shared on his Instagram on August 19, Bones responded to the interview and noted his fondness for Hough, whom he has “met a few times.” After praising the dancer’s “diplomacy,” he accused Guyton of naming him.
“I’m the worst dancer. I’m proud of that,” he admits. “Now, I work as hard as anyone in the history of this show, but I can’t dance now and I couldn’t dance in the past.”
“But do you know who destroyed the great evil empire of Dance? Well, it wasn’t evil, and it wasn’t an empire, it was me and you! We did it together,” Bones continued.
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“I’m the greatest champion of all time. I’m not saying I’m the greatest dancer, I’m the greatest champion of all time. I’m the people’s man. I’m your chosen one,” he continued, adding Adding, “But Mickey Guyton, what? Julianne Hough, you’re cool.”
He continued, “I was a terrible dancer, I was a terrible dancer, but they changed the rules after I left because the fan vote was so good.”
Bones won the Mirror Ball Trophy with 2018 Decentralized WTS Kiss Shanna Burgess. Although the judges gave him a low score, he was awarded the title when America voted him the winner. Milo Manheim was second, Evanna Lynch was third and Alexis Ren was fourth.
Shortly after his win, the 44-year-old radio host jokingly told People magazine that he planned to hang up his dancing shoes for a while and addressed the criticism he had received for his performance.
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“I will never dance again,” he said at the time. “I’m retired from dance. It’s crazy because when I started dancing I had no idea how hard it actually was. Being around the pros and seeing them do their thing, they’re professional athletes.”
“People online who like the show have been very cruel to me,” he explained. “If people like dance, then you don’t like me on that show. If people like to keep trying new things and being uncomfortable all over, then I think that’s who I can relate to. No dancehall fan is going to like me .
