“Dancing with the Stars” has seen its second celebrity exit of Season 21.
(Spoiler Alert: This story reveals who went home on “DWTS.”)
From an “in jeopardy” group that included Gary Busey and Anna Trebunskaya (their second time in that group in as many nights) and Victor Espinoza and Karina Smirnoff, it was the jockey and his pro who went home.
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Victor told show hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews he had “an amazing time,” including before his elimination, when he danced alongside Karina in a number inspired by her hometown.
Tuesday night saw the departure of Victor, but it also saw a new pair take the top leaderboard spot – Tamar Braxton and Valentin Chmerkovskiy. The duo shot to the top spot with a fun routine that impressed the judges.
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“That was the funkiest Charleston I have ever seen on the show,” Carrie Ann Inaba said.
“You killed it,” she added, speaking to Tamar. “You are such a dynamic performer. … You nailed it.”
Val and Tamar scooped the top spot with 25 out of 30 points.
Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess were close behind with an emotional foxtrot that Carrie Ann called “poetry.” It earned them 24 points and a second place finish on Tuesday.
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Third place for the night, though, turned into a three-way tie between Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough, Hayes Grier and Emma Slater and Andy Grammer and his pro, Allison Holker. Each team earned 23 points.
Tuesday night’s leaderboard was:
- Tamar Braxton & Val Chmerkovskiy 25/30
- Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess 24/30
- Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough 23/30
- Hayes Grier & Emma Slater 23/30
- Andy Grammer & Allison Holker 23/30
- Alexa PenaVega & Mark Ballas 22/30
- Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold 22/30
- Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson 21/30
- Victor Espinoza & Karina Smirnoff 20/30
- Paula Deen & Louis van Amstel 18/30
- Kim Zolciak-Biermann & Tony Dovolani 18/30
- Gary Busey & Anna Trebunskaya 15/30
— Jolie Lash
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