Ilona Maher Explains Why She Wanted To Be ‘Almost Naked’ On ‘DWTS’

Access Hollywood spoke to Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten after their “Dancing With The Stars” performance which was dedicated to the Olympic medalist’s rugby team. Ilona previously said that she wanted to be “almost naked” on the show this week and she explained why it was so important to her. “I really wanted to, I think, coming on this show, my thing was that I wanted to show big muscular girls that you can dance and feel feminine and pretty and that has always been my message.” Adding, “I want to show more, I want to show all my shoulders, all the parts of me, the cellulite, whatever it is when I dance. That’s why I said, ‘less fabric, less fabric’ because I’m very proud of what my body can do and I’m very proud of how it looks and what it’s done for me and taken me in my career so I don’t want to hide it.” “Dancing with the Stars” airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC.