'Dancing with the Stars' Alum Antonio Sabàto Jr Explains Why He Thinks the Show is 'Rigged'
justjared.comAntonio Sabàto Jr. is calling out Dancing with the Stars. If you forgot, the 52-year-old model and former General Hospital actor competed on season 19 of the ABC dancing competition with partner Cheryl Burke and ended up finishing in eighth place.
While reuniting with Cheryl, 40, on her Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans podcast, Antonio explained why he believes that the show is “rigged.” Keep reading to find out more…“To be honest, I I think that that the show is partly rigged in a sense,” Antonio said. “Yeah.
It is rigged.” Antonio went on to say that he believes that contestants who have a dance background have an unfair advantage in the competition. “It’s rigged in this way.
First of all, if you’re not a dancer or you don’t have dancing skills from a young age, you’re not going to win,” Antonio explained. “I think that somebody who’s never danced — because the the whole premise of the show would be celebrities who’s never danced — but the majority of winners are dancers.” Cheryl then pointed out that her former partner NFL star Emmitt Smith, who she won season 3 with, had never danced before competing on the show. “Yeah, but he had moves,” Antonio challenged. “He had soul.
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