Why Gabby Windey Was Chosen for 'Dancing With the Stars' Over Rachel Recchia
etonline.comGabby Windey has Rachel Recchia to thank for her gig. On the latest episode of SiriusXM's , Robert Mills, Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming, ABC Entertainment, revealed how the pilot pushed for her co-lead to compete on .«Gabby is actually on — and this is the God's honest truth — she's on because of Rachel,» Robert said. «When we were at CMA Fest in Nashville in June, we were having dinner and Rachel said, 'You have to put Gabby on.
This is her dream. She would be so good. Please, please put her on.'»Up until that point, Robert said, «We were not thinking about Gabby for at all,» despite the fact that the ICU nurse was previously a Denver Broncos cheerleader.«For whatever reason she wasn't really [on our radar],» he added. «And then I was like, 'Why didn't we think of Gabby?'»Gabby, who was recently announced as a season 31 competitor alongside Selma Blair, Teresa Giudice and others, will be far from the first Bachelor Nation star to vie for the mirrorball trophy.
Melissa Rycroft, Trista Sutter, Jake Pavelka, Sean Lowe, Chris Soules, Nick Viall, Joe Amabile, Hannah Brown, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Matt James have all taken spins around the ballroom.«With Hannah Brown, we were sort of like, we have to put her on.
It just felt like a natural [fit],» Robert explained. «Kaitlyn, when we put her on, that was actually because Kaitlyn released a song called 'If I'm Being Honest'… I'm like, 'You know, you forget, Kaitlyn's a good entertainer.
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