Paula Deen eliminated after 6 weeks on Dancing With the Stars
Staff Reports
ALBANY — Celebrity chef Paula Deen was eliminated Monday night after dancing the nights away for six weeks on “Dancing With the Stars.”
When “Stars” host Tom Bergeron made the announcement, the Albany native took it in stride.
“I’m so excited!” she exclaimed. “I get to go see my grandbabies.”
At the end of the Monday night broadcast, based on the lowest combined judges’ scores and viewer’s votes from the “Switch Up” and “Most Memorable Year” performances, Deen and her pro dance partner, Louis Van Amstel, were eliminated from the competition.
Asked about her experience on the show, Deen told Begeron that “it has been wonderful.”
“I’ve been like a fish out of water for six weeks,” she said. “It was such a wonderful journey.”
Deen said that it “took them a long time” to convince her to compete on the show, but added, “It was worth it.”
Eight celebrities and their pro dance partners will return for the next episode at 8 p.m. Monday on ABC.
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