Dancing With the Stars: TV Guide Interview With Tom Bergeron
TV Guide was able to talk to Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron about the show recently and he had some very interesting things to say about the show, behind the scenes. Here’s an excerpt:
TVGuide.com: Drew Lachey, who filled in for Samantha, seemed appreciative of everything he learned from you. What are your thoughts on him?
Bergeron: Having Drew onboard was a master stroke on a lot of levels. He and I are buddies. We’re from different generations so I don’t see him a lot socially, but every time we’re together in a work setting there’s a very easy chemistry between us. I’m very fond of him. I think he’s a great natural talent. I think you could watch in those three weeks how much he grew. By Week 3 we were giving each other a full ration of guff. I loved that. I love that he called me “Father Time” from backstage and my first impulse was to go back there and try to get into his face.
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TVGuide.com: Speaking of which, are we seeing next season’s celebrity dancers in this year’s audience? We’ve seen Florence Henderson, Tori Spelling, Ken Howard and many of Cameron’s friends from the soap-opera world.
Bergeron: If you go back and look at tapes of previous seasons, you can see Mario Lopez and Jane Seymour in the audiences. I know Jane was on the fence about doing the show. I think it’s a fair guess that some of the faces that you see in the audience are either in negotiations or hope to be.TVGuide.com: How nerve-racking was Marie’s fainting?
Bergeron: I immediately snapped into “Dad” mode. Being on television was the last thing on my mind. Therefore, it was quite easy to just get us off the air by tossing to a commercial and then focus on the real priority, which was Marie. It was like one of my kids falling down — the world shuts down because you’re hyperfocused on that. Jerry Springer left a message for me the next day complimenting my calm and cool, but the truth of the matter is, I couldn’t imagine doing anything but what I did.
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1 opinion for Dancing With the Stars: TV Guide Interview With Tom Bergeron
pouncer84
Nov 5, 2007 at 5:47 pm
This was a fun article. His take on Drew was right on. Him/Drew compared to him/Samantha are almost polar opposites. With Drew, he was more relaxed and playful. Not so much with Sam.
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