After Xochitl Gomez’s waltz Derek Hough get emotional and remembers Len Goodman
Derek Hough got emotional as he praised Dancing with the Stars contestants Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy during the semi-finals on Tuesday, November 28.
“I was thinking how important this season is, what the seriousness of this season means, because this is the first time we have the Len Goodman Trophy,” the 38-year-old Hough told the 17-year-old Gomez after their waltz. partner Val Chmerkovskiy to Lady Gaga “La Vie en Rose.”
“And I’ll tell you right now, Lens would have loved that dance,” Hough said, choking back tears. “He was absolutely right. Excellent.”
Carrie Ann Inaba also paid tribute to Goodman with her perfect score of 10, saying, “If I were Lens, I would give it a 10.” The duo received 30 out of 30 from the judges’ panel, leaving them with a total score of 60 points from the night.
Lens became a integral part of the show, the show rename the trophy name in his honor
Goodman died at the age of 78 in April, less than a year after retiring from DWTS after Season 31. He served as a judge on the reality competition series from 2005 to 2022. In September, DWTS’s grand prize, the Mirrorball Trophy, was renamed. In his honor. good man. ,
The show did not replace Goodman at the judges’ table but instead brought in guest judges for several episodes throughout season 32.
The show celebrated Goodman’s legacy last month when former DWTS pros, including Max Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, and Karina Smirnoff, returned to perform a dance tribute to the late judge to Henry Mancini’s “Moon River.”