‘Dancing With the Stars’: Hannah Brown Disses Her Exes — Plus, a Heartbreaking Elimination

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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Hannah Brown Disses Her Exes — Plus, a Heartbreaking Elimination

Showing improvement! The Dancing With the Stars season 28 cast found their footing during the Monday, October 7, episode as they danced to popular songs. James Van Der Beek shared happy news, taking the cameras to an ultrasound with wife Kimberly Van Der Beek as the couple confirmed that she is pregnant with their sixth child. The duo are already parents of Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 15 months. Kimberly, 37, called the baby’s heartbeat “the best sound,” and James, 42, explained the special significance of the moment. “Hearing the heartbeat was, it’s something you never take for granted,” he noted through tears. The actor then revealed that the pair have dealt with miscarriages in the past. “We’ve had five kids. We’ve had three miscarriages in between those,” he told his partner, Emma Slater. “Miscarriage is something that people really don’t talk about, and we wanted to recognize that it happens to people. We wanted to destigmatize that as much as we possibly could.” [jwplayer YcAp3MGB-l3ahXupL] Meanwhile, Hannah Brown took out her anger over her past relationships in a rage room with partner Alan Bersten. “These are all my ex-boyfriends,” the 25-year-old declared while smashing wine bottles and screaming. The reality star ended her engagement to Jed Wyatt ahead of the Bachelorette finale in July. She also failed to reconcile with runner-up Tyler Cameron, despite a date night shortly after season 15 concluded airing. Bersten, 25, challenged Brown to not smile during the dance, which she struggled with, but her alter-ego assisted. “Hannah Beast’s gonna come out,” she warned. Peta Murgatroyd also flew in Lamar Odom’s children, Destiny, 21, and Lamar Jr., 17, to surprise him during rehearsals. His daughter noted how “amazing” it was to see him dance after his near-death overdose in 2015. At the judges’ table, Carrie-Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli were joined by season 17 contestant Leah Remini. The guest judge weighed in as part of ABC’s “Cast From the Past” week. The King of Queens alum, 49, and her partner, Tony Dovolani, were eliminated during week 10 in 2013, while Amber Riley took home the mirrorball trophy. The bottom two consisted of Odom and Murgatroyd as well as Karamo Brown and Jenna Johnson. The judges chose to save Brown and Johnson. “I’m lucky to be walking and talking,” the former NBA player said after his elimination. Scroll through the gallery below for a recap of each dance and score.

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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Hannah Brown Disses Her Exes — Plus, a Heartbreaking Elimination

Showing improvement! The Dancing With the Stars season 28 cast found their footing during the Monday, October 7, episode as they danced to popular songs. James Van Der Beek shared happy news, taking the cameras to an ultrasound with wife Kimberly Van Der Beek as the couple confirmed that she is pregnant with their sixth child. The duo are already parents of Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 15 months. Kimberly, 37, called the baby’s heartbeat “the best sound,” and James, 42, explained the special significance of the moment. “Hearing the heartbeat was, it’s something you never take for granted,” he noted through tears. The actor then revealed that the pair have dealt with miscarriages in the past. “We’ve had five kids. We’ve had three miscarriages in between those,” he told his partner, Emma Slater. “Miscarriage is something that people really don’t talk about, and we wanted to recognize that it happens to people. We wanted to destigmatize that as much as we possibly could.” [jwplayer YcAp3MGB-l3ahXupL] Meanwhile, Hannah Brown took out her anger over her past relationships in a rage room with partner Alan Bersten. “These are all my ex-boyfriends,” the 25-year-old declared while smashing wine bottles and screaming. The reality star ended her engagement to Jed Wyatt ahead of the Bachelorette finale in July. She also failed to reconcile with runner-up Tyler Cameron, despite a date night shortly after season 15 concluded airing. Bersten, 25, challenged Brown to not smile during the dance, which she struggled with, but her alter-ego assisted. “Hannah Beast’s gonna come out,” she warned. Peta Murgatroyd also flew in Lamar Odom’s children, Destiny, 21, and Lamar Jr., 17, to surprise him during rehearsals. His daughter noted how “amazing” it was to see him dance after his near-death overdose in 2015. At the judges’ table, Carrie-Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli were joined by season 17 contestant Leah Remini. The guest judge weighed in as part of ABC’s “Cast From the Past” week. The King of Queens alum, 49, and her partner, Tony Dovolani, were eliminated during week 10 in 2013, while Amber Riley took home the mirrorball trophy. The bottom two consisted of Odom and Murgatroyd as well as Karamo Brown and Jenna Johnson. The judges chose to save Brown and Johnson. “I’m lucky to be walking and talking,” the former NBA player said after his elimination. Scroll through the gallery below for a recap of each dance and score.

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Sean Spicer and Lindsay Arnold

Spicer improved slightly from last week, using his military background in the rigid pasodoble to “Bamboleo.” However, the judges felt he was still too stiff.

Score: 21/40

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Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber

The former Fifth Harmony member took part in Farber’s boot camp to up her stamina ahead of her dance, and it paid off. She impressed the judges by pulling off a difficult jive routine to “Proud Mary.”

Score: 32/40

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Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson

The All That star wowed with a cha-cha to “If I Can’t Have You.” He received a standing ovation from Inaba as she pointed out his improvement from his position in the previous week’s bottom two. “Way to bring it back,” she told him. Tonioli also complimented Mitchell for showing his personality.

Score: 32/40

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Kate Flannery and Pasha Pashkov

The Office alum slipped a bit during the passionate Argentine tango to “Hands to Myself.” According to Goodman and Tonioli, she struggled with the character she was supposed to be playing and lost her smoothness. Remini raved over Flannery, though, because she represents comedic actresses like the guest judge.

Score: 26/40

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James Van Der Beek and Emma Slater

The Dawson’s Creek alum did a quickstep to “Walking on Sunshine.” The judges agreed that he is a good dancer but pressed him to focus on the little details and get more in sync with Slater.  

Score: 28/40

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Hannah Brown and Alan Bersten

The former Bachelorette unleashed the beast for her pasodoble to “I Don’t Care.” Tonioli called the routine “drop-dead gorgeous” and “sexy.”

Score: 32/40

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Lamar Odom and Peta Murgatroyd

Odom made his way through a Viennese waltz to “Kiss From a Rose.” Inaba told the athlete the dance “touched my heart,” and Remini and Murgatroyd broke down in tears because of his hard work. The guest judge threatened to leave after Goodman and Tonioli gave Odom fours.

Score: 20/40

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Sailor Brinkley-Cook and Val Chmerkovskiy

The model received tips from family friend and season 20 champ Rumer Willis before her cha-cha to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The judges raved over Brinkley-Cook’s growth week after week.

Score: 31/40

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Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko

The country singer took Savchenko back to Nashville in preparation for her “classy” foxtrot to “Jolene.” As Inaba put it, “You have arrived.” The judges also gave Alaina props for telling a story through her dance. The American Idol alum later revealed that she missed some rehearsal time after her cousin slipped into a coma.

Score: 32/40

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Karamo Brown and Jenna Johnson

The Queer Eye star was tired of his low scores, so he went into his tango to “Old Town Road” determined. Tonioli noted that there were no mistakes, but Inaba called out Johnson for doing a lift. Goodman jokingly gave the pair a five before switching his paddle to a seven.

Score: 28/40