‘Claim to Fame’: [Spoiler] Eliminated After 3rd Failed Attempt to Expose Chris (RECAP)
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[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Claim to Fame Season 2 Episode 8.]
We’re begging for someone on Claim to Fame to remember the Osmonds exist. Another week of new clues, and still no one in this cast has put together that Chris’s dad is Donny Osmond. While that was only a strong theory up until this point, Episode 8 (which aired on Monday, August 14, on ABC) revealed a clue that confirms his parentage. But the cast’s Osmond blind spot has led to a third person being sent home when guessing Chris’s relative during the guess off.
Claim to Fame took its pop culture knowledge testing to new heights in this episode’s challenge, which saw the final five running around a field covered in famous names in a game similar to musical chairs. Host Franklin Jonas read clues, and the contestants had to run to a star bearing the correct celebrity’s name, of which there were multiples. But the numbers of repeated stars on the field dwindled down each round, making the players race to the one right star in the final rounds.
Monay ended up winning the whole game, revealing to viewers that she works with her celebrity relative (her dad), who also worked with Kenan Thompson on Saturday Night Live and was in Spider-Man: Far From Home with Jake Gyllenhaal. We believe her father is JB Smoove, but that’s another episode’s mystery to solve, as Monay’s win saved her from elimination.
Her win also landed her the key clue about Chris: His celebrity relative won Dancing With the Stars Season 9. That winner is none other than Donny Osmond, but no one in this cast knows that apparently. Their collective best guess was still Billy Idol, who’s less off the mark than last week’s Elton John theory (he is not from Utah!) but still wildly off nonetheless (if Idol is known for any kind of jacket, it’s black leather, not colorful).
JR and Gabriel found themselves in the bottom two after their poor performances in the challenge. With only two votes necessary to send them into the Voto Booth, Gabriel had to quickly make amends with Chris after their tense fight earlier in the episode. JR was sent to the guess off, which he was dreading, given he, Monay, and Karsyn weren’t 100 percent confident in their Idol theory. But in the absence of any other idea, JR named the “Rebel Yell” singer as Chris’s relative, which was incorrect, making JR the eighth person sent home on Claim to Fame Season 2.
The internet’s popular theory about JR’s claim to fame was correct: JR is, indeed, related to Grammy-winning Lil Nas X! The “Old Town Road” rapper is JR’s little brother. JR is his real name. It’s short for Robert Lamar Stafford, Jr. He’s named after his and Lil Nas X’s father.
“He’s opened my eyes so much to the LGBTQ community, and he taught me, man, just be yourself. No matter what nobody think about you, just be yourself,” JR said of his baby bro, adding, “I’m blessed to have him as my brother.”
Lil Nas X made a video appearance after the reveal, saying, “I’m happy you’re out here doing your thing. I’m thankful for you, I’m thankful for all the support you give me and all the love you show me throughout my life. Love you!” JR teared up seeing the message from the musician.
JR is now the third person to be sent home for incorrectly guessing Chris’s relative. The first was Jane (real name Jada), who theorized he was related to Elvis Presley in Episode 3. The second was Hugo, who wrongly guessed Chris was related to Elton John last week. Hopefully, something reminds the cast of the Osmonds’ existence soon. With just four players and two episodes left, things are getting down to the wire.
Did you guess JR’s relative correctly? Let us know in the comments below.
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I knew who he was the minute I saw him. All the Osmonds look the same.
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me too. 1st episode I could tell who he looked like.
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I'm yelling at the TV every week. Utah, puppy love, teen idol. Easy for me to say. I'm 60. Not so easy for them.
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Oh yes I forgot puppy love!! I am in my 60's too. Ha Ha!
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I can't believe the group hasn't figured that out!!! That is the simplest claim to famer yet!! The dream coat was a excellent clue also and I think his clue has 7 or so t shirts which could represent his famous family. Another stupid thing was thinking Elton John lived in Utah!! (where the Osmonds live) I thought everyone knew he was from England!!!
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Seriously, like hb said below, how can anyone get Chris wrong? He looks just like his father! Then again, I also couldn't how people didn't figure out Hugo or Jane.
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Exactly. Hugo looks like his mother and grandfather.
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How can anyone get Chris wrong ?
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they are too young
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I think Donny Osmond. The eyes was my first clue. I don't think any of them have even heard of him. If they had then puppy love would have tipped them off.
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Donny Osmond played Joseph In Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat… colorful coat…
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If the contestants knew who Donny Osmond is, they would have had no trouble guessing from the clues they've seen so far and by Chris' obvious resemblance to his dad. They have NO idea, and no amount of clues is going to help.
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So true
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I knew Chris was related to Donny the minute I saw him. What's wrong with those people??
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I figured out Osmond pretty quickly. I don't think the cast will figure it out even if they played Puppy Love for 5 hours as DJ Robert W. Morgan once did (look it up.) They simply don't know who the Osmonds are. If they never figure it out, I guess Chris will win unless he's told someone.
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It's Donny Osmond.He sang Puppy Love.Also was the winner of season 9 Dancing with the stars.
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perhaps we are just not all under 30? lol
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I knew he was an Osmond's the minute I saw him. I think they've made Gabrielle's a little too difficult. Just babies and a drum? I think they've "set up" this show (as usual) to hurry up and get out Chris and have Gabriel as the winner. They've given far better clues about Chris than they have about Gabriel, which is totally unfair, and I'm calling it a scam.
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Gabrielle's is Nick Cannon. He's got 12 kids and he was in the movie Drumline.
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I knew him the very first night. He looks almost identical to Donny at that age. And those clues...from Utah, Puppy Love, 70's teen idol, etc. If there would have been anyone on there over 45 I'm sure they'd have known him right away. He was definitely the easiest one to guess. Crazy! I really hope Chris wins!
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He looks like an Osmond. And also in the very beginning when someone picked his clue it was a puppy and a heart. He had a song puppy love. And also I think it had seven hearts for his siblings. New from that he was an Osmond.
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It had 7 tshirts for the boys & a doll for Marie Osmond…
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It was tshirts - 7 tees = 70s, teeshirt + n for teen, and an eye + a doll for idol. 70s teen idol 💜
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I'm loving this
I hope Chris wins ot all!!!
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I knew who he was immediately
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I knew Chris immediately…but then I’m from Utah…lol
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anyone else think Monet's relative is a stretch to call famous? i saw his picture and heard his name and still nope. thats why theyll never guess him and yes Chris is Donny Osmond's son. looks just like an Osmond. Was my exact words first time i saw him....thats an Osmond
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