Erin Andrews Defends Her ‘Rude’ Reaction to Hannah Brown’s ‘DWTS’ Win
The Dancing With the Stars Season 28 finale was an exciting night for former Bachelorette Hannah Brown, who took home the coveted Mirror Ball trophy (as well as a hefty paycheck), but not everyone had a positive reaction to the news.
Co-host Erin Andrews appeared to be unmoved when Hannah and her pro partner Alan Bersten were crowned the winners — beating out Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson — and fans were quick to call her out for her “lack of professionalism” on Twitter.
“Can Erin Andrews’ facial expressions be any more obvious? Shouldn’t she at least appear unbiased? Not sure who she wanted to win, but at least she could pretend to be happier for the winner no matter who it is,” one fan tweeted, while another added, “Erin Andrews didn’t even clap for Hannah and Alan. Rude. At least act like you’re happy for them. They deserved to win just as much as Witney and Kel.”
But that couldn’t be further from the truth. According to the host herself, fans are reading too much into this brief moment caught on video. When one fan in particular called her out for looking “less than impressed,” she came to her own defense.
“Give me a break. YOU CAN’T WIN IN THIS SITUATION. I’m standing next to the couple that just got second place. And if I had cheered, you’d be killing me for going against Kel, Lauren, and Ally. Not that serious people!” she wrote.
Give me a break. YOU CAN’T WIN IN THIS SITUATION. I’m standing next to the couple that just got second place. And if I had cheered, you’d be killing me for going against the Kel, Lauren, and Ally. Not that serious people! https://t.co/ocRWTbAtnJ
— Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews) November 26, 2019
She continued in a separate tweet, adding, “In this day and age, we can’t say a thing. You’ll get killed no matter what. I have to look dead into the camera [because] people are threatening you don’t like a contestant.”
But even if Andrews was caught off guard by the results, she’s not alone. Brown herself appeared to be surprised by the news when her name was called as the Season 28 winner and Bersten admitted on Instagram he’s “still shocked.”
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who had tension with Brown in recent weeks, has also been vocal about the season’s outcome not being what she had expected. In fact, she admitted to Us Weekly that “a lot of people were shocked in the ballroom.”
“I’ve never felt that from the ballroom when a winner was announced like tonight,” she said after Monday’s finale.
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I have watched every season of DWTS and lately, the selected winners were not the best. This season's winner, Hannah Brown, was the most. Her emotional outbursts were not logical and unwatchable. DWTS has lost this viewer.
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I'd like to know how it was "finally fixed" so our pal from Fox News did not win!!! You all made it pretty clear how he should not be in the final four! DWTS is FIXED no matter who the judges are. This was the first year that someone from the Bachlor was allowed to even be a part of DWTS! Inaba is so full of her self anymore....so much going on behind closed doors!
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I'm sure Carrie Ann was shocked because she wouldn't have picked Hannah . Who has the final say Judges or viewers.
since Bobby Bones won last year I would say viewers, Hannah was 10 times better than he was, and if you remember the show
was off for a whole year after Bobby Bones won so that they could restructure the show
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Not a good look for the DWTS hosts and judges. The viewers vote. Respect their vote as they are the reason you have a show.
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I have thought that forever, The Judges are so rude when a good couple is booted...This is not your place to show anything but happiness for the winner. We can't forget how the judges and the gal that lost early on CRYING because she thought she was better!!!!! What more does the little cry baby want, after all, her mom did get her on in the first place!!!
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