Tyra Banks Finally Responds To ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Hate
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Tyra Banks is the new host and executive producer of Dancing with the Stars, and some fans aren’t happy about the change. Viewers have shared their criticism of Tyra’s hosting on social media.
Many fans want former hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews to return to the show. Tyra, meanwhile, has responded to some of the negative feedback she’s received, and asks viewers to give her a chance.
Tyra Banks Responds To ‘DWTS’ Criticism
When the season first started, Tyra told People magazine that she had no intention of shaking up the show’s existing format. Instead, she said she wanted to simply “add a little pixie dust” to the show.
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“Dancing with the Stars is one of the biggest shows on TV, with a huge audience, and I really respect that,” she said. “I can’t come in with a battering ram and try to change everything. That would be a bad business decision and dumb leadership. So I’m not doing that.”
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“Mom & Dad pleeease come back! We miss you. The new nanny sucks,” one fan posted on Twitter during Tyra’s second show. Other viewers criticized her for asking “stupid questions” and making it all about her instead of the contestants.
Tyra has acknowledged that her hosting wasn’t perfect in the second week of the show. “Tonight I hosted the second episode of Dancing with the Stars … and yeah, it wasn’t perfect,” she said in a TikTok video. “Yeah, I had a lot of fun. But I messed up, I said the wrong words. But the thing is, I kept going.”
The supermodel also told Us Weekly that she can read a prompter “perfectly,” but likes to “skip around” and “keep things real.” She added, “If I didn’t want to mess up, if I wanted to be perfect, I know how to do that … It’s better than being like a doll.”
Tyra Responds To Claims She Was Hired For Diversity
Even before the new season started, some fans claimed Tyra was only hired to host Dancing with the Stars because she’s a Black woman, and the show wanted to add diversity. Tyra told Glamour she was bothered by this assumption.
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“It actually hurts my feelings a bit that people think that I was hired because I’m a Black woman,” she said. “[The show] reached out to me many, many months ago before any of the [racial] unrest happened. And it was something that I had to think about for a while because I knew that there’s a lot of responsibility coming in to an institution.”
Even Tom Bergeron responded to these claims on Twitter, writing, “Hadn’t planned to say any more about my departure yet but, as a supporter of the @Blklivesmatter movement, I can assure you that wasn’t the reason.”
Tyra told Glamour of viewers who are skeptical about her performance, “I hope they say, ‘You know what, I’m going to stick with this.’ Like, ‘Wow…I was wrong about that.'”
Can’t stand Tyra Banks on DWTS. Her outfits are outrageous and she has no clue. Bring back Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.
I used to really enjoy watching Dancing with the Stars—Tom Bergeron and ALL of the previous women co-hosts were great and seemed to enjoy working with each other and ALWAYS put the judges comments respectfully and sometimes joked with them. They also ALWAYS put the stars and pros FIRST –not vocusing on themselves–not like Tyra does.. I also NEVER saw ONE female co-host wear such bizzare “costumes” as Tyra does and NEVER saw a female co-host change dresses (??????) during the show. I don’t know what the producers—including Tyra Banks–is thinking in allowing her to seem to think that the… Read more »
She is full of herself! Where is your sensitivity to others? So annoying to watch. Get over yourself!!
I fast forward through any time Tyra Banks is on the screen. She makes the show all about her and not about the contestants. Maybe she should wear one dress throughout the show, and not a different one each time she is on screen. I have watched the show from the beginning, but they are about to lose me.
Sorry Tyra, you’re just not very good. I’m a fan of Tyra as a model, but this is not a good fit for her. We will probably watch the rest of the season, as we’re invested in the contestants, but not another season if she’s back. Tom and Erin were the dream team. Not because they’re white, but because they’re great at the job,
Tyra Banks on Dancing With the Stars HAS TO GO. IF she is back next season, not watching . She is SO ANNOYING.
Tyra needs to be removed! Horrible host and all the “costumes” she wears are ridiculous! She doesn’t come across with any real personality, has made the show less entertaining…
Why you would have ever replaced Tom Bergeron for Tyra is such a bad decision. He was such a plus and personality plus. Really miss him.
I watched the first few episodes of DWTS after Tom and Erin left. I have now stopped watching it all together. I have no idea why Tom and Erin were let go. They should be brought back. They both have audience appeal, something Tyra does not!
Tyra is all about her. Can’t stand watching her. Watched dwts religiously, but no more with the Tyra show.
Tyra only lasted one season on agt so that ought to tell you something. She is a terrible host and she actually believes that she is bigger that the show. I believe that she is going to drag the show down so far it cannot recover.
So for me, watching Tyra Banks, host Dancing with the Stars is painful. watching her strutting out duing the show, in some of the most hideously ridiculous looking outfits i’ve never seen truthfully. I feel like she acts like she’s in a flash back from her runway days. It’s embarrassing. I also notice she tries to outdress the contestants. Anyway Tayra dear, you suck as a hostess, sorry chic it’s nothing personal it’s just truth. I saw you spit last week, I mean seriously, you spit all over one of the contestants, you know you did. I’m surprised no one… Read more »
I stopped watching it when she came on. This woman is so toxic, it’s a shame they picked her.
I wish Tyra would get the meno that the show is NOT about her! That ridiculous red blob she was wearing was incredibly distracting and took focus away from the real stars. I have tried watching the show. But she makes it impossible. No more.
What the heck is with that stupid looking giant bow red dress that you wore tonight! Why don’t you try a little humility stop treating the show like a personal runway. I have watched dwts since the beginning but now …tata I’m out of here!
Bring Tom back, Tyra is awful! What’s with the ‘costume’ changes? It’s not about her! I Really miss Erin
Ugh…..what the $#&@ is TB wearing? DRESS FOR YOUR NEW SIZE……PLEASE!!!!!!! 🙄 🙄
She is a terrible host
she never looks at the home viewers
she always reads the prompter
it’s horrible to watch
and I watch it with an 89 year old
all she says is
she is not good
Please bring back Tom & Erin. All my friends feel like I do. Most of them are not watching.
I have given Tyra Banks most of the season to see if I could warm up to her and just isn’t working. his is not her niche.