Jamie Lynn Spears’ “Dancing With the Stars” journey has come to an finish, only one week after she made her debut.
The youthful sister of pop star Britney Spears was eradicated on the finish of Tuesday’s Latin Night time after touchdown within the backside three with NFL professional Adrian Peterson and Britt Stewart and “Shopping for Beverly Hills” star Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater.
Jamie Lynn and her professional accomplice, Alan Bersten, acquired a mixed rating of 16/30 from judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli for his or her electrical cha cha to “Shake Senora” by Pitbull, T-Ache and Sean Paul.
Regardless of the scores inserting them on the center of the leaderboard, it was finally the shortage of viewer votes – doubtless from Britney’s legion of loyal supporters campaigning towards them on-line – that despatched the 2 house packing.
Web page Six spoke to a few of Jamie Lynn’s fellow castmates within the ballroom after the present the place they reacted to her surprising elimination and shared what it was like attending to know her in between rehearsals.
“It was kinda unhappy to see Jamie Lynn go away as a result of we bonded and I labored along with her sister,” stated Tyson Beckford, who starred in Britney’s’ “Poisonous” music video in 1994. “I needed to do one thing along with her as properly as a result of she’s enjoyable individuals. Hopefully we’ll do one thing afterward the appearing facet.”
Beckford referred to as Jamie Lynn “straight humorous,” telling us how she had the entire solid “rolling” simply by “being herself” along with her “Southern twang.”
“We’re going to overlook her,” he added, revealing a Britney tribute from him and professional accomplice Jenna Johnson is “within the playing cards” for later this season.
“Vanderpump Guidelines” star Ariana Madix, who has been a longtime Britney fan and supporter of the #FreeBritney motion, shared related sentiments.
“It’s loopy as a result of the primary evening, I noticed [her mom] Lynne was within the viewers and I’m like, ‘I do know who all of those persons are,’” she recalled of seeing Britney’s household within the ballroom post-conservatorship battle.
“That elimination was stunning as a result of I believed the scores had been good. I feel it simply goes to point out that it doesn’t matter what the scores are, the votes are so necessary.”
“Too Scorching to Deal with” alum Harry Jowsey advised us that he and Jamie Lynn shaped a particular bond within the ballroom immediately after first assembly after they filmed a “Zoey 101” music video a number of years in the past.
“She’s all the time been candy, all the time been beautiful to me, however the poor factor will get so nervous,” he shared. “She’ll message me and be like, ‘Are you feeling nervous? I’m actually frightened about it.’ [And] I didn’t give her any recommendation! I used to be like, ‘I’m nervous as properly. Can you discover somebody who may also help, ’trigger I’m freakin’ out!’”
The truth star added, “She cares a lot and he or she’s only a nice particular person.”
In the meantime, Marvel star Xochitl Gomez admitted she was “sort of intimated” to speak to Jamie Lynn after they met for the primary time on the Season 32 solid reveal.
“I simply bear in mind seeing her for the primary time and he or she was sort of like in her personal area,” Gomez recalled. “It was a type of issues of like, ‘OK, that is additionally a contest. Are we going to be like household or [competitors]?’ As soon as I began speaking to her, she’s such a candy particular person and so attending to know her … is simply actually particular to me.”
Gomez’s professional accomplice, Val Chmerkovskiy, echoed these ideas, including that Jamie Lynn is “really f–king hilarious” in particular person.
“She’s great, she’s actually humorous,” he stated. “I hope that she felt welcomed, I hope that she felt snug, I hope that she felt inspired and celebrated.”
Others, like “Brady Bunch” star Barry Williams, actress Mira Sorvino and “Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson, praised Jamie Lynn for working by means of a foot damage she suffered throughout week one.
Whereas the “Candy Magnolias” star by no means revealed what precisely brought on the damage – solely displaying glimpses of it by way of her Instagram Tales – her castmates noticed her limping and struggling behind the scenes.
“She’s an absolute trooper,” stated Williams. “I used to be frankly questioning how she’d do [with the injury] however she turned it on. She was dedicated to being right here.”
Jamie Lynn’s casting on this season of “DWTS” was acquired with combined critiques from followers given her rocky relationship with sister Britney.
Regardless of the pop star now being free from the years-long conservatorship that was put in place by her father, Jamie Spears, in 2008, insiders advised Web page Six in August that Britney is nonetheless not on good phrases along with her household, together with her sister.
It’s unclear whether or not Britney tuned in to observe her sister dance through the actress’ two brief weeks on the dance competitors present. Regardless, it seems Jamie Lynn loved the expertise.
“Yalllllll, I promise I hear and see all the various splendidly passionate ppl who should not proud of the way in which issues fell tonight, and that i respect the super quantity [of] love and assist,” she wrote partly by way of Instagram Tuesday evening.
“However this was a tremendous expertise, and I’m very comfortable to have been aside of it, and soooo excited to see all of the fabulous contestants and their companions proceed to KILL it every week!!!!!”
“Dancing With the Stars” airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
