{"id":2160738,"date":"2025-11-16T23:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2160738"},"modified":"2025-11-16T23:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:03:12","slug":"dwts-fan-favorite-gets-his-own-billboard-and-his-reaction-is-pure-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwts-fan-favorite-gets-his-own-billboard-and-his-reaction-is-pure-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;DWTS&#8217; Fan Favorite Gets His Own Billboard \u2014 and His Reaction Is Pure Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dwts-underdog-everyone-talking-even-142030762.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andy Richter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Andy Richter<\/a><\/strong> was dubbed the &#8220;People&#8217;s Princess&#8221; and won the hearts of thousands during his time on <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>. The 59-year-old comedian may no longer be in the running for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dancing-stars-champ-admits-stupid-130652571.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mirrorball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Mirrorball<\/a>, but he&#8217;s still being celebrated as one of the most joyous parts of <em>DWTS<\/em> Season 34.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We took a rainy excursion over to The Grove to see the billboard that @siriusxm put up to celebrate my <em>DWTS<\/em> run,&#8221; Richter captioned a Nov. 15 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRGgbmIkbYt\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram post<\/a>. &#8220;Sweet!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Look, look! I&#8217;m on a billboard,&#8221; Richter said in the video portion of the post. &#8220;Sirius XM, thank you so much. I&#8217;m on a billboard!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The electronic sign featured Richter&#8217;s head and text that reads: &#8220;From all the Fandys at SiriusXM Andy Richter will always be our star.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That\u2019s fricken awesome,&#8221; Alan Bersten commented on the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Wait! THATS AMAZING!!!&#8221; Richter&#8217;s pro partner Emma Slater commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;FANDY FOR LIFE,&#8221; one fan commented. &#8220;Omg I love this,&#8221; said another. &#8220;You really are the people\u2019s princess Andy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Get this man his own mirrorball!!!!!!!!,&#8221; reads another comment. &#8220;Andy, this is great!,&#8221; another added. &#8220;You touched so many people\u2019s lives, including my own!&#8221;&#8221; Xoxoxo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richter&#8217;s <em>DWTS<\/em> tenure meant as much to him as it did to fans watching and voting. &#8220;It just feels like I\u2019m being held up and carried,&#8221; Richter said of his experience on the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/dancingwiththestars\/comments\/1oygc4y\/andy_i_am_on_a_billboard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fans on Reddit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fans on Reddit<\/a> think Richter should do Alan Cumming&#8217;s <em>Traitors<\/em> next. He&#8217;d be a great competitor and Fandys would absolutely tune in to watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richter&#8217;s nine week run on <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> came after receiving his highest scores during the 20th Birthday show. Despite his elimination, Richter&#8217;s fans, lovingly called &#8220;Fandys,&#8221; think he went out on a high, calling it the &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/andy-richter-emotional-plea-dwts-113232514.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:most satisfying elimination;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">most satisfying elimination<\/a>&#8221; in the show&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The running for the Mirrorball continues without Richter. Who will win? Tune in to <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC or stream on Disney+. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/dwts-andy-richter-reacts-siriusxm-billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Nov 16, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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