{"id":2176837,"date":"2025-11-25T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2176837"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:19:30","slug":"a-wonderful-person-and-a-world-class-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-wonderful-person-and-a-world-class-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A wonderful person and a world-class athlete&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though he may not sit on the judges&#8217; panel, Andy Richter&#8217;s support as the unofficial &#8220;People&#8217;s Princess&#8221; of <em>Dancing With the Stars <\/em>season 34 counts for a lot. That means this finalist just got a major boost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking with <em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>a week after he was sent packing from the heated competition, and just one day after <em>The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives <\/em>star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/andy-richter-reveals-what-really-led-to-whitney-leavitt-dwts-elimination-11853368\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whitney Leavitt's controversial elimination;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whitney Leavitt&#8217;s controversial elimination<\/a>, Richter weighed in on the five finalists left to duke it out for the ultimate honors: wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, influencer Alix Earle, actress Elaine Hendrix, Olympian Jordan Chiles, and content creator Dylan Efron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If you&#8217;re asking me as an oddsmaker, it would be Robert, because Robert is just sunshine,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s fantastic, everybody is [an] amazing dancer, but there&#8217;s something special about him and his energy. There were times I&#8217;d be like, &#8216;Is he really that positive?&#8217; And you know, yes, he is just enthusiasm on two legs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/p>\n<p> Robert Irwin and Witney Carson on &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian and late-night mainstay said his former competitor &#8220;just is a wonderful, wonderful person, and then a world-class athlete on top of it. There&#8217;s just something very magnetic about him, where there&#8217;s a lot of star power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That being said, he also had a kind word for every other contender who lasted the 10 grueling weeks of cutthroat competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earle: &#8220;F&#8212;ing phenomenal. I shouldn&#8217;t say f&#8212;. Alix is phenomenal. Alix is an amazing dancer, and absolutely lovely, a sweetheart of a person.&#8221; Hendrix: &#8220;Incredible. Elaine and I knew each other from prior times too. We knew each other and we were friendly before. So, I mean, to see what she&#8217;s done and what she&#8217;s come through, she absolutely deserves to hold whatever trophy they want to give her.&#8221; Chiles: &#8220;Fantastic,&#8221; and, perhaps, &#8220;a little bit underscored.&#8221; Efron: &#8220;Dylan came in there with as much dance experience as I had, and he&#8217;s in the finale and he&#8217;s doing great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I could see any one of them winning,&#8221; Richter said. &#8220;There&#8217;s nobody there that doesn&#8217;t 110 percent deserve to be there and is not 110 percent deserving of winning that thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Disney\/Eric McCandless The final six on 'Dancing With the Stars' season 34: Elaine Hendrix, Alix Earle, Whitney Leavitt, Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles, and Robert Irwin\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nMCLG7DG0jbDn3MK8OjuhQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/865eedaf35ccb73eac7947d7e2c8b722\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Disney\/Eric McCandless<\/p>\n<p> The final six on &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; season 34: Elaine Hendrix, Alix Earle, Whitney Leavitt, Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles, and Robert Irwin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Richter himself had a memorable run on the show. Foxtrotting and quickstepping his way all the way to week 9, Richter outlasted several of his competitors who had higher scores and were seen as having a competitive advantage over him. It&#8217;s something he told EW he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/andy-richter-admits-to-feeling-dwts-survivors-guilt-11854269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:felt a bit of guilt over;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">felt a bit of guilt over<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There were times I felt survivor&#8217;s guilt. But I don&#8217;t really feel regret about that, about other people being eliminated before me, because that isn&#8217;t anything I really had any control over,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Irwin, meanwhile, has blazed through the competition, scoring the highest in last week&#8217;s semifinals with pro partner Witney Carson. On the eve of the finale, Irwin shouted Carson out in a heartfelt post on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRazaO0gYW2\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>, writing, &#8220;<em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em> has changed my life in a lot of ways. But being part of this experience with Witney has been my favourite part. We&#8217;ve made it to the finale, and it&#8217;s bittersweet&#8230; one last chance to dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Dancing With the Stars <\/em>season 34 finale airs Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/andy-richter-reveals-pick-dwts-winner-11856272\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though he may not sit on the judges&#8217; panel, Andy Richter&#8217;s support as the unofficial &#8220;People&#8217;s Princess&#8221; of Dancing With the Stars season 34 counts for a lot. 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