Last week, I reported that fan favorite Ashly DelGrosso would not be returning this season to DANCING WITH THE STARS because she was pregnant with her first child, due in July. Today, I can tell you why Louis Van Amstel (who hoofed it with Monique Coleman, Lisa Rinna and "Bachelorette" Trista Rehn in previous seasons) will not be returning to the show. Louis gave a reason for his absence to fans via his official website, "As you may have already heard, the couples for season 4 of DWTS have been announced and guess what…I'm not one of them. I got the first call early last week that I wasn't going to have a celebrity dance partner this season, due to the simple fact that by sheer chance, all the female celebrities are 5' 9'' or taller. Since I am 5' 8'', I am unlucky this season." An inside source close to DWTS told ACCESS HOLLYWOOD that Van Amstel was not asked back not because of a height issue but because he had turned into a complete diva during the recent tour. Van Amstel was the tour's choreographer and is said to have been angry that he had to share those responsibilities with judge, Carrie Ann Inaba who is herself a choreographer. Louis and Carrie Ann apparently butted heads the entire time and dancers on the tour are said to have been seen crying and threatening to quit under Van Amstel's tutelage. According to the source, the last month of the tour the troubles eased up but the damage had already been done so Van Amstel was not given a celebrity partner. It is possible he may return on an as needed basis as a choreographer only for results show dances.
Access Hollywood
As much as I like him, I can totally see that. He was very tough on his dancers and the stress of a tour, I am sure made him even more, well, b!tchy.
