Before James Van Der Beek was all about Joey on Dawson’s Creek, he was interested in listening as Clarissa Explains It All. He looks the same now as he did when he was 16 in that 1993 episode.
We know that being on Dancing with the Stars changes the shape of the Stars’ bodies when they compete on the show. However, we rarely see how different they look from before they put on their dancing shoes to when they take them off.
Well, James Van Der Beek showed how much more toned he is now. His muscles are more defined, his chest hairs are more pronounced and he looks years younger. If DWTS did that for him, then why aren’t more Stars doing it? They get paid to get the perfect body. It is a win/win situation. Unless they are voted off week one or suffering an elminating injury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeURFutT6tE A few weeks ago, James Van Der Beek revealed on Dancing with the Stars that he and his wife, Kimberly, were expecting their sixth child. Yesterday, on the dancing competition, he shared the sad news that she lost the baby on Saturday. Even though, he was ready to quit and be with her, Kimberly told him to go on because she was not done watching him dance.
While she was not done, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli were. When the Dawson’s Creek star found himself in the bottom two, all three of them chose to save Ally Brooke instead of him. The Fifth Harmony singer did not agree with their decision and offered to leave the show instead of him. Host Tom Bergeron said to her that is not how things work. It was a sweet gesture on her part.
Also, it is a messed up one on the judges’ part. I hate that they have so much say this season. I never thought they know what the viewers want which is why people like me danced their last dance with them a while ago.
Alas, it is not about them, it is about Van Der Beek. After the show ended, he wrote a heartfelt message about his loss: “Wrecked. Devastated. In shock. That’s how we’re feeling right now after the soul we thought were going to welcome into our family in April… has taken a short cut to whatever lies beyond this life. We’ve been through this before, but never this late in the pregnancy, and never accompanied by such a scary, horrific threat to @vanderkimberly and her well-being. Grateful that she’s now recovering, but we’ve only just begun unpacking the layers of this one. Thank you to all of our friends and co-workers (and dance partners) who have shown up for us so beautifully during this time. As many of you have said, ‘There are no words…’ and it’s true. Which is why in a time like this it’s enough to know that you’re there. Grieving AND counting our blessings today.”
My heart goes out to the couple as they deal with their tragic loss.
James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly revealed on Dancing with the Stars yesterday that she is pregnant with baby #6. They even showed us her getting the ultrasound where they heard the heartbeat to prove it. This was very important for them to do so and he explained why on social media.
Thrilled beyond belief to announce that another little bundle of joy has picked us to be their family. We chose to have our first ultrasound on camera with our #DWTS crew capturing the result – something I NEVER thought we’d ever do… but @vanderkimberly and I have been through three of those first appointments to discover either no heartbeat, or no baby, and she wanted to share this moment. Miscarriage (a word that needs a replacement – nobody failed to “carry”, these things sometimes just happen) is something that people rarely talk about, and often go through in secret. But there needs to be zero shame around it, or around giving yourself the time and space to grieve. We decided to put ourselves out there – not knowing what we’d find – in an effort to chip away at any senseless stigma around this experience and to encourage people who might be going through it to open themselves up to love & support from friends and family when they need it most. Happily, for us – this time- we walked out with tears of joy. #AndThenIDancedAQuickStep.
Baby #6 joins Olivia, 9, Joshua, 7, Annabel, 5, Emilia, 3, and Gwendolyn, 15 months. Good thing Van Der Beek is building up his stamina on DWTS because he is going to need it with six kids under 10. Little does he realize Olivia is about to hit puberty and that is when parenting gets to be a whole lot more fun. Not!
You know if the Van Der Beeks and Alec and Hilaria Baldwin got divorced and James married Hilaria, they would have a house full of 11 kids under 10. That and a reality TV show. However, that is not going to happen because you cannot make that many kids together in such a short time and not love each other until death do you part.
Dancing with the Stars took a season off and it worked for their benefit. Today, the ABC show announced who is hitting the dance floor next month and I actually heard of half of them. Of course, there is one person we wish we never heard of. Just when we thought Sean Spicer was just a footnote in the history books, he is putting dancing shoes on his feet.
While he is someone we wish we could forget, none of us ever want to forget James Van Der Beek. I guess having 5 kids is more expensive than we thought. We all know why Lamar Odom needs the money. You know because of what he spent it on.
Here is the full list of stars:
• Lauren Alaina – country music star
• Christie Brinkley – supermodel
• Ally Brooke – pop star
• Hannah Brown – “The Bachelorette”
• Karamo Brown – TV host
• Kate Flannery – TV star
• Ray Lewis – NFL Hall of Famer
• Kel Mitchell – comedian/actor
• Lamar Odom – two-time NBA champion
• Sean Spicer – former White House press secretary
• James Van Der Beek – TV icon
• Mary Wilson – The Supremes
If Christie Brinkley does not dance to Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl for her first number, then she deserves to be eliminated right there on the spot.
When it comes to which professional they are dancing with, we will have to wait to find that out on the season premiere. On September 16th, all will be revealed. Like if the two extra professionals are not dancing or if we are getting two more celebrities. Things that make you go hmmmmm.
Here are the pros:
• Brandon Armstrong
• Lindsay Arnold
• Alan Bersten
• Cheryl Burke
• Witney Carson
• Val Chmerkovskiy
• Sasha Farber
• Jenna Johnson
• Daniella Karagach
• Keo Motsepe
• Peta Murgatroyd
• Pasha Pashkov
• Gleb Savchenko
• Emma Slater
