And while some wondered if 60 year old Kirstie Alley (in photo) was good enough to even dance on Dancing With The Stars, they're applauding now, because from all online accounts, she was terrific. Even hotter than any of Hugh Hefner's playmates, at least in dancing acumen.
Alley lit up Twitter:
chemicallycalm I'm surprised, Kirstie Alley did a really good job.
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MikelsMindsEye Kirstie Alley's 60??? I need to cut her a little slack...she looks great. #DWTS
ksblack Still processing Wendy Williams' performance on DWTS. Kirstie Alley was HOT!
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Hef was in the audience, and alongside former Colts Wide Receiver and Kendra's husband, Hank Bassett, was cheering for Wilkinson. And it looked, for a while, as if she would light up the scoreboard as well as the television screen, but a few missteps with her partner Louis Van Amstel, led the judges to give them all sixes for a total of 18 points.
"Stars" judge Len Goodman had the sound bite of the show when he told Kendra, "You had my attention, if not always for the right reasons." The judges, Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Goodman, all commented on Wilkinson's technical failings. In all it was enough to put her a point behind Romeo.
With his sexy partner Chelsie Hightower, who was back for the fifth time on "Dancing," Romeo Miller, aka Lil' Romeo, also the son of rapper Master P, burned up the floor, producing a dance that was part lovemaking, part romantic, and all fun. The two were so energetic they caused Tonioli to gush that he was "moving with" them all over, and leaned right into Goodman in the process. For their efforts, and minus some issues with footwork, they earned a 19.
But Kirstie Alley was the surprise. The actress, who said she "moved like a white girl" in the preview segment, showed she learned a thing to three, and with her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, scored a 23, just behind Ralph ("The Karate Kid") Macchio, who with his dancing mate Karina Smirnoff, turned in the evenings' best performance: a 24 out of 30.
All dancers survive - for now. The eliminations start March 29th.