Selma Blair Owns DWTS Premiere With Emotional Performance

Selma Blair is owning the DWTS ballroom! The September 19th season premiere of Dancing With The Stars had an emotional appeal to it. Blair owned the night with her spectacular and emotional performance.

How Selma Blair Performed At The DWTS Premiere

The DWTS premiere party showed Tyra Banks with new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro.  The duo was  joined by returning judges Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. The dancers were challenged to a song that “makes them turn up”.

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio with partner Mark Ballas came in first place with 32 points. The pair performed a Cha Cha to Megan Thee Stallion’s Savage. Wayne Brady and partner Witney Carson came in second place with 28 points to their Cha Cha to Carl Carlton She’s a Bad Mama Jama.

The performance that brought tears to the eyes of many was Selma Blair and partner Sasha Farber . The stars waltzed to David Cook’s Time of My Life. In 2018, Selma was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The dancer’s emotional performance brought tears to the eyes of judge Carrie Ann and fellow contestant Jordin Sparks. After receiving 27 points and coming in the third place, Selma broke down in tears and expressed her gratitude. The third place was a tie with Drag Race star, Shangela and her partner Gleb Savchenko who also had 27 points.

Who Has Been Eliminated So Far?

Per E! News, the first elimination of the season saw Jersey Shore star, Vinny Guadagnino and partner Koko Iwasaki at the lowest with 16 points. However, fans saved them, and cancelled out elimination.

The bottom two with low scores included RHONJ star, Teresa Giudice and partner Pasha Pashkov. Sex and the City star, Jason Lewis and his partner Peta Murgatroyd also had low scores. The judges voted for Teresa, thereby eliminating Jason.

The former Calvin Klein model expressed how amazing it has been to be surrounded by wonderful people as he gave a farewell speech.