The countdown begins. Dancing with the Stars fans are eagerly awaiting the twelfth season of the TF1 show. To wait, here is a summary of the stars who refused to participate in the show.
It’s official, the twelfth season of Dance with the starson TF1, was announced for Friday, September 9. The opportunity for fans of the show to discover new choreographies, new excited candidates, but also an exceptional jury and an ever more sparkling Camille Combal. After eleven more than successful editions, Dance with the stars saw many ultra-talented participants. And yet, the famous program could have welcomed other very important media figures. But that was without counting the refusal of the latter. Indeed, several celebrities have been approached by the production, but did not want to follow up on the proposal. We tell you everything.
And the first celebrity to have declined the invitation is none other than… Gad Elmaleh ! Yes, the famous humorist, who was contacted by a member of the production, did not want to participate in the adventure. The reason ? He is not very enthusiastic about the idea of going to castings. “I said to myself: ‘Okay, I went to the United States, but I’m not that streety, you’re not going to make me audition, to possibly accept me in Dance with the stars.” […] If they want me to do it, it’s without an audition, without a casting, I’ll tell you right now,” he said in We redo the TV, on RTL. And if Gad Elmaleh refused the show, he is not the only comedian to have done so. On his side, Kev Adams, who has also been contacted several times, did not want to leave his comedian label. “It’s not my job. I love dancing on stage to make people laugh, to put on a show. But I wouldn’t dance to be graded “, he had underlined. The two comedians have therefore joined the large family of celebrities – already made up of Loana, Jarry, Amir or even Claire Keim – who declined the show’s proposal.
Other celebrities turned down Dancing with the Stars
But that’s not all ! Louane was also added to the list of public figures who rejected the famous show. The singer had notably justified her choice by saying that she wanted to “stay in her place”. ” Honestly, I don’t know, I have nothing to do there. I do not know how to dance and it does not matter, “she confided in an interview for Chante France, last October. Other personality: Ingrid Chauvin. The 48-year-old actress confessed having lied by inventing “back pain, for not participating in the show”. Finally, other stars have also declined the proposal such as Alexia Laroche-Joubert, for image concerns in her company, Sopranowho did not want to disappoint his family, Jarry, who did not have enough time to devote to the show or even Laurent Ruquier, who considered himself too complex and a bad dancer.