Alfonso Ribeiro on Co-Hosting 'DWTS' With Julianne Hough: 'Our Chemistry Is Going to Be Fantastic' (Exclusive)
16.06.2023 - 06:44
/ etonline.com
Alfonso Ribeiro is excited for the new season of and its return to ABC!«It's fantastic. I think some people look at last season as a failure and I look at it completely opposite, right? We were actually so much of a success on Disney+ that ABC was like, 'No, no, no, no, no, no, we want that back.
We didn't realize how good this was to us,'» Ribeiro, who will host PBS' 43rd annual Fourth of July live programming event this year,, exclusively told ET's Denny Directo. «It's really a win-win for everyone.»Ribeiro acknowledged the changes ahead of 32nd season following co-host Tyra Banks' departure from the franchise in March after three seasons.
Soon after Banks' exit was made public, Julianne Hough was announced as Ribeiro's new co-host for the upcoming cycle with Ribeiro promoted to emcee.«Of course, we're all sad to see Tyra go. She made a decision to make that her last season, but the beauty of now moving down to the floor,» Ribeiro said, revealing he and Hough had lunch together in New York City in May to discuss all things and to catch up. «Very excited to have her joining me.
Our chemistry, I think, is going to be fantastic. We've known each other for so long.
She was a judge on my season,» the 51-year-old said, referring to the year he won — the franchise's 19th season — where Hough served as a judge. Hough also competed as a professional during its early seasons and has filled various roles over the years, including as guest judge.«We've known each other through the years and our energy just feels so right,» Ribeiro said of working with Hough. «We sat and had lunch and two-and-a-half hours later we're going, 'I guess we should go home and do stuff.' And I think that that kind of chemistry and friendship is going to
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