New 'DWTS' judge Derek Hough is 'curious' to see 'another side' of Carole Baskin
Six-time “Dancing With the Stars” champion Derek Hough is returning to the competition program as a judge this season — and he’s “just as curious as everybody else” about the casting of “Tiger King” breakout Carole Baskin.
“The show obviously is in a wonderful place to get another side of somebody’s story, another side of somebody’s character — of who they might be and who they are,” Hough told “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. “I’m going to do this with curiosity, but I’m also an optimist ... and I like to give people the benefit of the doubt of giving them an opportunity to show another side of them.”
ABC announced Tuesday morning that Hough, who competed on the series as a pro dancer for nine years and 17 seasons, will replace longtime judge Len Goodman on the Season 29 panel. Hough will join veteran judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli in his new expert role. In “light of current circumstances, Len Goodman will be unable to judge this season live in the ballroom,” ABC said in a press release, “though he will still be part of the show in a different capacity sharing his ballroom expertise from London.”
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