‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 20 Finale: Injured Rumer Willis, Val Chmerkovskiy Dance To Their Rendition Of Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’
While coping with a rib injury, “Dancing With The Stars” season 20 finalist Rumer Willis, 26, performed freestyle dance with Val Chmerkovskiy to a recording of her own cover of Britney Spears’ 2004 hit “Toxic,” with her partner on violin. It earned the couple a perfect score.
Chmerkovskiy said he wanted to share with the world that Demi Moore’s daughter, who starred in the 2005 film “Hostage” with her father, is an 'incredibly' talented singer, and thus they decided to cover Spears’ popular song, putting their own twist and dance to it.
To win “DWTS” season 20, Willis has to beat Noah Galloway and Riker Lynch, 23. For the finale, the top three contestants have prepared two routines, a freestyle dance and a ballroom routine. The ballroom routine saw Willis dance foxtrot, Galloway dance an Argentine tango and Lynch perform a paso doble.
Prior to the “DWTS” season 20 finale, Chmerkovskiy said he does feel the pressure going into the finals while Willis said she does not because of the fans that got them in the final three and they will be the ones to decide whether or not they win, ABC News reported.
While training for their Judge’s Choice contemporary routine, Willis suffered a rib injury but it seemed to have paid off. “DWTS” judges found their “Swan Lake”-themed dance “a bit mad,” “beautiful” and “brilliant.” With its difficult lifts, the dance routine earned the two a perfect score of 30.
After Willis had rib injury during their intensive rehearsals, Chmerkovskiy wanted his partner to see a doctor. However, the award-winning actress insisted she was fine, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Prior to “DWTS” season 20, Willis starred in the TV series “Los Feliz, 90027.” She is also set to appear in the thriller “Return To Sender” with Scout Taylor-Compton and “Gone Girl” star Rosamund Pike and in the comedy “The Escort,” with Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Doneger and Tommy Dewey.
On the other hand, Lynch starred in the TV series “Glee” from 2010 to 2013 and appeared in one episode of the TV series “Buffering” in 2013. The R5 band member made his acting debut in the 2010 film “Suicide Dolls.”
For questions/comments regarding the article, you may email the writer at c.altatis@ibtimes.com.au.