Dancing With the Stars’ 2014: Actress Lea Thompson Hangs Up Her Dancing Shoes in Week 9, Actress Lea Thompson surprised the audience when she was voted off “Dancing With the Stars” tonight just one week shy of the semifinals.
Each contestant had to perform two dances during tonight's show. In the first dance, they performed with their pro partner to style of dance, music and costume all chosen by viewers. In the second routine, they included a third dancer who was either an eliminated pro dancer or a member of the show’s troupe.
At the end of the night, Thompson and reality TV star Sadie Robertson were both in jeopardy of going home.
Thompson, 53, said she was proud of what she has accomplished on the show, and she hugged her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, when she learned she was going home.
“I just feel really great … I feel strong and I’m anxious to get back to my day job on ‘Switched at Birth,’” she said, referring to the ABC Family series.
She also hugged Chigvintsev, adding: “I just I love this man. And he’s a new pro here and I think he did a great job with me.”
Since she has improved throughout the season her exit came as a bit of a surprise, and there were some shouts of disbelief from the audience. Comedian Tommy Chong, who has struggled at or near the bottom of the leaderboard throughout the season, and his pro partner, Peta Murgatroyd, seemed surprised that they made it to the finals.
Janel Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy won immunity after earning a perfect score for their contemporary routine on Nov. 3, so they were safe from elimination tonight.
