Danny Amendola and Witney Carson. Disney/Eric McCandless
Danny Amendola is just not against promoting ft footage following his retirement from the NFL.
“I like ft, you bought to stroll on them day-after-day,” Amendola, 38, advised Us Weekly solely following the Dancing With the Stars dwell present on Tuesday, October 15. “They’re dancing ft, they’re working ft. My ft are horrible to have a look at, however yeah, thanks for being a fan.”
Amendola was, after all, thanking his wikiFeet followers (sure, there’s a web site for rating superstar ft) through which he boasts a fairly excessive rating apparently.
“Belief me, these ft usually are not fairly,” Amendola advised Us.
The NFL has nothing on Dancing With the Stars — simply ask Danny Amendola. “My joints are a lot extra sore. We’re enjoying on grass, so it’s just a little softer. The hardwood is, like, I’m icing up,” Amendola, 38, advised Us Weekly solely following the Dancing With the Stars season 33 premiere on Tuesday, September […]
The ft dialog got here after Amendola’s dance associate, Witney Carson, shared a social media video of the previous soccer star taping his ft.
“I didn’t even take into consideration that once I was videoing,” Carson, 30, declared. Amendola joked, “Perhaps I ought to begin monetizing that.”
On a extra critical word, the athlete defined that taping his ft has helped all through the DWTS course of — particularly together with his up to date routine on Tuesday.
“Naked ft on wooden once you’re spinning round, it’s blister metropolis,” Amendola defined. “I feel I obtained three toes taped at this second proper now which can be throbbing. That’s dance life, man.”
Amendola danced to the “Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)” by X Ambassadors on Dedication Night time. The routine was devoted to the soccer participant’s late Texas Tech soccer coach, Mike Leach, who died at age 61 in December 2022 following issues of a coronary heart situation.
“He taught us lots about resiliency, lots about grit. His saying was ‘swing your sword,’ and anytime you go right into a scenario, he would relate it to being a pirate,” Amendola recalled to Us. “He was obsessive about pirates. If you realize Mike Leach, you realize Mike Leach.”
Dancing With the Stars obtained emotional as they carried out for these closest to them on Dedication Night time — however earlier than the present was over, one couple obtained despatched dwelling. Former DWTS professional Mark Ballas (and three-time winner) joined Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli on the judges desk on Tuesday, October 15. This […]
Amendola mentioned that Leach would at all times “commit” which is what he and Carson embodied throughout their efficiency.
The athlete advised Us that couldn’t assist however really feel some kind of means on such an emotional night time, particularly when his intro bundle was proven forward of their dance.
“Once I watched the promo earlier than we began dancing, I undoubtedly felt a deep stage of emotion,” he mentioned. “I simply was replaying all of the issues that Coach Leach did for me and all my ex-teammates and attempting to channel that. It was good.”
Dancing With the Stars airs concurrently on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. You possibly can stream episodes on Disney+ the subsequent day.
With reporting by Carly Konsker