Inside Dancing with the Stars: Sonia Gray shocked by elimination
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- 26 Apr 2022
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Actress and Lotto presenter Sonia Gray and her partner Aaron Gilmore were the first couple to be voted off the show on Monday night's episode, shocking many viewers who had expected the two to place higher in the competition.
Gray joined fellow contestant Kerre Woodham on the Inside Dancing with the Stars podcast, and said she felt embarrassed to be the first contestant knocked out.
"I really thought that we had done enough," Gray said.
Ratings data revealed that over 1 million New Zealanders watched the show unfold, and the pressure of performing to such a wide audience played on Gray's mind.
"You're doing something that you've never done before and you're trying to make it look like you've done it for years and you're scrutinised. When you've given it your all and it's not enough, it's a horrible feeling."
The couple received a score of 26 out of 40 for their first two dances, which saw them tie with Woodham, David Letele and Brodie Kane, and above reality TV star Alex Vas.
Gray felt as though the judges focused on her mistakes, rather than where she and Gilmore had done well.
"I do have to say I think the judges were a bit harsh on us, I don't really understand how the judging works. I don't think we deserved a six for the waltz, I really don't. I don't know what they're basing that on."
Former Dancing with the Stars judge, presenter and dance instructor Candy Lane told Woodham she thinks Gray and Gilmore's choreography might have let them down. Read More…
