Australian Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney has come under fire for slamming blind contestant Gerrard Gosens's performance on Sunday's show. Gosens, who has climbed Mount Everest and taken part in three Paralympic Games, danced a solo salsa to an audience of 1.6 million, despite suffering from a degenerative blindness condition. McKenney described Gosen's performance as "stilted" and "appalling", saying: "To be honest, you are not a great dancer. It was awkward." Later, Gosens responded with: "I have a passion and desire to improve as a dancer, but maybe Todd doesn't believe that because there was absolutely (more)...
- 7/28/2009
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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