Dean Wells admitted last week that he has no idea why he was chosen to appear on Dancing With The Stars. And after making his debut on the hit Channel 10 series last night, fans of the series instantly agreed.
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Not only was the former Married At First Sight star’s less than impressive performance slammed by judges Mandy Moore, Sharna Burgess and Tristan Macmanus, but the general public was also pretty disappointed with his lacklustre moves which led him to come in 10th place.
“I thought nothing could top Dean’s rap from MAFS… And then that dance happened,” one fan tweeted after the controversial reality contestant finished his cha-cha.
Then, after WHO shared a few snaps of Dean in action asking what fans of the show thought of his performance, dozens of comments flooded in with the majority admitting they couldn’t stand his performance.
“Leaving at first sight. He was yuck and honestly… it was crap.”
While it’s safe to say Dean has been unable to shed his bad-boy reputation, he pleaded with DWTS fans to give him a second chance, despite the fact host Amanda Keller was quick to bring up his racy appearance on MAFS.
“Tonight Dean Wells is dancing the cha-cha. Correct. Yet, on a reality show, a long time ago on a channel far, far away, he got into a lot of trouble for doing the horizontal cha-cha,” she said.
He later hit back, saying: “Maybe I’m not like the bad guy that so many people thought of me on the last reality show I was on,” he said. “Maybe a terrible dancer, but maybe not the bad guy or the villain, hopefully.”
Dean echoed a similar sentiment in a recent chat with News.com.au, telling the outlet that he’s working hard to change people’s thoughts.
“I didn’t like the way I was portrayed on MAFS, so it definitely wasn’t a decision I made lightly,” he said. “After MAFS, people wanted to cling on to what they saw in the past of me. It was not me that people saw; it was such a manipulated situation, it just wasn’t who I am.
“With Dancing, all I can really do is be myself, try my hardest and learn the dances, get my discipline and my commitment levels up … If Australia sees a different side of me through that, then that’s great.”
Confirmation Dean would appear on the show was met with significant backlash, with Lee Elliott— who is engaged to The Bachelorette’s Georgia Love— publicly slamming Ten for including a “bigot” in their lineup.
“When did this country star celebrating intolerable, sexist, chauvinistic bigots?” Lee wrote alongside a photo of the DWTS 2020 cast.
Dean later hit back at Lee’s unexpected attack, saying: “I am as far from any of those things as a person can be,” said Dean, who once called himself an “alpha male”.
“Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. However, if he had ever actually met me, he would know that I am as far from any of those things as a person can be. I don’t judge anyone based on gender, ethnicity, sexuality or any other such traits.
“I am choosing to ignore negativity and focus on the challenge of learning to dance and hopefully raising money for my nominated charity, the BridgIT Water Foundation. That’s what it’s [the show] all about.”
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