Hilaria Baldwin reacts to this week's 'DWTS' elimination — and who she thinks will take home the Mirrorball

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Wait, speaking of Dancing with the Stars,
what are your thoughts on Val and Jenna going home?
Oh gosh, she's taking a sip.
Oh gosh.
So, I think it is, I mean, first of all,
obsessed with the show, love it, need to put it out there.
Anything I say is from a place of tremendous,
tremendous respect and love.
And being a fan, yeah.
And I'm a huge fan.
Yeah.
So, I think, and also from my self-experience,
it's very difficult to be a dancer and going on to the show.
And it's interesting because people will be like,
oh, well, it's giving you a leg up.
And you're like, well, at least in my case,
I'm like, well, I don't have 12 million followers
like this person.
And ultimately, they're creating a show
with, you know, people watching in advance
and stuff like that.
Exactly.
So I think that it really is about the whole package
and less about who is going to be the best dancer on there.
I mean, I went, I don't know, two, three weeks ago.
And the week that Jenna was dancing with Alan.
And she is an amazing dancer.
Like, amazing.
I just want to watch her dance all day.
It was, they did so well together.
And so, it was during dedication night.
So, I got to see everybody up and close.
I'm really enjoying Pasha and, oh my gosh.
Amber.
Amber.
Pasha and Amber.
Can I tell you, the dedication night, I...
I could feel the story and I've known Pasha I mean I've known a lot
of these people since I was younger because I used to dance with them
when we were like kids and Pasha is just such a good person
and his wife Daniela who's dancing with Ezra another one oh my god I
mean Ezra in person is just I mean I think you see it on TV as well.
But you get goosebumps.
And his mom was there that night, and they talked about this.
Oh, no, no, it was so beautiful.
So those are two of my favorites.
Mm-hmm.
And, you know, Pasha and Danielle are married,
so I don't want to, like, pick one against the other.
But they're just doing such an incredible job.
I love.
And do you feel, because, like, people were kind of, like,
they were mad when Jenna Dewan got casted
at first because of the experience.
And she kind of was alluding to, after the elimination,
Maybe that's some of the online noise following all
the stuff with Val did not help her.
I feel, I can't not think that also was part of it probably.
I mean, I think that people usually focus on the celebrity only,
but like these dancers
are celebs and some of them are bigger celebs than the pros, you know?
And so, no, not than the pros.
Oh, than the partners, the celebs.
Oh my gosh.
But then the stars, then the stars.
So yeah, the pros sometimes are more famous than the stars.
I mean, people are.
They have such a dedicated fandom.
Such a dedicated fandom.
So I think that it's definitely,
I think it's like a whole package thing.
But I've also known Val since Val was shorter than me.
And I love Val so much.
His older brother, Max, used to go to his birthday parties.
I love them, and he's got a heart of gold.
And it doesn't mean it's okay to say things that you should not say.
But I do love him very much and he,
I hope that people understand, he was one of the
best dancers that has ever existed in the world of VAL.
We used to be like, well, who's this kid that's coming up?
He's also amazing at playing the violin.
He's an incredible, incredible person.
Wow.
Good dad, good husband, married to Jenna, the other Jenna.
So it's going to, it's all going to be okay.
I think, I feel like it's what, I know,
I think it also gets to this point of the competition
where you're like, everyone's so good,
I don't want to send anybody home.
But it's unfortunately, that's when you're like, it's a show.
Someone has to win.
People have to lose, too.
Ultimately, it's a reality show.
Yeah.
And that's, you know, getting into all
the stuff that you always are diving into here.
It's a reality show.
The dynamics and everything.
And there's going to be people saying the wrong
thing and people saying the right thing
and people crying.
I cried dressed up like Princess Leia when I got eliminated.
And I was like, but you don't understand.
It was so embarrassing.
But at the same time, I always embrace my cringe.
You have to.
And I feel like it's kind of crazy
that Connor Wood is coming for the...
The wind it seems.
Er, no.
I mean, maybe.
You think so?
I don't know.
I feel like he's like really coming, coming in from the back.
Definitely coming in from the back.
Okay.
And maybe, hey, like you never, you never know,
but I really think that, no, I think
it's going to be in an applicant.
I'm saying they're, I'm saying the, the,
the pro names because I've known them forever.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I really think again, just from seeing them and,
and again, you know, dancing is subjective.
Like what I like doesn't necessarily have
to be what you like or anybody else likes.
I really think that.
Those, the story, the package, everything.
The story is really awesome.
And did you see that Pasha was sexiest man?
Yeah.
Mm.
Woo.
Mm.
Daniela knows what's good.
She's good, too, though.
She is good, yeah.
But, oh, my God.
But that was a...
I feel like that also was a fun little bump
in the middle of the voting and everything
to be the sexiest.
Well, and also, he's, like,
the most humble person in the world
and has always been like that.
Like, he's such a good person.
And so it's, like, just to have that,
to be the guy who's being like,
wait, who, me?
Like, that's literally...
Yeah, aw.
It was so sweet.
I love...
And also, I was, like, shook at Mora's dance
when she was, like, spinning with her head upside down.
Wait, what?
Maura Higgins, she dances the thong song, as one does.
I missed, okay, I missed this.
Oh, my God, and there's, like, a moment where I don't even,
you wouldn't know what the move is.
Spinning on your head?
Or, like, he's holding her upside down, and she's, like, spinning.
Oh, this is them starting it.
Okay, wait, okay, okay.
And it's, like...
Oh, they're doing Argentine tango?
Okay, yes.
Okay.
And then that happens once, and then he does it again,
and they just keep on doing that, spinning all around.
It seems like...
So she's not, like,
spinning on her head?
No, not breakdancing.
Oh, okay, okay.
No, I'm, like, thinking,
I was like,
I did not see this.
But she's wearing, like,
a good, like...
Oh, wait, here it happens.
This thing.
Oh, this.
Yes.
I mean, well, also, by the way, Mark is, that's gorgeous.
No, oh, absolutely amazing.
Oh, look at them.
Oh, my God.
Oh, so good.
I know.
So Mark also, like, was a world champion and danced with Julianne.
Yes.
So when they were kids, they, like, all danced.
It's crazy how you all, like, know each other.
Yeah.
It's a very, very, very small world.
And then his mom is Shirley Ballas, who is queen.
Queen,
but also I would never want her to judge me on anything in my life.
Yeah.
I mean, Mark turned out okay, and she was his mummy.
No, I love her, but she is like,
she walks in and you're just like, oh my gosh, the queen
has arrived.
That is so true.
You know, she probably got Mark to get,
that's why he's such a great dancer.
Mm-hmm.
And also he's a very polite boy whenever I met him.
Very good boy.
That is true.
Yeah.
You don't want to mess with, yeah, that's true.
I don't think that he wasn't getting sorry, re-wrapped as a kid.
He was just saying, I'm sorry on Christmas.
Exactly.
Sure, I'm sorry.
I'm
starting
No, when she guest judged this season, I was like.
Yeah, no, she went in to like, you know what,
there's been drama, I'm coming in for order.
Like, I saw her on her Instagram, I don't know if you follow her,
to
I follow her, I follow her things.
speak
I saw her getting on the plane, and like, she's like,
what, does she have like a skull with her?
Oh, God.
She like literally, or no.
Oh, because it's Halloween.
Halloween, maybe, I don't even know, wait, wait, where's her like,
now.
and then also like little shoes, like little like,
there was something that was like so intimidating.
And it was, you know, I mean, look at her.
She's giving fours.
I think she was given the first fours of the season.
But by the way, because, let's see.
So Derek is the only ballroom dancer on the judge panels.
And I think also for the pros who, again, these pros,
like Dina Katz has taken, Dina Katz, another queen,
has taken the best dancers in the world.
And then they're there in front of judges sometimes
that they're like, I think I know better.
I mean, not Derek. Derek, again, also one
of the best dancers that has ever been around.
But I know what you mean for, like, also
random guest judges they have and everything.
But, like, Shirley comes in. Like, if I got a four from Shirley,
I think I would hate it, but I would also, like, love it.
Because you're like, yes, rip me apart because you know what's best.
Because you know what's best. And it'd be like, oh, okay.
Whereas, like, sometimes, like,
some of the comments I got, I was like, um, okay.
All right.
Some of the, like, guest judges? Or just from the judges in general?
No, just from the judges. Like, something about,
like, musicality. And I was like, okay.
Wait, who said that to you?
Oh, no. Oh, no!
We're gonna have to re-watch that season of Dancing with the Stars!
Oh, I would like, like, Gleb and I, afterwards, we watch, we're like...
Perfectly on beat and other than the thing that he had me
do with the like this thing at the ball
Yeah, but like I also we were so focused on like the it was like a move
I'm sure you guys know because everybody made fun of it,
but it was like this thing. We were not interested
We actually even didn't get the okay to do it to that day.
There was like zero practicing
I'm like, I don't know what this is. I'm focusing
on my samba rolls that Derek said were like the best samba rolls
They've ever seen there. Hmm, right? No, I know. Thanks
but this whole thing and I was like
Like this and he's like, yeah,
and then everybody made fun of me and I love I love him so much
But he's also behind me going like
this and I'm like cuz that looks so good
And it's me and like, okay
I did this like a thing that I thought
was pretty good for a mother of seven. Oh my god
In her 40s after breaking up with him.
And then you guys are focused on this two-second thing.
And also because it was a TikTok night, right?
So you had to do stuff or something?
Yeah, but, like, you have to get,
like, the okay from, like, the people.
There it is.
I know.
I don't know.
I know.
But, like, when we skip this part, it's also just, like, a very...
It was very colorful.
Yeah.
I love the outfit.
Yeah.
See, this is the good part.
Get to the good part.
And then Kris Jenner came to watch me.
I love her.
She's another queen.
Oh my gosh.
She came to watch you?
During a screen day.
I love that.
Like you and me.
Oh, yes.
Amen.
