Alix Earle Explains Decision to Ditch ‘Maleficent’ Cheekbones on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ trucc
Alix Earle (briefly) got into full character while playing Maleficent during Dancing With the Stars’ Disney Night.
Ahead of the show, Earle, 24, took to TikTok on Tuesday, October 7, to show off prosthetic cheekbones that matched Angelina Jolie’s 2014 Maleficent character, but when she hit the stage, Earle was no longer wearing the prosthetics. Following her Vietnamese Waltz to Lana Del Rey’s “Once Upon a Dream,” Earle exclusively told Us Weekly why she ditched the glam.
“The prosthetic cheekbones were on, and then they were off,” Earle said. “I didn’t end up dancing in them. The [glam] team is so amazing, and they looked incredible. It was just a little less movement allowed in the face for those facial expressions that I really wanted to make.”
Earle, who is competing with pro Val Chmerkovskiy, added, “We ultimately decided to take them off. But, I mean, we’ve been in glam since 6am. The design and glam and costume team and everyone on the show just does such an incredible job of thinking outside of the box and really helping the piece come to life.”
The rest of Earle’s glam featured a sharp contour, dark, angled eyebrows, red lips, dramatic winged eyeliner and smokey eyeshadow. She had black wavy strands poking out of her horns, and completed her look with bright green contacts. Her costume was complete with a cutout black beaded dress with flowy sleeves.
Earle also opened up to Us about how “fun” it was to play a villain for the week: “It was very empowering, but I will say it’s also been a struggle, and it was something that was a little bit uncomfortable for me.”
She continued, “In the past five days of us rehearsing this dance, me growling at Val or making an angry face is a little bit uncomfortable for me than [instead of] a nice smile. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone. At the end of the day, it was something I’m so, so proud of, and I think was the most fun to perform by far.”
Earle and Chmerkovskiy, 39, scored a 24 out of 30. They were safe from the elimination, which sent Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko home.
Next week, Earle is preparing a routine for the show’s Dedication Night. She got candid about the upcoming dance, telling Us that she’s “already been crying” just thinking of her dance.
“Dedication night is going to be definitely different for me and showing a different side of me,” she said. “Talking about a story that is very personal and very emotional for me and my family as well, it’s going to be a very therapeutic week for me.”
Earle added that she hopes the dance shows her fans “a different side” of her that they “may not know.”
“And hopefully it’s a relatable story to anyone out there,” she added.
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesdays. Episodes are available to stream on Hulu the next day.
‘Married to Medicine’ Drama: Dr. Simone Whitmore Put on Blast by Funky Dineva liennhi
The drama on “Married to Medicine” isn’t slowing down.
Rumors have been running rampant on the current season of “Married to Medicine.” Toya Bush-Harris has been accused of cheating with a neighbor. While Toya thought Anila Sajja was behind the rumor spreading, Anila denied this. And she said that Quad Webb has been pushing the rumor and set her up by inviting a mutual friend to her party to possibly blast Toya about this. As for Quad, she said that Anila came to her with the rumor. But she doesn’t want to own her role in how the rumor got around. So she’s allegedly chosen to throw Quad under the bus instead.
Toya has denied cheating on Dr. Eugene Harris. And she’s feeling like Quad used Anila to attempt to assassinate her character this season.
It was also alleged that Quad slept with her married contractor. On the recent episode, Dr. Simone Whitmore said that it’s valid to have suspicions since Quad is single and bought a $2 million house. And she’s the one who spread the rumor to the group. Simone also told Quad that she’s friends with the contractor’s friend. So her source and knowledge of the situation are reliable. Regardless, Quad denied sleeping with the married man. She said she was able to afford her home thanks to smart investing and her other incomes.
Well, things have gotten even messier. Now it’s alleged that Simone allegedly played a role in the cheating rumor about Toya getting around.
Dr. Simone Whitmore is dragged into the rumors about Toya Bush-Harris.
Dr. Simone Whitmore and Toya Bush-Webb have a friendship that exists outside of “Married to Medicine.” In fact, when they aren’t filming, both women spend a lot of time together. And their husbands Cecil Whitmore and Dr. Eugene Harris are also very close. So it wasn’t surprising that Simone was one of the first people who spoke up as other cast members questioned if Toya had something to do with Anila Sajja’s robbery.
Simone said it was wrong to accuse Toya of such a serious crime. And it wasn’t cool that Quad Webb and others would do this on the show.
Interestingly enough, now it’s being alleged that Simone may have had something to do with another messy rumor about Toya becoming a talking point during the current season.
As we reported, Toya was also accused of having an affair with a neighbor. She denied it. But it’s rumored that a lot will be revealed at the reunion.
Ahead of the premiere of part 1, YouTuber Funky Dineva shared some interesting gossip. And he accused Simone of giving more life to the cheating rumor about Toya.
In a video, he said, “It got back to me that Simone said that Toya is indeed ******* somebody else in the neighborhood that the ladies just had the wrong person. It wasn’t this person, it was that person. And I’m only repeating it because it comes out at the reunion. I made mention of it on a previous review.”
Toya is just about tired of all of the rumors. Weeks ago, she revealed she’s actually considering filing a lawsuit because people have taken things way too far.
