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Despite being a big fan of reality TV, I have never watched dancing with the stars Until this season. I’m having a lot of fun, even if I get irritated by the hosts sometimes. I finally got a chance to stream the most recent episode with my Disney+ subscription, and Derek Hough made a mistake I really can’t stop thinking about. Let’s break it all down.
During Disney Night, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson performed a Mary Poppins number, causing some backlash over the way the dance ended. Among his criticisms, Judge Derek Hough said the following gray’s anatomy star:
I had the pleasure of working with Dick Van Dyke a few times and he loved this performance.
It was such a sweet reaction to Shum’s electric number on Disney Night, there’s just one problem. From his comments it appears mary poppins The icon is no longer with us. In fact, Dick Van Dyke is still alive and well at the age of 100.
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fans of dancing with the stars Voices immediately began online about this flub, whether or not Derek Hough meant it the way he praised Sham. Reactions began pouring in on various social media outlets, some of which were:
- “Derek’s not saying Dick Van Dyke would have liked it…the girl’s still alive.”
- “Dick Van Dyke is still doing more here at 98 than most men and Derek has really tried to put him in the past.”
- “‘Dick Van Dyke would have liked it’ Derek please think because I had to see if the guy was still alive and he is. Would he have liked it? Send it to him?”
- “Am I crazy or is Derek talking about Dick Van Dyke like he passed away??😭”
For those who may not remember, Dick Van Dyke actually had an A+ cameo The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 special, where Derek Hough himself led a performance of “Step in Time”. Dance also performed at Van Dyke’s Kennedy Center Honors tribute, meeting him afterward. Additionally, Robert Irwin performed a quick take on the same song in the previous season. The 100-year-old icon of stage and screen has ties to the reality competition series, even if Hough has made it seem like she’s passed away.
2026 has been a tough year for celebrity deaths, with fans still mourning Patrick Stewart’s death last week. Luckily we didn’t lose Dick Van Dyke during this crazy year.
Derek Hough is usually very aware of the online discourse surrounding DWTS, so we’ll have to see if he takes to social media to address this mess. For now I’ll just replay that moment because it remains rent-free in my mind.
dancing with the stars New episodes air on Tuesdays on ABC as part of the 2026 TV schedule. The competition is really heating up, so we’ll have to see what happens in these final weeks. For now, fans can stream the show (plus mary poppins Movies) on Disney+.