{"id":1063,"date":"2026-05-06T18:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/priscilla-presley-shades-dancing-with-the-stars-partner-louis-van-amstel-could-not-wait-to-get-kicked-off\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T18:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:33:47","slug":"priscilla-presley-shades-dancing-with-the-stars-partner-louis-van-amstel-could-not-wait-to-get-kicked-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/priscilla-presley-shades-dancing-with-the-stars-partner-louis-van-amstel-could-not-wait-to-get-kicked-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscilla Presley shades &#8216;Dancing With the Stars&#8217; partner Louis van Amstel: &#8216;Could not wait to get kicked off&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127127437.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Priscilla Presley\u00a0isn\u2019t dancing around her feelings.<\/p>\n<p>The actress admitted that she wasn\u2019t a fan of her time on \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d in 2008, due to her pro partner, Louis van Amstel, allegedly being distracted by a new relationship at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not wait to get kicked off that show,\u201d Presley, 80, confessed over the weekend during a speaking engagement\u00a0in Las Vegas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/priscilla-presley-says-louis-van-amstel-was-distracted-on-dwts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per Us Weekly<\/a>. \u201cI was so nervous because \u2026 my partner, who I liked very much, was in a new relationship with another guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Priscilla Presley admitted that she \u201ccould not wait\u201d to get kicked off of \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d in 2008, due to her pro partner, Louis van Amstel (pictured above on the show), allegedly being distracted by a new relationship at the time.  <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI was so nervous because \u2026 my partner, who I liked very much, was in a new relationship with another guy,\u201d added the actress (pictured above in the \u201cDWTS\u201d ballroom). <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The businesswoman claimed van Amstel, 53, was \u201cin a new relationship\u201d while they were competing on Season 6 of the show, and would rush out of rehearsals to get back home to his partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a date, and he wanted to get this and that, and I was a little bit frustrated because he put that before us,\u201d alleged Presley. \u201cI felt we could have done a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Presley, the duo only rehearsed for three hours a day, while their competitors practiced for up to six hours. Despite her concerns, she was still in it to win it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like challenges,\u201d she gushed. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to dance that well. I mean, I did like dancing, but I thought, \u2018You know what, I\u2019m gonna go in for it and do it, and I think it\u2019ll be fun.\u2019 Yeah, still nerve-wracking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The businesswoman felt that the dancer wanted to prioritize his new relationship over their partnership in the ballroom and was \u201cfrustrated\u201d that he \u201cput that before us.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI felt we could have done a lot better,\u201d said Presley (pictured here with her partner and former co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris). <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Presley and van Amstel ultimately finished in eighth place.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and pro dancer Mark Ballas\u00a0took home the Season 6 Mirrorball Trophy, while Miami Dolphins player Jason Taylor and pro partner Edyta \u015aliwi\u0144ska placed second.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Van Amstel went on to\u00a0tie the knot with\u00a0Joshua<strong> <\/strong>Lancaster<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in Sundance, Utah, in 2017\u00a0after eight years together. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyeF2mbp7cj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorced in October 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pair (pictured here on set of the ABC series) competed on Season 6 and finished in eighth place. <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The choreographer previously praised his partner back in November, calling Presley \u201can amazing woman.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Presley\u2019s recent comments, van Amstel allegedly enjoyed their time working together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat an amazing woman,\u201d the choreographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/inside-louis-van-amstels-life-after-helping-launch-dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gushed to Us Weekly<\/a> back in November. \u201c[Out of] all my celebrities, I see her the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Amstel noted at the time that he and the actress \u2014 who was famously married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973 \u2014 \u201calways have dinner\u201d when he visits Los Angeles, calling her \u201ca quality woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/06\/entertainment\/priscilla-presley-shades-dancing-with-the-stars-partner-louis-van-amstel-could-not-wait-to-get-kicked-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Priscilla Presley\u00a0isn\u2019t dancing around her feelings. 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