Dancing With the Stars has put the con in controversy. Not everyone was happy to hear convicted scammer Anna Delvey (or Sorokin) say that she got permission from ICE to travel out of state as one of the dance competition’s season 33 contestants . (Hey, house arrest didn’t stop her from landing a podcast and reality show deal.
) Ahead of the September 17 premiere on ABC, Delvey suggested to Entertainment Tonight that she’s not nervous — “What’s the worst that can happen? They’re not gonna arrest me for dancing badly” — and quipped in a People featurette that she hopes “the government” will be rooting for her. But what about all the complaints that Delvey shouldn’t get to twirl around on TV? DWTS showrunner Conrad Green addressed the backlash, telling Variety , “We’ve had other people on the show who’ve had criminal issues in the past. She served her time.
I think it’s perfectly valid for her to be on the show, and I think people have been really curious to see how she performs.” If you do not have time for this but are curious, we’ll be monitoring what she and her ankle monitor do every week. Let’s see how long this lasts? She’s working late, ‘cause she’s a scammer singer dancer.
For the final performance of the night, a curly-haired Delvey performed a cha-cha with to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” with a bedazzled ankle monitor and new pro Ezra Sosa. Described by hosts as a “fashionista and entrepreneur,” Delvey acknowledge.