Gene Simmons is dealing with an area’s price of backlash for his visitor judging stint on Dancing With the Stars.
On Tuesday, October 8’s Hair Metallic Night time episode of the dance competitors, the KISS frontman made a number of feedback in regards to the contestants’ bodily appearances on the judges’ desk. The bulk had been in regards to the feminine contestants.
After former NFL participant Danny Amendola and his associate Witney Carson completed their Paso Doble to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Simmons cracked: “It is a model new expertise for me and it’s troublesome to take a look at you and to determine which one is extra scorching, scorching, scorching.”
“Danny, I’m telling you, you’re proper subsequent to someone, one of many extra lovely ladies on the planet,” he added as cameras panned to Witney, who seemed uncomfortable.
Simmons additionally unfiltered ideas on Chandler Kinney and her associate Brandon Armstrong’s Jive dance to Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”
“Chandler, you’ve fogged up my glasses. I don’t know what to let you know. You progress me, not simply along with your gyrations and so forth, however your lovely face and the way you had been into the emotion of it,” he mentioned.


Dancing with the Stars followers descended on X (previously Twitter) with a bitter style from Simmons’ less-than-tasteful remarks.
Me each time Gene Simmons’s suggestions is about what the lady’s face or physique seems like #DWTS pic.twitter.com/is5iPDYH5K
— Camp Actuality Pod (@camprealitypod) October 9, 2024
me liking each gene simmons hate tweet #dwts pic.twitter.com/XpBSRyz4AB
— N (@Ns__536) October 9, 2024
me defending each feminine in that ballroom from gene simmons #DWTS pic.twitter.com/qpmHdZYSNj
— mara (@maraxxhgrandt) October 9, 2024
it’s solely the primary dance and that i’m already over gene simmons being a creep #DWTSpic.twitter.com/iEEyoSlPUh
— Cheyanne (@alltoochey) October 9, 2024
Different followers wrote: “Gene Simmons feedback in regards to the girls are giving the power of the gross uncle who corners you on the reunion #DWTS.”
“Gene Simmons strive to not make ladies uncomfortable problem (unimaginable).”
“Gene Simmons is severely sucking all of the power out of the ballroom together with his creepy feedback in regards to the feminine dancers.”
“Gene Simmons actually salivating over the lady on dancing with the celebs is disgusting i don’t assume they might’ve picked a worse particular person to be on this position #DWTS.”
Simmons’ scoring was additionally questioned by many followers, giving Phaedra Parks a 5/10, and different doubtful calls had been talked about within the refrain of negativity.
Fortunately for Simmons’ sake, Anna Delvey was already eradicated from the continued Season 33, which is bringing in report scores for the ABC collection. Or else some phrases could have been thrown…if not fingers…
Dancing with the Stars, Tuesdays, 8/7c, ABC
