The hosts of “The Talk” had James Van Der Beek on their minds, as the actor was eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” shortly after he announced tearfully on the show that his wife, Kimberly had miscarried over the weekend.
“It’s every expectant parent’s worst nightmare. We lost the baby,” an emotional Van Der Beek said in his video opening before his second dance. “The little soul we expected to welcome into our family took the shortcut to whatever lies beyond.”
On Tuesday’s “The Talk,” co-host and “DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba said she felt ill after Van Der Beek’s elimination.
“As a human being, what he and his wife, Kimberly, suffered is heartbreaking, and I have so much sadness in my heart for them, and my prayers are with them,” she said. “But you know, this is when it’s really hard. As a judge, I have to judge the dance… We get to know them, and they become family, and their pain is my pain… I have to judge what’s happening on the dance floor… I went home, and I vomited.”
Marie Osmond praised Van Der Beek for appearing on the show following his family’s tragic news.
“Can I just say that it just tells you what kind of a guy he is?” she said. “He’s a follow-through person. He’s a finisher. We all go through heartbreaking things in life… This is a huge competition, and I admire him. I think it shows his work ethic.”
She continued, “Sometimes too, you have to remember, that those endorphins help you cope. And so I think we shouldn’t judge him at all.”
Van Der Beek, who didn’t expect to be dancing in the semifinals, said it was his wife who encouraged him.
“Kimberly, from her hospital bed, said to me, ‘I’m not done watching you dance.’ ” said Van Der Beek.
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