'Dancing with the Stars' Celebs Bid Emotional Farewells to Mark Dacascos & Michael Irvin

Despite her doctor's advice, flu-stricken Lacey Schwimmer crawled out of bed to dance one last time with partner Mark Dacascos on Tuesday's "Dancing with the Stars." After a fierce dance off against Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff, the judges unanimously voted to keep the pop star for another week and bid farewell to the "Iron Chef" star.

 



Mark said, "I'm really happy that we got to dance one last time...I'm glad that she and I started together and we finished together and we gave it our all." The mixed martial arts master admitted, "I'll miss dancing, but I'll be excited to get back to kicking and punching."

Undoubtedly a fan favorite, Michael Irvin is grateful for the viewer's support during his tenure on the show, which has come to an end, saying, "I'm just thankful that at least toward the end we got a chance to improve to show them that…keeping us in made a difference." By conquering his fear of dancing in front of people and "to last until week seven, for me that's the Super Bowl," said the renowned football player. He vowed to continue taking dancing lessons amidst his "happily busy" schedule.

Donny Osmond described Michael, saying, "He lit up the room. Every time he walked in, he took command. He's like the coach."

Reality TV star Kelly Osbourne agreed. She said, "Michael was like such a team player and being back there, he'd always rally everyone around. Mark was the calming to the storm, so you've lost two key elements to the atmosphere backstage."

Kelly and partner Louis Van Amstel were ecstatic to be the first couple spared from meeting their fate on the show. She could not wait to share her excitement with her mom. "I called my mom right away and she picked up the phone and all I could hear was screaming because she was in New York., she was watching it."

Appreciative of her supporters, Kelly sincerely said, "Every single vote that someone makes for me is allowing me to fulfill my dream for another week." More dreams will be fulfilled and more hearts will be broken on next week's "Dancing with the Stars" on Monday and Tuesday nights on ABC.

Published 11/4/09 by the Insider

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