Jane Seymour dismissed from Dancing
Natalie Finn

LOS ANGELES—Jane Seymour may have brought classy back to the dance floor, but even the slinkiest gold dress this side of her Bond days couldn’t provide the sizzle needed to win the disco ball trophy.
The 56-year-old British actress was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars Thursday, putting an end to a topsy-turvy run on the show that included two absences and an in-house battle over what constitutes a lift.
“It was so worth doing. This has just been an unbelievable dream,” said Seymour, who along with partner Tony Dovolani sported temporary cheetah-paw tattoos to protest Sabrina Bryan’s controversial exit last week.
“I’m kind of teary about it. I’ve had the best time of my life. I can’t believe what Tony got me to do,” she continued. “The biggest thank you has to be to the fans because they’ve just been unbelievable—”
Then Tom Bergeron, who along with Samantha Harris was in ad-lib mode thanks to the writers strike, had to quickly wrap things up to bring the show in under time. (Yes, even reality shows need writers, too.)
The impact of the WGA walkout was in full effect during Monday’s performance show, as was the bitter taste left by Bryan’s elimination, when Harris pointedly reminded at-home viewers that it’s their job to vote for their favourites. “The reason that Sabrina isn’t back here this week is because not enough of you voted for her!” she said following the first dance of the night, Helio Castroneves’ tango. “By the way, global warming, that’s your fault too,” Bergeron, the resident quip-meister, added when the camera swung his way.
But while Bryan could have felt the love pouring out of the studio from anywhere within a 10-mile radiance, Marie Osmond was not on hand to learn that the viewers had appreciated her jaunty quickstep as much as the judges had. The singer and QVC fixture flew to Utah Tuesday morning after learning that her father George had passed away at age 90.