Portia de Rossi turns down offer to be first same-sex contestant on DWTS
December 8th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANINew York, Dec 08 (ANI): A representative for Ellen DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi has confirmed that she has turned down hit ABC show’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ offer to become half of the series’ first lesbian dancing couple in season 12.
“If Portia had agreed then it would have been a done deal,” the New York Daily News quoted sources as telling popeater.com.
But with Rossi sitting this one out, the show’s producers told the gossip website they aren’t hustling to find another same-sex couple to join the show.
“She was the only star that could have pulled this off without completely offending the program’s conservative viewers,” the source added.
ABC approached de Rossi after an Israeli version of the popular dancing show added a lesbian couple to their lineup.
But the show’s producers reportedly don’t want to “rush into creating a same-sex dancing couple just to get attention and publicity.” (ANI)
- Portia de Rossi & Ellen DeGeneres to come out with a comedy show - Sep 12, 2011
- Portia De Rossi Officially Changes Name - Sep 24, 2010
- Portia de Rossi wants Oz politicians to back gay marriage - Nov 21, 2010
- Portia De Rossi Files Petition To Take Up Spouse Ellen DeGeneres' Name - Aug 10, 2010
- Portia de Rossi is now officially Portia DeGeneres - Sep 24, 2010
- Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres sell off their home - Oct 06, 2011
- Portia de Rossi Takes Wife Ellen DeGeneres' Name - Sep 24, 2010
- Portia De Rossi adopts Ellen DeGeneres' surname - Sep 25, 2010
- Dancing With The Stars: Portia de Rossi Not Comfortable Having Girl Partner On Dance Floor - Dec 09, 2010
- Portia DeGeneres To Feature In Next Season Of 'Dancing With The Stars' - Nov 13, 2010
- Portia de Rossi set to legally take on wife Ellen DeGeneres' last name - Aug 10, 2010
- Portia de Rossi takes on partner Ellen DeGeneres' name - Sep 27, 2010
- Ellen Degeneres, Portia De Rossi named 'Most Popular Celeb Couple' - Jan 04, 2010
- Portia de Rossi Planning To Write Memoir - Apr 10, 2010
- Portia de Rossi petitions the LA Court as she wants to take on Ellen DeGeneres' last name - Aug 11, 2010
Tags: abc show, dancing couple, dancing with the stars, dwts, ellen degeneres, gossip, lesbian couple, new york daily news, new york dec, portia de rossi, producers, publicity, sex couple, york daily news