Phaedra Parks Slams “Ding-a-Ling” Gene Simmons Over DWTS Low Score

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Real Housewives of Atlanta prima Phaedra Parks didn’t clasp backmost her disappointment aft Kiss subordinate Gene Simmons gave her a debased Dancing With the Stars people for her Rock N’ Roll routine. 

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Phaedra Parks wants Gene Simmons to cheque that. 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star didn’t clasp backmost connected however she felt astir the Kiss member giving her and spouse Val Chmerkovskiy a 5 retired of 10 people for their Rock N’ Roll creation connected Dancing With the Stars

“I loved the routine,” she explained to Page Six successful the ballroom Oct. 8. “I deliberation we did good, contempt Gene Simmons being a full ding-a-ling.”

Despite the middling people from the rocker, who was impermanent judging during Oct. 8’s Hair Metal night, chap judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Derek Hough gave the regular sevens. And Phaedra jokingly continued poking astatine Gene quipping, “I fig helium didn’t similar abbreviated Black women.”

Meanwhile Val—who Phaedra emphasized was a “wonderful” coach—added somewhat sarcastically, “It’s ever amusive to person a impermanent justice successful the ballroom.” 

Although she and Val weren’t booted from the bid aft their low-scoring performance—Reginald VelJohnson and Eric Roberts and their respective partners Emma Slater and Britt Stewart instead got the axe—Phaedra wasn’t the lone 1 less-than-pleased with Gene’s impermanent quality connected the show. In fact, galore fans expressed disappointment successful his deficiency of decorum. 

“Gene Simmons comments astir the ladies are giving the vigor of the gross uncle who corners you astatine the reunion #DWTS," wrote one instrumentality connected X, portion different added, “Gene Simmons is earnestly sucking each the vigor retired of the ballroom with his creepy comments astir the pistillate dancers.”

During the episode, Gene did, indeed, rise immoderate eyebrows for his feedback burgeoning connected innuendo. 

“This is simply a marque caller acquisition for maine and it's hard to look astatine you and to fig retired which 1 is much hot, hot, hot," helium told erstwhile NFL prima Danny Amendola and his spouse Witney Carson. “Danny, I'm telling you, you're close adjacent to somebody, 1 of the much beauteous women connected the planet.”

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E! News has reached retired to reps for Gene and ABC but has not yet heard back. 

One instrumentality summed up the critics effect to the evening, penning connected X aft the amusement had ended Oct. 8, “Don’t y’all ever bring Gene Simmons backmost and convey you.”

With Rock N’ Roll nighttime being over, Gene has officially evacuated the creation floor—at slightest for now. Keep speechmaking to spot the stars who are decidedly not sidesplitting the groove. 

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Anna Delvey 

The inspriation behind Inventing Anna will commercialized her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa

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Ilona Maher

The Olympic rugby subordinate is acceptable to ruck up the creation level with pro Alan Bersten

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Chandler Kinney 

The Disney Channel prima volition effort to creation her mode to the apical with spouse Brandon Armstrong

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Brooks Nader 

The exemplary and her spouse Gleb Savchenko are acceptable to strut on the ballroom. 

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Eric Roberts 

The Dark Knight star is partnered with Britt Stewart

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Reginald VelJohnson

All that matters for this Family Matters alum and spouse Emma Slater is taking location the mirrorball trophy. 

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Joey Graziadei

The Bachelor alum has recovered his roseate betwixt thorns successful spouse Jenna Johnson

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Tori Spelling 

The alum of 90210 is ohio truthful acceptable to creation alongside Pasha Pashkov

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Danny Amendola 

The NFL pro and spouse Witney Carson are definite to people a touchdown connected the creation floor. 

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Dwight Howard 

The NBA prima is definite to basal caput and shoulders supra the competitoin with spouse & Daniella Karagach

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Stephen Nedoroscik 

The Olympian has his sights acceptable connected different medal—or should we accidental mirrorball trophy—with spouse Rylee Arnold

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Phaedra Parks 

The Traitors alum is definite to weed retired the contention with spouse Val Chmerkovskiy

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Jenn Tran

The Bachelorette star and spouse Sasha Farber volition beryllium successful afloat bloom successful the ballroom. 

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