Proof You're Probably Saying Olympian Ilona Maher's Name Wrong

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Olympian Ilona Maher Says It's Hard Not to Be "Powerful" connected 'Dancing with the Stars' (Exclusive)

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ICYMI, Ilona Maher cha cha’d her mode onto the ballroom level with her spouse Alan Bersten connected the Sept. 17 premiere occurrence of Dancing with the Starsand proved that she’s got the moves disconnected the rugby field.

But earlier the Olympian, 28, made her debut connected the creation floor, her sister Olivia Maher had a connection for imaginable DWTS voters and with that, came the reminder to marque definite you pronounce her sister’s sanction correctly.

“Ya’ll amended fastener successful for Ilona,” Olivia captioned the TikTok shared connected Sept. 17 up of the show’s premiere. “It’s Dancing With the Stars premiere day. Ilona and Alan person been moving tirelessly for weeks present and truthful what you tin bash to wage them back, is contiguous one, tune in. Two, vote. Okay?”

Ilona’s sister hasn’t been shy astir making definite that the satellite knows her sister’s sanction and made it clear during the Olympics erstwhile she released a bid of videos with the athlete coaching the satellite connected the some the close spelling and pronunciation.

“Cheeky PSA, and I cognize she’s said this earlier but let’s accidental it again,” Oliva said successful a TikTok video posted connected Sept. 8. “It’s pronounced I-lone-a, oregon I-lone-na, oregon E-lone-a, conscionable get that ona successful determination and you’re grand. It’s close there. It’s I-l-o-n-a. So not, Ilana, thing on those lines, Ok team?”

During the DWTS premiere night, Ilona made a sanction for herself arsenic she and Alan did their archetypal creation connected her quest for the iconic Mirror Ball trophy.

Ilona rocked a pinkish fringe bodysuit arsenic she arrived connected the creation level with Alan, to the tune of Shania Twain’s “I Feel Like a Woman.” After their dance, the brace earned a people of 18 from the judges, keeping them successful the contention for different week.

Following their large night, Ilona told E! News that portion being successful the contention is fun, she knows it’s going to beryllium a spot of a challenge.

“I deliberation it went well, honestly,” she said. “I consciousness I got the laic of the onshore a small bit, and I deliberation I’ll proceed to improve."

She continued, “It’s precise hard, I mean we’re successful the workplace 4 hours a day, I deliberation I had 1 disconnected time this week. It’s hard due to the fact that it’s thing unnatural for me. I privation to beryllium precise powerful, and I privation to astir pb him sometimes and he’s similar ‘Please fto maine pb you.’”

Dancing With the Stars play 33 besides kicked disconnected with dances from the different star-studded contestants including Beverly Hills 90210 star, Tori Spelling,  Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik, Bachelor Nation’s Jenn Tran and Joey Graziadei, Bravolebrity, Phadrea Parks, the infamous convicted con artist, Anna Delvey and more.

Keep speechmaking for much connected play 33 of Dancing With the Stars

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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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