Derek Hough was caught off guard when his first dance trainer, Rick Robinson, confirmed up on his first day internet hosting Additional.
In an unique clip shared with Us Weekly, Hough, 40, made his Additional debut — and to have a good time, they instructed him they'd a “little shock” for him from somebody who is aware of him from “manner again when in Salt Lake Metropolis.”
“Rick!” Hough stated when Robinson, 69, confirmed up on a display screen in entrance of him. “My man. Hey dude!”
Robinson replied, “What's up, Derek?” earlier than Hough appeared confused and added, “Wait, is that this reside?”
After Hough acquired affirmation that Robinson was certainly on Zoom, Hough excitedly began to introduce his former dance coach.
“Girls and gents, that is Rick Robinson. That is the person who's answerable for me being a dancer,” he defined. “He was the person that [when] I walked into that dance studio, referred to as me ‘Heavy D,' gave me a nickname, made dance cool and was such a cool mentor in my life.”
@derekhough Whiskin all of it with my first dance trainer ever Rick Robinson !
Robinson went on to say “congratulations” to Hough — and the way “superb” it's to see how far the Dancing With the Stars host has come.
“It's superb what you've already carried out and what you now get to do being a number of Additional,” Robinson gushed.
Abruptly, Robinson disappeared from the display screen, leaving Hough confused.
“Rick, the place'd you go?” he stated. “Rick! Slick Rick!”
After just a few seconds, Robinson shocked Hough by strolling in from offscreen. The pair appeared immediately excited and shared a candy hug.
“That's loopy you're right here!” Hough exclaimed.
Robinson famous that he “couldn't miss this chance” to see Hough as the brand new host of Additional. To have a good time their reunion, the pair began dancing collectively.
Final month, Hough shared that he could be taking up Billy Bush's function because the host of Additional.
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“The ballroom has been my stage, my residence, and my launchpad,” Hough stated in a press release to Deadline on the time. “Now, I'm entering into an thrilling new highlight because the host of Additional. I'm actually wanting ahead to collaborating with this unimaginable group, diving into this subsequent inventive chapter, and connecting with followers and audiences in an entire new manner.”
Hough, who will nonetheless proceed to evaluate DWTS, added that it's “an honor to affix a present that's been a cornerstone of leisure information for over 30 years.”
“I'm prepared to assist lead it right into a daring, recent new period for Season 32 and past,” he stated.
Tune into the season 32 premiere of Additional with Derek Hough tonight. Test native listings for stations and instances.
