After six amazing weeks of competition, the hills seemed alive for The Hills star Audrina Patridge and her partner, Tony Dovolani, but last night all that changed when the couple were eliminated on Dancing With the Stars.
With the added pressure of two dances to learn this week, a paso doble and a group competition dance, the pressure was on. While the couple executed both routines well and were awarded a very respectable 24 (out of 30) for their solo routine and a further 8 (out of a possible 10 points) for the group number, the judges? harsh critiques soon dampened their elated spirits. ?I wanted them to realize how hard Audrina and I had worked together,? Tony tells In Touch. ?Instead they scolded us. We were so happy after the dance and I even gave out a scream as Audrina gave me what I wanted.?
Many of the couples seemed to struggle with the rock theme, including former front-runner Jennifer Grey, who received her lowest performance score to date. ?I like rock ?n? roll music, but am not sure if it works with ballroom dancing,? Audrina tells In Touch. ?Still, I had a great time and felt good about the night,? she adds.
However, after being advised the couple were in danger early in last night?s elimination show, which also featured some energetic performances by musical guests Heart and Kylie Minogue, the red light eventually revealed their fate.
?I still feel like I wanted more time and there is some unfinished business,? Audrina tells In Touch. ?But I?ll be learning to dance from Tony and Maks and I?ll be back for the finale and the 200th episode party next week, so I?ll be back to visit.?
With a new VH1 reality show in the works, Audrina will be busy with that, along with voting for her remaining DWTS colleagues. ?We are friends with all of them so it?s going to be hard,? laughed Tony when quizzed on whom the couple will be voting for now. ?Maybe there will be a phone call for everyone,? reveals Audrina who also tells In Touch she won?t be back for ABC?s upcoming Skating With the Stars anytime soon. ?I?ll pass on that,? she laughs.
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The 11th season of Dancing With the Stars is still in full swing, but stylist Robert Verdi is already looking to the future ? and would love nothing more than to be on the ABC dance competition series? next round. ?I want to be on it! I?m desperate to be on it!? Robert, whose clients include Eva Longoria Parker and Ana Ortiz, told In Touch at the Whitney Museum of American Art's Annual Gala in New York on October 26. Why is the fashion guru so eager to boogie down? ?I want to lose weight, and I need to be a network TV superstar,? he added. Robert is already a veteran of reality television, having entertained fans on Logo?s The Robert Verdi Show starring Robert Verdi. 
