Julianne Hough Reacts to ‘DWTS’ Comment About ‘Intimate’ Dancing With Brother Derek

Julianne Hough entered the chat.

The dance pro and Dancing with the stars The co-host responded to her brother Derek Hough’s comments about Carrie Ann Inaba’s incest remark to Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach during Grammy Night.

Throughout DWTS Season 35, Frech and Karagach talked about their sibling-like relationship.

When they performed an intimate Argentine tango to Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” (Remix), Inaba said the Paralympian transformed “your sister into your lover” for the routine.

“Sister of the lover, it’s embarrassing,” said co-host Alfonso Ribeiro. “Tell me about it, it was weird,” Derek added.

Julianne shared a post on her Instagram Stories, which showed a photo of Derek with his eyebrows raised and his mouth wide open.

“Derek added ‘talk to me about that’ after Carrie Ann credited Ezra and Daniella for doing an intimate dance when they felt like siblings did GIGGGGGGGLING to me,” read the post, which Julianne shared with a shrug emoji.

She and Derek have been dancing together for years, training and performing all styles of dance.

At Grammy Night, Inaba finally congratulated Frech and Karagach, who ultimately advanced to the semi-finals. “That was by far the hardest dance you’ve done so far. Am I right?” » began Inaba.

“What you showed here with your balance, the ganchos and the boleos. The way you managed to stay so focused on yourself while delivering the story I so want with this dance.”

She then commented on the “intimacy” of the routine. “Making your sister your lover for one night is good!” » said Inaba, while Frech laughed and Karagach grimaced.

“It was fantastic. I’m so proud of you. And there was an element of danger, which I think is different than anything we’ve seen before. And for that, I give you a lot of credit,” Inaba concluded. Their final score for their dance was 27.

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In a post-show interview Tuesday night, Karagach joked that Weekly Entertainment, “We’re not going to talk about it,” while Frech playfully exclaimed, “Oh! Oh!”

As for how she and Frech went into “sexy dancing” mode from being in “brother/sister mode,” Karagach said, “The thing is, every partnership has its chemistry. We obviously have our own chemistry, our own strengths and what we’re comfortable doing.”

“That being said, I feel like yes, we have this familial love for each other, and love can manifest itself in different ways. But when you do something like that, you have to adapt to the character of the dance. The task was this specific character,” she added.

“We’re committed. We’re committed to the concert,” the dance professional said. Karagach concluded that Inaba “means love” with her incest comment.

New episodes of Dancing with the stars Season 35 airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.