Being Kendra_ Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back - Kendra Wilkinson [71]
I think it was pretty evident that his dancing partner, Kym Johnson, liked him, but it always appeared to me that Hines didn’t really want anything to do with her at first. Hines is a good-looking guy; I could see why Kym might have been attracted to him. But he’s an athlete and a player; I don’t think he was looking to settle down. You can take the player out of the game, but you can’t take the game out of the player. She’s from Australia, so she doesn’t know the average American guy. Hines, I think he’s proud to be a player and I respect him for that. I respect a guy who walks around and goes, “I’m a player, so what?” I would see her trying to snuggle up next to him and I would just laugh.
On Tuesdays before elimination, Hank would come over to the set and bring a bottle of wine, and we would have sex in the trailer before the results show. Whenever you saw me smiling on camera on Tuesdays, it’s because I just had sex. All of the celebs would be giggly and relaxed during elimination, waiting in the results room. Who knows what they were all doing in their separate trailers, but I know what I was doing in mine! I just wanted to make it fun. That day was basically just a recap of everything we had done all week. I would get there at nine A.M., get hair and makeup done (I would sleep in my hair from the night before though so they wouldn’t have to spend too much time on it), and then just hang out. It was out of my hands at that point; I had already performed for America on Monday. So Tuesdays were my favorite, because Mondays were so crazy and scary and intense. Tuesdays I would be goofy and try to keep myself busy. One day Toby Keith came and performed, and I love his music, so I had a bunch of wine, and I was drunk and sneaked into rehearsal to watch him. I was a huge fan and I went up to him and I was dancing on the side of the stage like a total dork during sound check.
And then, after seven weeks, I got voted off the show. I was sad to end my run and I knew I’d miss all of my new friends, but I was happy too. I could go back to focusing on my family and not worrying about the judges and Louis.
I feel like overall it was a smart choice to do DWTS. I got to show more of America who I am, and while the producers didn’t always play my greatest moments, I knew that I had to create more moments and demonstrate to people who I really was. So I farted on TV. I created that moment. That was my signature moment. That’s who I am. I’m so glad they “aired” that. The judges had been so hard on me all season and so critical of me about who I was that I just needed to show America who I really was, not who the judges portrayed me as.
It was important to impress the judges, but ultimately it was a popularity contest. The producers were going to keep the people on who best helped the buzz of the show. It was obvious and common sense who would be eliminated first: no one had ever heard of Mike Catherwood. Compared to Kirstie Alley or Ralph Macchio, he’s just not someone who is in the spotlight. I’m not sure if he and Wendy Williams were even trying to be good; it was obvious those two were going first. Wendy’s got a successful talk show on the East Coast and a family; I can’t imagine she was focusing or putting her all into it. It’s hard being away from your life. However, it was obvious that Kirstie Alley was going to be the star of the show from day one.
When DWTS told me I had the gig, I assumed I’d have a decent shot at winning. I’d been on a hit show, been on the covers of magazines, and had to be a good buzz getter for the show. But that was before I saw who else was on the show. When I saw Kirstie Alley announced I realized