EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Aldrin Buzzed Off Dancing With The Stars
Posted on Apr 07, 2010 @ 07:15AM
Talk about a Buzzkill.
Buzz Aldrin may have taken some huge leaps for mankind, but his small steps the past few weeks weren't enough to save him from elimination on Dancing With The Stars Tuesday night.
RadarOnline.com caught up with the moonwalker following his ouster, and asked him if he was surprised by any aspects of participating in ABC's hit ballroom competition.
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"I try not to set a lot of expectations," Aldrin told us exclusively. "I know that things are gonna be new and different and I can't say that anything really surprised me."
The NASA legend, who was paired with Ashly Costa, said that learning the dance routines took discipline, timing, memory, inspiration and partnership.
Aldrin, who was in the bottom two with The Bachelor Jake Pavelka, gave an emotional statement following his ouster.
"I did this show for the fighter pilots out there, the military people and the elder geezers like me who would just like to see an elder come back week after week," Aldrin, 80, said following his elimination. "I'm [also] interested in having the public be thankful for the great successes that we had in the Apollo program and look forward to even greater successes in our future space program."
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The Daily Juice
I feel that the judges are not being fair when they judge someone Buzz's age against the younger group. I give him credit for even trying this, knowing that he would not win.
Posted Thu, 04/08/2010 - 2:48am
I think Buzz dances so much better then Kate does. All Kate does is walk around the floor, but Buzz actually dances.
Posted Thu, 04/08/2010 - 2:33am
Buzz Aldrin has accomplished more than that entire cast will ever hope too in 5 lifetimes. He's a True American Hero. He's 80 years old & can still take you up in a Navy Jet & make you scream MAMA
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 8:41pm
Buzz is great, but his wife needs to lay off the plastic surgery. She looks like something Buzz brought back from the moon. Scary
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 2:24pm
Her face is not caused from plastic surgery. She was in a car wreck and the the car exploded and her face was burned. If I remember right this happened in the late 60's.
Posted Thu, 04/08/2010 - 2:43am
LMAO !
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 2:39pm
I was glued to that flat screen watching with WORLD HERO - what a MAN!
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 1:15pm
Buzz is a great man, but he couldn't dance for squat either, so it's not some big shock.
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 11:25am
Cute as he was, he did have two left feet. Like I said before - he's a fine man.
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 12:19pm
he'll be cherished & known long after he's gone for all he is. kate wants to be a star, buzz actually has ridden through them and over them. kate should have left but buzz can hold his head up higher than she ever will.
Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 11:12am