Michael Strahan reveals why he is too scared to do “Dancing With the Stars”: ‘I can’t fathom it’

Michael Strahan can nonetheless sting like a bee, however he'd desire to not should float like a butterfly.

The previous NFL professional discovered himself on the receiving finish of Dancing With the Stars cohost Alfonso Ribeiro's laborious pitch to think about competing in a future season of the favored ABC competitors sequence. When requested which Good Morning America anchor he'd prefer to see on the present throughout a Tuesday look on the information program, Ribeiro teased, "I believe if there was a man, if he performed for the Giants at one level in his life, 'trigger you recognize he'd carry the entire New York viewers, proper?"

The GMA co-anchor leapt to his toes and joined visitor Ribeiro in an impromptu shuffle, earlier than resettling in his seat and declaring, "That's as a lot as you get."

Although Ribeiro continued to show the screws, Strahan refused to relent. "That is the factor, and that is what scared me," Strahan defined. "Each skilled soccer participant and athlete who's been on the present stated it's the toughest factor they'd ever accomplished. If it was tougher than soccer was for me, I can’t fathom it at this level in my life."

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Nonetheless, Ribeiro tried every part, promising to pair Strahan with "a tall dancer to bop with you so it gained't look so awkward," arguing that flying to Los Angeles to movie the present could be simple since "you're there on weekends."

He additionally downplayed the testimonies of athletes who've expressed shock on the rigor of the coaching expertise, postulating, "Perhaps a few of these athletes weren't giving their all."

Strahan has a sterling repute as an athlete, having served because the defensive finish for the New York Giants all through his 15 years within the NFL, throughout which he helped lead the group to a win at Tremendous Bowl XLII.

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In his protection, nonetheless, there's no scarcity of athletes who've competed on Dancing With the Stars solely to come back away surprised by the problem of the expertise. Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee, who competed on season 30 of DWTS, informed PEOPLE in 2021 that whereas "I don't suppose something will ever examine to the work I put into the Olympics… I’ve to say, most likely Dancing With the Stars [was harder]." NFL stars Rashad Jennings, Marcellus Wiley, and Jared Allen all additionally vented in regards to the "ugly" trainings, in Jennings' phrases, on a 2023 episode of Movie star Wheel of Fortune.

Drawing on his NFL days, Strahan tried to move the buck to his GMA co-anchor George Stephanopoulos, however when Ribeiro redirected his consideration, the veteran TV host and political commentator politely demurred, "Yeah, no."

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