‘Dancing With the Stars’ Host Tyra Banks Defends Olivia Jade Giannulli’s Casting: She Is ‘So Brave’

Showing her support. Lori Loughlin may not be in the Dancing With the Stars ballroom, but she’s still her daughter’s No. 1 fan, Olivia Jade Giannulli shared following the Monday, October 4, episode.

Olivia Jade Giannulli may have been a controversial casting choice for Dancing With the Stars, but ABC executive Robert Mills is shutting down reports that she’s receiving special treatment.

Olivia Jade glides over the dance floor with pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy on Monday night (September 27) of Dancing With The Stars.

Getting honest! Val Chmerkovskiy admitted he was pleasantly surprised by Dancing With the Stars partner Olivia Jade Giannulli‘s moves — even though he went in with low expectations.

Olivia Jade Giannulli was trending during the season 30 premiere of Dancing With the Stars, and while not everyone was rooting for Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Val Chmerkovskiy has his partner’s back.

Olivia Jade Giannulli made her "Dancing with the Stars" debut on Monday and her sister, Isabella, was in the crowd to cheer her on.  The YouTube influencer, who has spent the better part of the last two years steeped in the college admissions scandal, debuted for the first time on Season 30 of the hit competition show alongside her professional dancing partner, Val Chmerkovskiy.  Us Weekly notes that after her first dance, the camera cut to her sister who was dutifully cheering her on from the

Showing her love! Olivia Jade Giannulli made her Dancing With the Stars debut on the Monday, September 20, season 30 premiere, and she was supported by her sister, Bella Giannulli.

Candace Cameron Bure is rooting for Olivia Jade Giannulli ahead of her Dancing With the Stars debut on September 20. The Full House alum, 45, hopped on Instagram Story on Monday to send love to the 21-year-old daughter of her former co-star Lori Loughlin.

Candace Cameron Bure is a huge “Dancing With The Stars” Fan. The former “Fuller House” actress even competed on the show back in Season 18.

Full House family! Candace Cameron Bure is excited to watch Lori Loughlin‘s daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli hit the dance floor on the season 30 premiere of Dancing With the Stars.

Olivia Jade revealed dancing is actually "way harder" than she ever thought it was as she prepares for the 30th season of "Dancing with the Stars." Olivia Jade, daughter of Lori Loughlin, will be partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy for the show. "I would not consider myself a dancer by any means, but it's so much more work than you really anticipate with the dedication and the patience you have to have with yourself," Olivia Jade, 21, told People magazine.

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Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, Olivia Jade is one of the season’s cast members.A post shared by olivia jade (@oliviajade)To recall, Olivia was a part of the controversial admissions scandal, where both of her parents paid 500k for their two daughters to get admitted into the University of Southern California.

"Dancing with the Stars" host Tyra Banks is speaking out in defense of the show after it was announced that Olivia Jade will compete on the latest season following her involvement in the college admissions scandal.  Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the host and executive producer of the show defended the decision to let the daughter of Lori Loughlin compete in Season 30 after she faced immense controversy in 2019 when it was revealed that her parents paid large sums of money to get her and her

Dancing With The Stars host Tyra Banks came to Olivia Jade’s defense in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, published on Wednesday September 15, ahead of season 30 premiere of the reality competition! The 47-year-old model and TV personality explained that audiences that only know Olivia from the college admissions scandal, and she thinks that DWTS is the perfect place for the 21-year-old YouTuber to provide a more full-look into the controversy from her point-of-view.

Tyra Banks is sticking up for Olivia Jade.