THEYesterday the fifth episode of Dancing with the Stars 2025 and Milly Carlucci airedin grand evening black, has proven once again that she is the absolute lady of Saturday television. Impeccable as always, she moved with the usual elegance amidst applause, poisonous votes and some inevitable sparks. On the jury, the usual quintet made up of Carolyn Smith, Guillermo Mariotto, Fabio Canino, Ivan Zazzaroni and Selvaggia Lucarelli. At the beginning of the episode they anticipated that they would be less generous in their votes. Except keeping the promise only with some.
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The people’s tribunes at the edge of the track Matteo AddinoSara Di Vaira and Rossella Erra. Every week the choreographer manages to show off an outfit more extravagant than the previous one, but in doing so it seems only a pale imitation of Cristiano Malgioglio a Such and Such Show. Yesterday, however, he earned more than a round of applause when he said that the jury “makes children and stepchildren”. He wasn’t wrong. Sara, former teacher of Dancing with the stars, brings the craft and a pinch of rigor. And Rossella? She continues to be the voice of the public: ready to loudly defend all competitors. The jury’s counterpoint served.
TO Dancing with the Stars 2025 was eliminated…no one. Again.
The elimination announced last week is postponed until next week, but at least one step has been taken. At the end of the episode, after the timely reading of the ranking by Massimiliano Rosolino, sent to the star room, something changed. The 50 point treasure, earned by the dancer Maria Esposito for one night, very good and in control of the floor like a true professional, was split in half.
Alberto Matano gave 25 points to Marcella Bella, Rossella Erra 25 points to Martina Colombari. And so, having also counted the social votes, Milly Carlucci has announced the two couples who will play the play-off on Saturday 1 November. The challenge will be between Emma Coriandoli and Simone Di Pasquale against Beppe Convertini and Veera Kinnunen. While waiting to find out who will leave the track, here are yesterday’s passes and fails.
Is it Filippo Magnini or Roberto Bolle? Rating 5
Roberto Bolle was in the race and we didn’t know it. Listening to the jury’s comments after his performance made some people think so. Filippo enters the track with the confidence of the champion, led by Alessandra Tripoli, yesterday a goddess. They bring a sensual rumba to the stage: every step is studied, yet it flows naturally. And in fact Ivan Zazzaroni confirms it: «I felt goosebumps». Carolyn Smith added that it almost felt like a real dancer.
Magnini also allows himself a moment of fragility, becoming emotional when thinking about Massimiliano Rosolino, who is evidently going through a difficult period, but doesn’t add anything else. In the end he collected 48 points, a higher haul than that of Andrea Delogu but above all that of Martina Colombari who danced better yesterday. And it’s frankly curious. But it’s not his fault and the rest Dancing with the stars it’s this too. Bravo is good, but he didn’t become Roberto Bolle in a week.
The grace of Martina Colombari. Vote 10
Even if she doesn’t want to hear that she’s beautiful, she was beautiful yesterday. Luca Favilla built a tailor-made choreography for her, which she danced barefoot to the tune of The cure for me by Giorgia. Excited by the presence of her son Achille in the Auditorium (at the end of the performance with a half-shiny eye), in any case she didn’t miss a step. So, in addition to being beautiful, Martina Colombari was also very good yesterday.
Elegant like no one before her on that track, she was freer compared to her debut. Carolyn Smith said she is the woman who has improved the most so far. Mariotto underlined that «when it started it was really made of wood». Compared to the first episode, today seems like something else. Lighter (of mind) and therefore more fun. Rossella Erra gives her her half of the treasure, making her leap high to where she deserves to be. In short, Now that he’s letting himself go he can even think about winning.
The second round between Barbara D’Urso and Selvaggia Lucarelli. Without vote.
Barbara D’Urso and Pasquale La Rocca “cook” the most controversial sauce of the evening, and controversy immediately ensues. Ivan Zazzaroni underlines the excessive risk, already in the choice of performance, while Fabio Canino stings Pasquale: “You put her at risk tonight by pushing too hard.” The other three judges also agreed, and Barbara defends herself on the sidelines. Indeed: he defends Pasquale.
When the back and forth with Selvaggia Lucarelli begins, Carmelita reminds her: «A juror shouldn’t say who he’s aiming for the victory», referring to the statements on TV Talk in which the “rival” had predicted Francesca Fialdini’s victory. Barbara points out in her own style: «They told me. If your ego grows, I say I’m watching you.”
Selvaggia doesn’t hold back: «I really like this version of Barbara D’Urso Rosicona». Barbara adds: “It’s not really worth talking to you”. It’s the second week in a row that they’ve argued, but in the previous episode the argument didn’t help the ratings. The public perhaps wants blood on the track.
Beppe Convertini bites off more than he can chew. Rating 7
He dances worse than everyone, except Mrs. Confetti who however is liked by the jury and always gets higher votes than others (yesterday even than Marcella Bella, so as to make the competition a real farce). But he learned to make fun of himself, after the very first episodes in which he seemed to take himself too seriously, despite being aware of his own limits. He takes to the dance floor with a paso doble and Zazzaroni sums up his performance: «You hit the paso longer than you can chew». Selvaggia Lucarelli tells him that it was less worse than usualor. Mariotto claims that it is “the best of the worst”.
In the Hall of Stars, when he finishes his back and forth with the jury, yesterday less harsh than usual, the chorus starts: «One of us, Beppe one of us». After five episodes Convertini has become “the moment of lightness of Dancing with the stars“, capable of transforming any wrong step into pure entertainment television. The technique? Not arrived. But it is the competitor that is needed. And next Saturday he will have to play against Mrs. Coriandoli to stay in the race.
The social vote of Dancing with the stars. Rating 0
Facebook, Instagram, X: the rule is clear, the public’s social vote is worth 50% of the competition, the other half is the prerogative of the jury. All it takes is a like or a little heart on the official profiles of Dancing with the stars to raise your favorite couple in the rankings. So far everything is normal… except that, every time the cards come out, the competitors start a real electoral campaign, between posts, stories and reels, to win the hearts (and thumbs) of the public at home.
Too bad that many of those likes, especially on Instagram, smack of suspicion. Just look at the numbers. Is anyone buying consensus? TO Dancing with the stars you don’t win money: what would be the point of polluting the race? The fake hearts can transform the audience into spectators of a marketing show, where the dance takes a back seat. And the show too.