Carrie Ann Inaba Says She 'Vomited' After James Van Der Beek Was Eliminated from 'DWTS'

While speaking with the co-hosts ofThe TalkonTuesday, Inaba, 51, described the “hard” decision toeliminatetheDawson’s Creekalum, 42, fromDancing with the Starson Monday night’s episode. The verdict came just after Van Der Beek announced that his wife, Kimberly, 37, had amiscarriageover the weekend. “As a human being, what he and his wife Kimberly suffered is heartbreaking and I have so much sadness in my heart for them and my prayers are with them,” Inaba said, beginning to become choked up....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · Nicole Contreras

Carrie Ann Inaba Says She Dated John Stamos: 'I Wasn't Quite Ready for Somebody as Good as' Him

WasJohn Stamosthe one that got away forCarrie Ann Inaba? TheDancing with the Starsjudgesat down onThe TalkTuesday, when she revealed to her co-hosts that she and theFull Housestar previously dated years ago. “We did date. When I was a ‘Fly Girl,’ the dreamiest thing happened. Somebody was like, ‘Somebody wants to meet you across the room.’ The room parted and on the other side of the room was John Stamos,” she shared....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Carlos Powers

Carrie Ann Inaba Says She Dressed as a 'Tomboy' After Being Sexually Molested as a Child

As a child,Carrie Ann Inabathought it was her fault that she was sexually molested — and she did what she could to make sure the abuse wouldn’t continue. “When I was a child I was molested and I thought that it was because I was attractive,” Inaba, 51, said on Friday’s episode ofThe Talk. “You get a lot of attention when you’re young and you’re a cute little girl and people come up to you — men included, boys included — and sometimes the advances are unwanted,” she explained....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 806 words · Mitchell Dixon

Carrie Ann Inaba Says She's on the Road to Recovery After Emergency Appendectomy

Photo: Carrie Ann Inaba Instagram Carrie Ann Inabais on the mend! In a video posted on Instagram, theDancing with the Starsjudge, 55, shared that she is grateful for the support she has received since she washospitalized with an emergency appendectomylast month. “I’ve been healing and I kind of do this thing where I’m up for four hours and feeling really good and then zonked out,” she said. “It’s part of the healing process....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Kelly Chan

Carrie Ann Inaba Sends 'Congratulations' to Ex Artem Chigvintsev After His Wedding to Nikki Bella

Photo: David Buchan/Shutterstock; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Carrie Ann Inabais showing her support for exArtem Chigvintsev. TheDancing with the Starsjudge sent a message of congratulations to Chigvintsev and his new wife,Nikki Bella, via her Instagram Story on Monday. Inaba and Chigvintsev dated for about three years before calling it quits in 2009. At the time, Inabaexclusively told PEOPLEthe reason for the breakup. “I’m single. Artem and I broke up in the beginning of November,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 316 words · Kimberly Murphy

Carrie Ann Inaba Steps Out with Ex Fabien Viteri in Los Angeles a Week After Revealing Split

ExesCarrie Ann Inabaand Fabien Viteri have been spotted together.Viteri and Inaba, 53, stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, a week after Inabaannounced their split. They were both dressed casually in jeans and sneakers and wore matching black face masks.Inaba, who is currentlyon a leave of absencefromThe Talk, revealed her newly single status on her Instagram Story May 13.MEGA"[I’m] uncertain of the future. Sad. Hopeful," theDancing with the Starsjudge captioned a selfie at the time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Jordan Cook

Carrie Ann Inaba Takes Us Inside Disney Week: See How She Gets Glam for 'DWTS' ' Magical Nights

01of 10The InspoThe Content Collective"We made up our own Villainous look, with white hair and dark menacing eyes," Inaba tells PEOPLE about her take on the evil spin of the show’s theme. “I remember in the fitting we loved this dress for the Villains night immediately.““I love my team for all the work they put into these looks,” she adds. “It’s so much fun to be able to live in the magical kingdom for these Disney nights....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 988 words · Joseph Foster

Carrie Ann Inaba Talks About Living with Lupus: 'I Stopped Going in the Sun'

Carrie Ann Inabais opening up about living with lupus.On Thursday’s episode ofLive with Kelly and Ryan, Inaba, 51, revealed she had no idea she had the disease because her doctor forgot to tell her.“I was recently diagnosed with lupus, I was actually told,” Inaba shared.“It’s so weird. I was diagnosed with autoimmune 6 years ago, but my doctor didn’t tell me I had lupus. I was having a colonoscopy and I saw my chart [read] lupus and I was like, ‘This is not my chart,’ and they were like, ‘You have lupus....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Anna Miles

Carrie Ann Inaba Teases 'Dancing with the Stars' Format Shift for Disney+: Viewers Will 'Adapt'

Carrie Ann Inaba.Photo: Kelsey McNeal/ABC via GettyDancing with the Starswon’t look exactly the same next season.JudgeCarrie Ann Inabaconfirmed the long-running ABC series will alter its format when it airs on Disney+. In a conversation withE! News, Inaba said the biggest change may be the show’s voting structure.“It’s a little bit different,” she said of the Disney+ version of the series. “I think the difference is maybe live voting across the country....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Jennifer Herring

Carrie Ann Inaba Tests Positive for COVID, Says She's Fighting 'Lots of Aches and Pains'

Carrie Ann Inabahas tested positive for thenovel coronavirus.Inaba’s co-hosts atThe Talkannounced the news during Thursday’s episode, making note of theDancing with the Starsjudge’s absence.“As you can see, Carrie Ann is not here with us today,“Sheryl Underwoodtold viewers. “She found out this morning that she tested positive for COVID-19. Obviously, our thoughts are with her, we love her, and we’re praying for a full recovery. And, out of an abundance of caution, Mrs....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Melanie Walton

Carrie Ann Inaba's Cat Mimi Has the Cutest Purr Ever — and a 'Star Wars' Connection?

WhenCarrie Ann Inabaadopted her rescue cat Mimi five years ago, she discovered quickly one of Mimi’s many star qualities — a unique, nasal-y and very loud purr.“We call her Mimi Vader,” theDancing with the Starsjudge tells PEOPLE of her 15-year-old formerly feral cat’s special sound effect, and that her cat’s sonorous purr shares some similarities withStar Warsvillain Darth Vader. “She sounds like a little Mimi Vader because she has a little bit of a sinus infection and she’s got special needs....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Carlos English

Carrie Ann Inaba, 51, on Aging: 'People Do Get More Beautiful as They Get Older'

While many in Hollywood may be seeking a fountain of youth,Carrie Ann Inababelieves true beauty starts from within. During Wednesday’s episode ofThe Talk, theDancing with the Starsjudge, who is featured inPEOPLE’s 2019 Beautiful Issuealongside her cat Mimi, opened up about gracefully aging — and why beauty transcends the exterior. Sitting alongside her co-hosts and PEOPLE staff editor Melody Chiu, Inaba said that “it’s such an honor to be included in this magazine” as a photo of herself and her cat, which is showcased in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, displayed on the screen....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · James Gardner

Carrie Bradshaw & The Dude Are 'Pouring' It Forward

Sarah Jessica Parker and Jeff Bridges star in Stella Artois and water.org’s Pour It Forward campaign. For every Stella purchased from now until March 31, the brand will donate a month of access to clean water to someone living without it. PEOPLE Nowairs live, Monday through Friday, from the Meredith offices in New York City. source: people.com

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 57 words · Kevin Lewis