Derek Hough Reacts to Gleb Savchenko Comparing His 'DWTS' Judging to Len Goodman

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00:00You know, Gleb said to us last night that your judging style reminds him of Len.

00:05Do you see that as well?

00:07You know, I wish I was as good as Len. You know, he absolutely irreplaceable. My guy, he's,

00:14you know, his phrases and his Len-isms were just iconic. And, you know, I tried to

00:24talk a little bit more about the, you know, the details and the dancing, you know, what to work

00:29on. It's always hard, especially these first couple of weeks, because there's so little time

00:34to say something. So I feel like I'm rushing it, trying to get it in. But I actually told the

00:40producers, I said, hey, can we, instead of doing like the mentor session at the end of the finale,

00:46we do it at the beginning of the season or in the middle of the season, so we could actually

00:50go and work with them a little bit more. So I think I do miss a little bit of the coaching

00:54aspects, and I just want to get my, I want to get in there with them a little bit, because sometimes

01:00just having 10 seconds to say something just isn't quite enough, you know. Sure, yeah. Noah,

01:05I'm sure you being in there is very helpful. Was there anything that you wish that you got to say

01:10a little bit more last night or something that you wish that you didn't say? One thing I actually

01:15wanted to say with Alona, who is, she's so amazing and so charismatic off the floor and funny,

01:24and I think I said this on the table, but I don't want her to misinterpret like trying to be,

01:36you know, dancing as sort of like a soft thing, you know what I mean? It still has

01:41impact and strength, you know, and I think that she's trying to juxtapose what she comes from.

01:47I'm like, no, no, no, you bring that in with you, bring that, bring that into the dance floor,

01:51and I think I said that before, but because whenever I see her like, you know, out and about,

01:55I'm like, yo, she is a force of nature. She is phenomenal, and I think if she just brings a

02:01little bit more to that to the dance floor, I think she's gonna, she could do amazing. Sure,

02:05she's, I think she said last night that she felt the judges were a little too nice to her.

02:09Do you ever feel like you are a little nicer on night one, as opposed to a little bit later

02:13on in the season? Yes, no, night one is a love fest. Night one is a love fest, it's welcome to

02:19the show, here we are, we're not gonna bite too hard, but then, you know, week two, three,

02:25roll around, I'm like, okay, you've had some time, now I can't let you off the hook for this, and

02:30this, and this, and this, you know? So, hey man, if she wants some, well, we can go, we can go in.

02:36I know that you teamed up with Pepcid to encourage a little Pepcid and chill,

02:41so tell me all about this. Yes, you gotta Pepcid and chill, you know? Well, for me,

02:45obviously, being a performer, going out on tour and performing, I gotta go out and sing,

02:49you know, host, or I'm done judging on Dancing with the Stars, sometimes that heartburn can kick

02:53in, you know, so it's important to have something on hand that's gonna help me with that, so, you

02:57know, I rely on, to manage that heartburn, I rely on Pepcid Max Icy Cool Mint, you know, works fast,

03:03lasts all night, I like the antacids and stuff, so it's instantly, gives you that cooling

03:09sensation, which is fantastic, so, but also, too, to balance out my life, you know, it's busy,

03:14I have a strict regimen in what I do, you know, athletically, to stay in shape, but I also like

03:19to sort of enjoy myself, you know, and go home and relax on the couch and snack and stream my

03:24favorite show and, you know, and have lots of snacks and, you know, like salsa and popcorn and

03:30the candies and stuff, but sometimes those don't always agree with me, so, again, having that

03:36Pepcid Max Icy Cool Mint on hand is, allows me to enjoy myself and relax a little bit, you know,

03:42so I can get myself prepared for the next day and go hit it hard, so it's, I like to kind of,

03:48I call those nights my sort of chilling with Pepcid, you know, it's like, my wife, my dogs,

03:53my Pepcid, all the things.

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