Olympic gymnast Rhys McClenaghan reveals how his girlfriend's love for country music has influenced his enjoyment of the country-themed week on Dancing With The Stars. He discusses the supportive atmosphere among the contestants and how scoring high on the leaderboard motivates him to perform even better.
Rhys McClenaghan has shared that his girlfriend Emilee is the reason he's enjoying the country theme for Dancing With The Stars this week. For the first time in the competition's history, bosses have introduced a country music -themed week. Rhys will perform an American Smooth to Nathan Carter’s classic rendition of Wagon Wheel. He revealed that his partner is a big fan of country music , so he's gone into the week with a newfound appreciation for the genre.
'My girlfriend is a massive country fan,' the Olympian told RSVP Live. 'I actually wasn't a big fan of country music, but she just had it on loop all the time and I've grown to like it. 'At least I'm going into country week actually liking country music now, because I don't think it would be anywhere near as enjoyable if I didn't. I'm glad I like the music now.' There are only a few weeks left until the show's finale, but instead of competitiveness arising among the contestants, Rhys and his professional partner Laura Nolan have said they've grown closer as the show progresses. 'I think over the last couple of months everyone has grown closer and closer and become more friendly,' said Rhys. 'Everybody wants everyone else in the competition to perform their best. It's genuine joy from the other contestants when you see someone nailing their dance or getting 10s or getting their highest core yes. It's a really nice atmosphere in the Dancing With The Stars camp.' Laura added: 'I think it's because everyone is in the same position and everyone knows how much work goes in to actually create a performance. Especially when it comes to the pros' perspective, we do be delighted for everyone else. It's more support than anything else.' Rhys and Laura are no strangers to receiving 10s and topped the leaderboard last week, but does that add more pressure when it comes to performing? 'I think it makes me enjoy it a good bit more,' said Rhys. 'If the judges are enjoying it and clearly people have voted for us and are enjoying our dance every week so it really adds that motivation coming into Monday and when we're learning a new dance. It gives me that extra bit of spark and motivation to perform a nice dance again the next Sunday.'
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