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Inside Look into Simone Biles’s DWTS Rehearsal

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Olympic gymnast and pro partner Sasha Farber rehearse their next "Dancing with the Stars" routine

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Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? Leslie Robbins here for Young Hollywood inside IDA Hollywood where I am going one-on-one with Olympic champ and Dancing with the Stars contestant, Simone Biles.

Simone Biles

Five. I hate you. I hate you. Okay, let's do something. But I like that. Yeah. That's good. Okay. Say it again here, first. One. Two. Oh, we don't jump twice. We just jump once. No, we don't. We don't. I already forgot. No, we don't. Do it. Five, six, seven, and eight. I messed up this dance on show day. That's why he's making me do it again.

Guest

Wow. She didn't really screw it up.

Simone Biles

Yes, I did.

Guest

She didn't really like she's that professional that she kind of like she did the same step twice, so she meant to walk out and like go, one, two, three, four. And then instead of doing that, she just went one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, then and then I did it again.

Simone Biles

And then she did it again.

Guest

That's why that wasn't the perfect score one.

Simone Biles

No, no, no, no, no. No, no. Clearly not.

Young Hollywood

What did they knock you off for it?

Simone Biles

No, nobody caught it. We were lucky because she played it off that well.

Guest

I'm very lucky to be with her. Cuz she was like, "Nope. Not even. There it is." So you guys do it with me. He wants us to do our thing, but Sasha's trying to do your thing.

Simone Biles

Yeah, no, he's going to He could hurt his manhood.

Young Hollywood

Now this was always kind of what you wanted to do after the Olympics. It was kind of percolating in your brain?

Simone Biles

Yeah, well the opportunities once you go to the Olympics, it kind of opens up. So I was like, man, if I go to the Olympics and maybe I could go on Dancing with the Stars.

Young Hollywood

I love it. You said, I want to go to Olympics. I'm going to become the greatest gymnast of all time, win four medals amongst all the other medals you have. Yes. But I really wanted you dancing with the Stars. Yes. And when you're in rehearsal, what's your mindset like? Is it like when you're at the gym?

Simone Biles

I think it's a little bit different because I've been doing gymnastics my whole life. So it's always been just go, but here we can have a little bit more fun.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. So being the greatest athlete, gymnast of all time in your sport, How no pressure. Holy moly. I feel like goosebumps already. Oh, well. How do you improve on that? Is it by doing Dancing with the Stars, something out of your comfort zone?

Simone Biles

Yeah, I think it's it's a lot of fun to do something I'm not comfortable with sometimes. It's it gets a little scary at times too. But no, it is a lot of fun because I've been in the gym my whole entire life. So hopefully some of this dancing will translate over to gymnastics, but I mean it's still so different worlds.

Guest

I just feel like this this competition has matured her so much. It completely two different worlds, but I feel like on a floor routine, even though they don't really look at the dancing, she will just have more of a coordination and maturity in her dance.

Simone Biles

Maybe he'll be my new floor choreographer. That would be cool.

Young Hollywood

Have you ever thought of that one? Ooh. Well, you're in ridiculously tight shape still. She's in amazing shape. How is your workout routine changed?

Simone Biles

I don't work out.

Guest

Stop it. She doesn't work out.

Simone Biles

I have not worked out once since the Olympics.

Young Hollywood

Stop it. Now your go-to guilty pleasure food-wise is.

Simone Biles

Cinnamon. Yeah, I do. I love cinnamon rolls, but like I never eat them.

Guest

She's like, he had one. No, that was the day I was dying. You were dying that day. He's still wanting to try it. He's pretty good at it, I'm impressed.

Young Hollywood

Now, is it true you haven't been on a proper date? You went on one in your life.

Simone Biles

Yep. Yeah. We gotta say any things.

Guest

What's gonna say what? Secrets. Secrets. Which there's been another date. You went on another date with the guy.

Simone Biles

No. I've been out here. I've been practicing. Keeps me in rehearsal. Five, six, seven, and eight. There you go. Oh shoot. What a jump, right? What a jump. Five, six, seven, and eight.

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  • Leslie Robbins

    Young Hollywood host and interviewer

  • Simone Biles

    Olympic gymnast and 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant

  • Sasha Farber

    Professional dancer and Simone Biles' 'Dancing with the Stars' partner

FAQ

Who is interviewing Simone Biles in the video?+
Leslie Robbins from Young Hollywood is interviewing Simone Biles.
What show is Simone Biles rehearsing for?+
Simone Biles is rehearsing for 'Dancing with the Stars'.
Did Simone Biles always want to do 'Dancing with the Stars'?+
Yes, Simone Biles stated that the opportunity to go on 'Dancing with the Stars' was something she considered after the Olympics.
How does 'Dancing with the Stars' compare to gymnastics for Simone Biles?+
Simone Biles finds 'Dancing with the Stars' different from gymnastics, which she has done her whole life, allowing for more fun and doing something outside her comfort zone.
Has Simone Biles been working out since the Olympics?+
Simone Biles states she has not worked out once since the Olympics.
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