Overview
- William appeared by video call during the Nov. 11 broadcast, telling Irwin he missed him at the Rio awards and wishing the pair luck.
- He joked to partner Witney Carson to use plenty of glitter and said the duo had a strong chance to win.
- Audience members and viewers on social platforms reacted enthusiastically to the unexpected royal drop-in.
- Following the message, Irwin and Carson performed a foxtrot to Leona Lewis’s “Footprints in the Sand,” which Irwin dedicated to William and his sister Bindi, and they earned the season’s first perfect score.
- Celebrity outlet Life & Style, via reporter Rob Shuter, claims William proposed the cameo and recorded it shortly before airtime, a production detail not widely corroborated.