She’s the strong one, she’s not nervous.
The character of Luisa was extremely personal to Maher.
“I really resonate with Luisa,” she said in the rehearsal video package.
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten.Disney/abc
“I too grew up as a bigger female.
She is big and broad but she is so beautiful.
She doesnt ever venture to shrink herself for the world.
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Disney/abc
I’m so happy Im sharing that with people now.
Just like Luisa, I might bend, but Ill never break.”
She could lift a rhino with a finger."
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Disney/abc
“Your power worked for you in this dance,” she said.
This pushed Maher and Bersten into second place with 52 points, tied with Joey and Jenna.
Dancing With the Starsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
Ilona Maher on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Disney/abc
