The contestants on “Dancing with the Stars” are known for their revealing ballroom getups – but new contestant Kate Gosselin says her costumes will be mom appropriate.
Access Hollywood caught up with reality star at the premiere of Discovery Channel’s “Life” at Lincoln Center in New York on Thursday where she gave us a hint of how much skin she’ll be showing on the ballroom floor.
“My rule of thumb is that I have to have my kids proud of me,” Kate told Access. “So, that’s what you’re going to see.”
As for her eight kids, Kate said they are still in disbelief about their mom competing on the hit ABC series.
“They’re shocked! They’re very excited,” she said, explaining that though she might not be the most skilled dancer in the world that some of her offspring have the moves. “Mady loves to dance and she can dance and she didn’t get that from me!”
As it turns out, Kate said she has known about being cast on the reality show “for awhile.”
“It’s something I really wanted to do,” she explained.
“I’m commuting back and forth every week. So, I’ll go like Sunday to Tuesday or early Wednesday morning and then go home,” she said when asked about balancing her new gig – which shoots in LA – with her family, who live in Pennsylvania.
Kate’s dance partner, Tony Dovolani – who will be doing the Viennese waltz with the reality mom as their first dance – said he’s glad to be going bi-costal with Kate.
“This actually works beautifully for me because I live in Connecticut, my wife is going to come meet me in Philadelphia a couple days a weeks,” Tony, who has three kids of his own, told Access. “I get to see my kids too, this is actually going to work out really well.”
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