Julianne Hough supports Julia Stiles
The gist
Julianne Hough commented "You are divine" under Julia Stiles' E!
The show's own cohost backing a contestant shows how much the season's judging drama has landed.
How it unfolded
- 2025Andy Cohen said on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy, "Can we all just agree that Julia Stiles is not the greatest dancer on the planet?"
- Sep 16, 2026On night two of the DWTS season 35 premiere, Julia Stiles called out Andy Cohen during her introduction, saying his 2025 remark was "imprinted in my brain." She and partner Ezra Sosa danced a quickstep to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and scored 18/30.
- Sep 16, 2026Hours after DWTS aired, Andy Cohen named himself "Jackhole of the Day" on Watch What Happens Live and apologized to Stiles.