Why Derek Hough and Julia Stiles Called Out Andy Cohen on Dancing With the Stars
Julia Stiles is saving the last laugh for Andy Cohen.
The Save the Last Dance star shared how she was using the Bravo host’s past critique—that she was “not the greatest dancer on the planet,” as he said on Andy Cohen Live in 2025—as motivation to win Dancing With the Stars as a season 35 celebrity competitor.
“The quote is imprinted in my brain,” Stiles admitted to partner Ezra Sosa during a rehearsal showed in the Sept. 16 premiere episode. “We’re gonna win the Mirrorball, sit on Andy’s couch and be like, ‘Hey.'”
And the Bourne Identity actress made major strides toward that goal when she got high praise for her quickstep to Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5.”
As such, judge Derek Hough quipped when evaluating her debut performance, “Andy Cohen, you can eat it!”
Indeed, the actress intends to live up to her legacy as an onstage performer that started with her notable role in the beloved 2011 romance film Save the Last Dance, in which she played a ballerina who fell in love with a new boyfriend (Sean Patrick Thomas) and with hip-hop.
