Synnøve Skarbø smoked out of “Skal vi danse” – VG

Standing applause and moved judges marked Saturday’s broadcast from «Shall we dance». Through the dance, the participants were to tell about a turning point in life with the theme “I will never forget it”.

For the first time in this year’s season, two of the participants had to duel. Synnøve Skarbø and Siri Kristiansen were the ones with the fewest combined viewer votes and judge points, and therefore had to dance again.

Both duelists danced cha-cha-cha. In the end, it was Kristiansen and his partner Tarjei Svalastog who won the duel, and Skarbø who had to leave the dance.

– I’m sorry, but I want to say that I love him here and want to thank him for a wonderful time. I could not get a better dance partner, Skarbø said on TV about the dance partner Santino Mirenna.

– And to all of you others: My God, I will miss you, she added.

– Shit!

To VG, Skarbø makes it even clearer how it feels to go out:

– Shit! Simply. I have wanted to be part of 16 seasons, so I had bigger plans for myself. I may not have imagined standing with the trophy over my head on November 21, but I wanted to learn more dance, and get further than the fifth program.

– How should you comfort yourself?

– No… alcohol? Hahaha! No, I have a car, so it’s out. I have to say have it to the gang, and that’s what I dread most. Only now do I realize that there will be no more dance training. I will miss life in the “bubble” enormously, it’s like being at a confirmation camp.

The judges were divided on the question of who they thought won the duel. Trine Dehli Cleve and Tore Petterson thought that Siri Kristiansen should move on. Egor Filipenko and Merete Lingjærde thought it should be Synnøve Skarbø.

Told about postpartum depression

As her moment she will never forget, Skarbø chose to tell about the postpartum depression that characterized her after her daughter Lydia was born eight years ago.

– I could not feel what I expected from a new mother, said Skarbø.

To gain control of something in life, she began to clean up. It had a positive effect on her psyche, and eventually became a job.

Skarbø’s cha-cha-cha to Katy Perry’s “Firework” received good feedback from the judges, but judge Tore Petterson thought she could break even more. Skarbø ended up with 29 points from the judges.

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Got standing ovations

Among those who touched the judges was Agnete «Agnetesh» Husebye (24). She danced slowfox to the story of how she experienced that mother got cancer when Agnete was only 10 years old.

Michael Andreassen received standing ovations for his jive about taking his life back after detoxification.

– It really hit me in the heart, Andreassen said about the response from the audience.

Andreassen ended up at the top of the judges’ points table together with Andreas Wahl. Surprisingly, Wahl ended up among the three with the fewest combined points.

But standing ovations also got Nate Kahungu who danced the rumba and told about a difficult time growing up. He said that he was bullied because he was different, and that he eventually defended himself by harassing others.

– I took a stand against myself and decided to spread positivity. It’s wonderful to be the person I am today.

Judge Merete Lingjærde praised Kahungu for a strong presence in a necessary topic, and said that there should be zero tolerance for discrimination and racism.

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Here were the referee points:

• Michael and Ewa – 36
• Andreas and May – 36
• Nate and Helene – 35
• Birgit and Philip – 35
• Agnetesh and Bjørn – 32
• Synnøve and Santino – 29
• Thomas and Rikke – 27
• Marte and Benjamin – 27
• Siri and Tarjei – 26