Julianne Hough strips down during ‘DWTS’ for surprise dance

Julianne Hough still has some moves.

The former Dancing with the stars The pro and current cohost surprised the audience with a dance number in the season 33 semi-final episode. After speaking with contestant Stephen Nedoroscik and his pro partner Rylee Arnold, Hough began to wax nostalgic, saying how sometimes talking about all this dancing makes her want to get back on the dance floor herself.

“You know what, let’s do it right now,” she declared, stripping off her taupe-colored dress for a sparkly bikini top and fringed pants to deliver a fun routine to satirical chant, “I’m looking for a man in finance. . ”

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Despite the silly song, Hough nailed the routine and brought her sexy swagger to the ballroom alongside many of the male pros this season, including Val Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber and Pasha Pashkov. She even performed a perfect split while doing a lift above their heads.

After their return from commercial break, Hough was back in her dress, and co-host Alfonso Ribeiro said she made a quick change. “Nice to see you out on the floor with the guys,” he added.

Hough joked about the song choice, noting that she is currently single and looking for a guy wherever she can. Ribeiro ran with the joke, adding: “If you want a date, write Julianne’s first name, message and data rates.”

But lest you think that’s the way to win a date with Hough, she ended by declaring, “It’s not going to work.”

Hough has a long history with the ABC dance competition. She first joined the cast as a professional dancer in 2007, and went on to win two Mirrorball trophies with Season 4 partner, Apolo Ohno, and Season 5 partner, Hélio Castroneves. After leaving the show in 2009, Hough returned as a judge from 2014 to 2017.

She officially returned to the show as a co-host alongside Ribeiro in 2023.

Dancing with the stars sent on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.