“Pissed.” That was the terse, one-word answer Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui gave after getting asked for a reaction to her elimination on TikTok Night on Tuesday’s (Sept. 30) Dancing With the Stars. Adding insult to injury, the singer was bounced in week three of season 34 after a lukewarm cha-cha-cha to one of her own songs, 5H’s 2016 No. 4 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Work From Home.”
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Even worse, the elimination came after Jauregui and professional dance parter Brandon Armstrong incorporated some of the worksite choreo from the song’s original video in front of that clip’s choreographer, Sean Bankhead, who was in the studio to offer support along with Lauren’s 5H bandmates, Normani, Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke.
Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration.
For an artist used to busting out non-stop choreography during live shows, Jauregui had a surprisingly short run on the show, surviving week one thanks to a smooth tango to Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?,” followed by last week’s one-hit wonder foxtrot to The Cardigans’ “Lovefool.”
While Jauregui crashed out, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt came out on top of Tuesday night’s standings with a score of 24/30, which tied her with Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, followed by reality star Dylan Efron (23/30) and influencer Alix Earle (23/30).
Though Jauregui couldn’t hoof her way to next week’s Disney Night-themed show, the singer did recently give audiences exactly what they wanted when she teamed up with her 5H bandmates — minus Camila Cabello, who was also not on hand Tuesday night — for a surprise reunion at the Jonas Brothers’ JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown show in Dallas on Aug. 31.
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
Watch Jauregui’s “Work From Home” dance below.
