00:00Look, you absolutely crushed it tonight, second week, you got some really great compliments, let me say fire, nuclear power from the judges.
00:09What was it like receiving that feedback?
00:11I mean, it's always nice because we put a lot of hard work in our tango, we put a lot of hard work into this, so it's very validating to hear comments like that.
00:19And you guys topped the leaderboard with Robert and other Whitney.
00:24Mark, talk to us about the pressure that adds a little bit, being this so early on in the season.
00:28I mean, look, it just depends how you look at it.
00:31You know, I've done this a long time.
00:33For me, it's just about being consistent and handing in the best performance possible.
00:39I can tell you, like, when you also when you're on the judges side, like some things are going to hit you like a ton of bricks and be like, get you hype.
00:46And sometimes maybe not.
00:48But the only thing that we can do is our best.
00:50Try and keep consistent.
00:51I try to keep the creativity going, make sure the music selection is slapping.
00:55The band tonight, we're on fire with our song.
00:59So, yeah, like I try my best to, like, just look at every week as it comes and try not to, like, set myself up or my partner up for that type of things.
01:07But just, yeah, just doing our best.
01:10That's the goal.
01:11You know, the turtle.
01:12You just have to be the turtle.
01:13Can't be the rabbit.
01:14And Dancing with the Stars is all about family.
01:19Dancing with the Stars is all about family.
01:21I saw Connor in his shirt walking around here in the press line.
01:25I mean, you've posted some amazing things about him being such a good support system to you.
01:30What has it been like seeing him step up to the plate and help you live out your Dancing with the Stars dreams?
01:35Connor's always been that way.
01:36He's always pushed me to go after what I want to do.
01:38And I tell him all the time, I wouldn't be able to do it if it wasn't for that support.
01:42So I'm very blessed and very grateful.
01:44Yeah.
01:44And, Mark, same for you.
01:46I mean, you're getting a lot of support at home as well with the baby.
01:48Oh, yeah.
01:49Yeah.
01:49My wife, it's just everything and just my backbone and biggest support system.
01:55And, yeah, you know, I've been having my mornings with my son and we have it as a family.
01:59And then we go to rehearsal.
02:00We work really hard.
02:01And then I get to see him before he goes to bed.
02:02But, yeah, just I can't thank my wife and her.
02:05I'm the best.
02:06Next week, we have the first ever Dancing with the Stars TikTok-themed episode.
02:12We are all so excited, but we have no idea what to expect.
02:15So what can you tell us?
02:17We don't know.
02:18We're all going to find out together.
02:19We're all going to find out, yeah.
02:21It's going to be interesting.
02:22Yeah.
02:22I think it's going to be great song selections.
02:25They blow up on TikTok for a reason.
02:27I think it'll be familiar for the audience.
02:29Yeah.
02:29Doing them in a ballroom context will be interesting.
02:34Very.
02:35But we're here for the creativity.
02:37We're going to make it work.
02:38And lastly for you, Charlie is coming back.
02:40Just talk to us really quickly about how awesome it's going to be for TikTok night.
02:44Of course.
02:44I mean, you know, queen of TikTok, dear friend, one of my babies.
02:51I'm so excited to see her and have her back out on the dance floor again.
02:55Charlie is a dear friend of mine and we're very close and I'm excited to have her back here.
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