In 2011, David Hasselhoff was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Watched Man on television, thanks to shows like “Knight Rider” and especially “Baywatch,” which garnered more than 1 billion viewers in 1996. But in Season 11 of “Dancing with the Stars,” the actor might have wished he had fewer viewers. When Hasselhoff took the stage for his first dance with partner Kym Johnson, he was dressed all in black, complete with a leather jacket and sunglasses — not unlike his alter ego, Michael Knight.
Dancing to Tom Jones’ “Sex Bomb,” the pair’s cha cha wasn’t too challenging. As a result, Hasselhoff gave it his all — he got into character and even seemed to share chemistry with his partner. Then, halfway through the number “The Hoff” whipped open his jacket, lip-syncing the song’s sultry lyrics, before swinging his coat between his legs and tossing it aside — for good measure, we can’t forget the hip thrusts.
At the end of the performance, Judge Carrie Ann Inaba couldn’t contain her laughter, with Bruno Tonioli commenting (per The Mercury News), “It was like a potpourri of insanity disguised as dance.” To add insult to injury after “Sex Bomb” bombed, the pair was the first to be eliminated. Afterward, the performer told ABC, “All I wanted to do was have fun and play it up and that was our goal, and I thought we did well in that respect.”
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