Last night, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay emotionally announced he would leave Dancing With The Stars because of stress fractures in both his feet.
“You can’t practice, and if you can’t practice you make a fool out of yourself out there and I don’t want to do that to Cheryl,” he said, referring to his partner, professional dancer Cheryl Burke. There were tears in his eyes.
Despite his injuries, DeLay danced the samba Monday night decked out in a shirt with a glittery GOP elephant on the back. (Watch all of DeLay’s performances on TPMtv.) He got enough votes to stay in the competition, but decided to bow out.
“I’m really disappointed I can’t go any further,” he said today on Good Morning America.
“It is everything I thought it would be,” he added.
DeLay and his wife and daughter had been fans of the show before he signed on this season.
But it’s not the last from the Hammer: He agreed to come back and dance the Texas Two-Step on the show’s finale.
Video of DeLay’s emotional withdrawal after the jump.
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