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    The biggest couple at Tuesday night’s “Dancing With the Stars” premiere was convicted con artist Anna Delvey and her bejeweled ankle bracelet that was legally attached to her right leg.

    Delvey (aka Anna Sorkin), the real-life subject of the Shonda Rhimes Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” was convicted in 2019 and served a prison sentence for defrauding banks, hotels and wealthy friends with a false reputation as a wealthy German heiress.

    But Delvey debuted her new ballroom character, a lackluster cha-cha dance and her sparkly monitoring bracelet, on Tuesday’s season 33 premiere after causing a national outcry with her casting on the reality show.

    Delvey was introduced as a New York “fashionista and entrepreneur” and was presented as the last dancer of the evening to captivate every curious viewer during the hour-long “DWTS” debut.

    The silence in the studio audience, which had been screaming for Olympians Stephen “Pommel Horse Guy” Nedoroscik and rugby sensation Ilona Maher, among others, was palpable as Delvey led her through a dance with new professional dancer Ezra Sousa to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.”

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    Anna Delvey’s perfume bottles exploded in flames on the digital backdrop screens, but Delvey failed to show heat in her dancing and in her “DWTS” jokes.

    “In 2017, I was charged with multiple counts of aggravated robbery,” Delvey said in her extraordinary voiceover package for her dance, which showed her struggling with the ankle monitor during rehearsals. “I served my time, and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ is a way for people to see a different side of me.”

    “My history shows that I’m quite determined,” added Delvey, who produced the best turn of the night. “It’s a good quality to channel into something positive.”

    Delvey explained that she wore the ankle bracelet because “I overstayed my visa because I was in prison.”

    “It was hard to leave,” she added with a giggle. “I’ve reinvented myself many times. This time I’m going to be a ballroom dancer.”

    How did the judges rate Anna Delvey in ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

    They were nice. Former professional dancer Derek Hough seemed shocked to be the first to speak and sputtered out some unfocused compliments to the judges, saying he was “kind of surprised.”

    The normally bombastically enthusiastic jury member Bruno Tonilo came up with something witty.

    “Reinventing Anna,” he said. “And it might work.”

    Rather than criticize, judge Carrie Ann Inaba took the studio audience (and, for that matter, the TV audience) to task for the flat response.

    “There was a shift in the energy. Let’s all give this a chance,” Inaba said. “This is about your dance here. Let’s all give her that space, please.”

    The judges gave Delvey straight 6s for a total of 18 points, putting the couple in the middle of the pack in terms of scoring. “Anna Delvey’s Lackluster DWTS Debut” became a trending term on the social media site known as X following Tuesday’s performance.

    Who took home ‘Dancing With the Stars’?

    No dance couple was eliminated on Tuesday night. The scores and votes from viewers from the first two weeks will be added together and processed in the first elimination on September 25.

    During the post-dance interview, Delvey indulged herself with flat answers to questions from the cheerful (and vastly improved from last year) co-host Julianne Hough. Why did Delvey dance? Hough asked.

    “Why not?” Delvey replied. “I hope America gets a chance to see a different side of me.”

    Hough asked what it felt like to end the dance.

    “I’m glad I don’t have to do this again,” Delvey replied.

    “Well, maybe you should do it again next week,” Hough replied.

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