Julianne Hough is no professional when it comes to speaking Spanish, and when she tried to give it a go live on television, it didn’t impress fans. Lele Pons, a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars,” dedicated one of her dances to her idol and famed musician — Shakira, per The U.S. Sun. The Venezuelan influencer shared her admiration for the Colombian singer, saying, “Te amo, te amo, te amo.” Well, Hough decided to share her love for Shakira too, as she tried repeating Pons, saying, “Te amo, te amo, te amo.” But Hough wasn’t nearly as smooth as the influencer, and fans were turned off by the moment.
Hough faced a lot of heat for the awkward attempt at speaking Spanish. One individual tweeted, “After hearing Julianne say te amo I KNOW she says gracias at Mexican restaurants after ordering.” Another user tweeted a photo of Selena Gomez in a sarape, a blanket style tied to Mexican culture, and suggested that was how Hough felt after saying te amo.
Hough tried her best to speak in Spanish, but doing it live on air only gave people the opportunity to poke fun at her awkward pronunciation. This wouldn’t be the last time she would get criticized for saying something wrong. Hough caught some flack for mispronouncing Marvel star Xochitl Gomez’s name during a “DWTS” taping. It just seems like Hough can’t catch a break.
