'Dancing with the Stars': Fans divided over Grocery Store Joe not being at risk of elimination after his unimpressive performance

Grocery Store Joe - real name Joe Amabile - is a Chicago-based grocer who rose to fame with his appearance on 'The Bachelorette.' He's paired with Jenna Johnson on 'DWTS.'

ABC's hit reality show, 'Dancing with the Stars' kicked off with its season 27 right at the beginning of this week. The premiere episode held a lot of surprises for viewers, and many more shocking moments for the judges that were able to leave them in a fix. After the first episode, comedian Nikki Glaser, gymnast Mary Lou Retton, blind Paralympian Danelle Umstead, model Alexis Ren, and former 'Facts of Life' star, Nancy McKeon were the ones with the lowest scores to perform once again on Tuesday's elimination episode.

While Glaser was the one hit with the first round of elimination which was fueled by her dishing a rather inappropriate joke on air, fans of the show are now divided over how fellow contestant on the show, Grocery Store Joe, was not even put at risk of elimination after his far from stellar performance on Monday night.

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