'DWTS' Season 32: Carrie Ann compared with Ariana Madix's ex Tom Sandoval for giving less points to 'Vandeprump Rules' star

'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix and her partner Pasha Pashkov were marked safe in Week 2
Fans compared Carrie Ann Inaba to Tom Sandoval as they slammed 'DWTS' Season 32 judge for rigging 'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix of votes (ABC)
Fans compared Carrie Ann Inaba to Tom Sandoval as they slammed 'DWTS' Season 32 judge for rigging 'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix of votes (ABC)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32 celebrity contestant Ariana Madix was marked safe on Week 2. However, fans slammed judge Carrie Ann Inaba for rigging votes for the 'Vanderpump Rules' star.

Carrie was seen giving Ariana a 6, whereas other judges, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough, gave Ariana a 7 each. As Carrie gave Alyson Hannigan more scores than Ariana, fans compared the judge with the 'Vandeprump Rules' star's ex Tom Sandoval.

One viewer took to the Reddit thread to comment, "Carrie Ann cheated Ariana tonight almost as bad as Tom did. Wtf." Another claimed, 'cai giving alyson a 7 but ariana a 6 she’s so unserious."

Furthermore, a fan asked, "How did she give Ariana a 6 and Alyson a 7????" One slammed the judge and said, "CAI needs to be fired dawg, she gave Ariana a 6, Alyson a 7, and Tyson a 6?????????" 

"Carrie ann thinks that was better than ariana? LMAO," commented one. Another wrote, "Is Carrie Ann ok??? Alyson gets a 7 but Ariana gets a 6 lol… ok." Another questioned, "In what universe is alyson better than ariana fr." 

'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix performing Samba in 'DWTS' Season 32 (ABC)
'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix performs Samba in 'DWTS' Season 32 (ABC)

'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix stunned judges with her 'athletic prowess' in Samba

Ariana and her pro partner Pasha Padhkov stunned the judges as well as the audience with Samba this week after jiving on Tango the previous one. 

Derek Hough claimed to have liked the Samba rolls. However, he said the dance needed "more control and refinement."

Bruno Tonioli called the form "sexy" and claimed the reality star worked on her dance from every angle. However, there were missed passes and shaky balance. 

Derek and Bruno gave Ariana 7 each, while Carrie Ann went with a 6, giving a total of 20/30.

Derek Hough praises 'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix (ABC)
Derek Hough praises 'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix (ABC)

Ariana Madix bagged Top 5 spot in 'DWTS' Season 32 Week 2

Ariana managed to be on the Top 5 in Week 2's judges' leaderboard. She got a total of 20 points.

The top position is tied in between Xochitl Gomez and Jason Mraz, each getting 24/30. Charity Lawson and Lele Pons bagged 3rd and 4th position with 21 scores each.

Mauricio Umansky got the lowest of all. He only managed to bag 12/30. Thankfully, Mauricio was not the one to get ruled out of the show in Week 2.

Ariana also managed to get enough votes and be saved to move ahead to the next week.

'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix and her pro partner Pasha Pashkov gets 20/30 (ABC)
'DWTS' Season 32 star Ariana Madix and her pro partner Pasha Pashkov get 20/30 points (ABC)

New episodes of 'DWTS' Season 32 release every Tuesday at 8 pm ET on ABC and Disney+.

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