>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE 3rd HOUR, EMMY AWARD WINNING
CHOREOGRAPHERS, DEREK AND
JULIANNE HOUGH.
JULIANNE HOUGH. >> I’M FAN GIRLING INSIDE.
>> THE DANCING WITH THE STARS
MIRROR BALL TROPHY A COMBINED
EIGHT TIMES AND NOW THEY ARE
BRINGING FESTIVE SPARKLE TO NBC
FOR THEIR VERY OWN HOLIDAY
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. >> "HOLIDAYS WITH THE HOUGHS"
AIRS LATER THIS MONTH WITH SHOW
STOPPING MUSICAL AND DANCE
PERFORMANCES.
PERFORMANCES. DEREK, JULIE ANN.
>> GOOD MORNING, GUYS, SO FUN TO
HAVE YOU HERE.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS
ONGOING CONTROVERSY WITH
"AMERICA’S GOT TALENT,"
GABRIELLE UNION NO LONGER ON THE
SHOW, YOU’RE NO LONGER ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW. GABRIELLE UNION SAYING THERE WAS
A TOXIC WORKPLACE.
SHE TWEETED THIS YESTERDAY,
WE’LL PUT IT ON THE SCREEN, I’LL
GET YOUR REACTION AFTER WE HAD A
LENGTHY FIVE HOUR AND WHAT I
THOUGHT TO BE PRODUCTIVE MEETING
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. I WAS ABLE TO AGAIN EXPRESS MY
UNFILTERED TRUTH, I LAID WITH
TRANSPARENCY AND MY DESIRE, HOPE
FOR REAL CHANGE.
NBC INVESTIGATING NOW, UNION’S
INVESTIGATING, WHEN YOU WERE ON
THE SHOW, WHAT WAS YOUR
EXPERIENCE?
EXPERIENCE? DID YOU EVER EXPERIENCE ANYTHING
LIKE THAT?
LIKE THAT? >> WHEN I SEE THAT COMMENT
THERE, THAT EXCITES ME SO MUCH
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO
START CONVERSATIONS AND I JUST
COMMEND GABRIELLE FOR SPEAKING
HER TRUTH, AND STARTING A
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. AND I’M REALLY PROUD OF NBC AS
WELL FOR ALSO SHOWING UP AND
STARTING A NARRATIVE, AND THAT’S
WHAT’S GOING TO CHANGE THE
WORKPLACE AND THE PARADIGM THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN FOR MANY
MANY YEARS.
MANY YEARS. AND IT’S SHIFTING AND I THINK
THAT’S REALLY EXCITING.
>> NBC RELEASED A STATEMENT AS
WELL SAYING IN PART, THE INITIAL
CONVERSATION WAS CANDID AND
PRODUCTIVE WHILE THERE WILL BE
FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO GET A
DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
FACTS, WE ARE WORKING WITH
GABRIELLE TO COME TO A POSITIVE
RESOLUTION.
RESOLUTION. >> HAVE YOU HAD A CONVERSATION
WITH GABRIELLE?
WITH GABRIELLE? >> I REACHED OUT.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH
THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE HOUGHS
BEING HERE, AND HOPEFULLY WHEN I
GET BACK FO L.A. LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WE CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. >> SO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE
TURNING A CORNER?
>> YEAH, I THINK LIFE IS CRAZY
AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN’T CONTROL
THINGS AND WHEN OBSTACLES COME
YOUR WAY, YOU HAVE TO BE
GRACEFUL ABOUT IT, AND HAVE
INTEGRITY, AND I THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE WITH AUTHENTICITY
AND INTEGRITY WILL CREATE
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> WERE YOU SURPRISED AT HOW
MUCH ATTENTION THIS HAS GOTTEN?
>> NO.
>> NO. I WASN’T.
I WASN’T. BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A BIG
CONVERSATION AND I THINK PEOPLE
REALLY WANT TO BE A LEADER OF
CHANGE.
CHANGE. AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE
SUPPORTING IT, AND AGAIN, I’M
JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
TWEET TO SHOW THAT TWO PEOPLE
CAN COME TOGETHER AND HAVE THAT
KIND OF CONVERSATION.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED OBSTACLES,
OBSTACLES OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. >> YOU JUST HAD YOUR APPENDIX
REMOVED BUT I SAW YOU PERFORMING
LAST NIGHT, DANCING FASTER THAN
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
>> I MIGHT HAVE POPPED STITCHES,
MAYBE A FEW.
THERE WE GO.
>> WHEN WAS THIS?
>> LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO.
BUT YEAH, MAN, THEY CAN’T STOP
ME.
ME. CAN’T HOLD ME DOWN.
I WAS TAKING IT A LITTLE BIT
EASY, HONESTLY.
EASY, HONESTLY. THERE’S A LOT MORE DANCING
INVOLVED, SO I HAD TO PULL IT
BACK A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
>> IT DIDN’T SHOW.
>> YOU WERE HOLDING BACK BECAUSE
THAT WAS AWESOME, DUDE, TURNING
AROUND.
AROUND. >> CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE SPECIAL
NOW.
NOW. >> THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE.
>> I TOLD YOU I’M FAN GIRLING
INSIDE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T, BUT
PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO CAN RELATE TO
BACK IN THE DAY, DANCING IN THE
BASEMENT WITH MY SIBLINGS OR
MAKING UP ROUTINES AND DID IT
ACTUALLY COME TO A POINT WHERE
YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT ALL YOUR
LIFE AND TO HAVE A HOLIDAY
SPECIAL IS BUCKET LIST.
>> IT’S INCREDIBLE, IT’S SO
IMAGINE CALL
IMAGINE CALL MAGICAL AND PUTTING OUR HEART
AND SOULS INTO IT.
SHE’S DOING SOME DEATH DEFYING,
ROLLER SKATING AND DOING CRAZY
THINGS.
THINGS. I’M DANCING.
I’M DANCING. >> OH, WOW.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> IT’S REALLY MAGICAL, AND JUST
THE MUSIC, THE SINGING, THE
DANCING, THE CHOREOGRAPHY, THE
DANCERS, IT’S FULL OUT.
>> AND I THINK WE’RE NOSTALGIC,
WATCHING SOMETHING ON TELEVISION
WITH YOUR WHOLE FAMILY THAT
EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY, AND IT’S
FUN AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS
ABOUT LOVE AND CONNECTION, AND
SO EVERY SINGLE, YOU KNOW, GUEST
ARTIST THAT CAME ON, WHETHER IT
WAS SIERRA OR NEO OR ALEXANDER
JAMES IT WAS FAMILY AND ALL THE
CREW, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM
SINCE WE FIRST WERE ON "DANCING
WITH THE STARS "12 YEARS AGO, WE
HAD THIS MOMENT AND WE LOOKED AT
EACH OTHER, THIS IS REALLY
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. THIS IS OUR WHOLE FAMILY.
>> THE CAMERA OPERATORS, THE
LIGHTING, WE HAVE KNOWN THEM FOR
12 YEARS.
12 YEARS. >> I’M EVEN TEARING UP RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> SPEAKING OF FAMILY, WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING JEWELS.
>> I’M GOING BACK TO LONDON.
IT’S BEEN TEN YEARS, WELL, I
HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH, AND
YEAH, I’M GOING TO SEE SOME
FRIENDS AND DO THE WHOLE HOLIDAY
FESTIVE THING IN LONDON.
>> I BOOKED A COOL TRIP, A
CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MY
GIRLFRIEND.
GIRLFRIEND. DON’T TELL HER.
>> WE’LL KEEP IT A SECRET.
>> IT’S A SECRET, DON’T TELL
HER.
HER. >> DYLAN KNOWS ALL ABOUT
SECRETS.
SECRETS. DEREK AND JULIANNE HOUGH, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
YOU CAN CATCH HOLIDAYS WITH THE
HOUGHS MONDAY, DECEMBER 16th,