James Van Der Beek Dedicates His 'DWTS' Dance to His Wife Kimberly, Who Suffered a Miscarriage This Week
On Monday night's episode of Dancing With the Stars, frontrunner James Van Der Beek let audiences in on the extremely emotional and painful circumstances he and his family dealt with this week. Earlier in the season, Van Der Beek announced that he and his wife were expecting their sixth child together, but during an incredibly emotional clip on Monday night's show, the actor shared that his wife had experienced a miscarriage.
"My wife Kimberly and I went through every expecting parents' worst nightmare — we lost the baby," Van Der Beek said. "The little soul that we had expected to welcome into our family took a shortcut to whatever lies beyond.
"You never know why these things happen — that’s what I’ve been telling my kids — all you know is that it brings you closer together. It breaks you open, it opens up your heart, it deepens your appreciation, it makes you more human."
Despite the tragedy that struck his family, Van Der Beek still took to the dance floor for an incredibly emotional routine with his partner Emma Slater.
"I really didn’t think I’d be dancing tonight but Kimberly from her hospital bed said to me ‘I am not done watching you dance," Van Der Beek said. "We’re dancing to 'Take Me to Church,' which is all about human connection and that song has taken on a whole new meaning for me this week. When words fail, you sing. When there are no words, you dance."
Van Der Beek dedicated the dance to his wife, who was not at the show.
"Kimberly I’m dancing for you, I’m dancing for us, so here we go babe," he said.
Fans at home felt the emotion from Van Der Beek's performance, with a few noting they shed tears over the dance.
Just sobbing over James Van Der Beek
— Hungry Baberham Lincoln (@GinaMarie001) November 19, 2019
Genuinely don’t know how James is standing let alone dancing but he did great! #DWTS
— Gay Bachelor Bitch 🌹 (@BGaytion) November 19, 2019
James Van Der Beek is just a good soul. You have to feel the emotions he puts through on a dance like that. #DWTS
— 𝔄𝔫𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔴 ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔱 (@AndrewCollet) November 19, 2019
James is soo brave. speechless. could never imagine what he’s going through ❤️ #DWTS
— dwts shenanigans (@dwtsshenanigans) November 19, 2019
#DWTS i'm sending a billion virtual hugs to james van der beek oh,,,,,,,,my god this is hard. this is rough
— just some nerd (@timeywimeytrash) November 19, 2019
James Van Der Beek is a strong person for still dancing tonight and so is his wife. Something no one should EVER have to experience 🙏🏻 #DWTS #prayers
— Brianna (@BriMcCullar7) November 19, 2019
James Van Der Beek, thank you for sharing your heart. Thank you for raising awareness about miscarriages. My heart aches for anyone going through this pain. We are not alone. #DWTS
— Jessika Birchfield (@Jessika_Fletch) November 19, 2019
Van Der Beek broke down in tears after he finished the dance and he received a standing ovation from the audience and judges alike.
"Thank you for bringing your emotions to the dance floor this week," judge Carrie Ann Inaba said.
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