Danielle with…Louis van Amstel
Pod Meets World
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
He was there on day one and has seen it all! Louis van Amstel joins Danielle to talk about his history on Dancing with the Stars and what he thinks about its current resurgence.
Louis also takes us behind the scenes to the genesis of the franchise and while he doesn’t have a Mirrorball, he tells us which of his celebrity partners mean more to him than any trophy.
Plus, Danielle opens up about the difficult week she’s had going into Tuesday night’s show. It’s all on a brand new episode of Danielle With…
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:19.8 | Welcome back. It's me, Danielle Fischel, TV director, podcaster, mother of two, and colloquially, known as Topanga from the 90s family sitcom Boy Meets World. |
| 0:31.3 | But to almost 7 million viewers, and counting, every week, I am a competitor on season 34 of Dancing with the Stars, |
| 0:40.1 | paired with my professional pal, Pasha Pashkov. And in addition to my transformation |
| 0:45.5 | from no prior dance experience to ballroom vet, I have been recording this here podcast, |
| 0:52.7 | keeping tabs on every single moment along the way, |
| 0:56.0 | hoping that the details of my journey might make your Dancing with the Stars fandom even more enjoyable. |
| 1:01.6 | Plus, I have been joined by pros, former contestants, and my beloved competition in hopes that |
| 1:07.6 | these interviews could double as insider information to push me over the proverbial |
| 1:12.5 | hump and into the winner's circle, holding the mirror ball trophy well above my head in the name |
| 1:18.3 | of every listener. And today I am joined by a man who was there when it all started, a national |
| 1:25.2 | champion gold medalist who joined the show in season one and went on to |
| 1:29.2 | compete with a total of 11 partners, including Kelly Osborne in season nine, where they made it |
| 1:35.4 | to the finals and placed third. He's been seen in the ballroom this season, taking in the festivities, |
| 1:40.7 | and I, for one, felt just a little more nervous knowing he was in attendance. |
| 1:46.5 | And with the 20th birthday of the show just around the corner, it would be impossible to imagine |
| 1:51.1 | its early days without my guest. And now I'm honored to say it. It's Danielle with Louis Van |
| 1:58.0 | Amstel. Hi, Danielle. Hi, how are you? |
| 2:01.5 | There you are. |
| 2:03.1 | Yes. |
| 2:04.4 | How are you? |
| 2:05.7 | Nice to meet you. |
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