Gossip: Tom DeLay
Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay has joined the cast of the reality show Dancing With the Stars.
Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay this week joined the cast of the reality show Dancing With the Stars. “I couldn’t believe they asked me to do this,” said DeLay, 62. “It didn’t take me five minutes to agree. I’ve been working out like crazy.” DeLay will be competing against, among others, singer Donny Osmond, Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin, and actress Melissa Joan Hart.
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