‘Pretend heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a shiny ankle monitor

LOS ANGELES — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight — and really sparkly — ankle monitor.
The so-called ‘faux heiress,’ who was convicted of swindling banks, inns and pals in 2019 after falsely constructing a status as a rich German heiress named Anna Delvey, debuted the ballroom-worthy ankle monitor through the premiere of “Dancing With the Stars’” new season Tuesday night time.
“It’s really not an enormous subject in any respect. It’s fairly mild and I requested them to make it tight so it doesn’t dangle. So it’s not so dangerous,” she instructed The Related Press after the premiere. She and dance professional Ezra Sosa carried out a routine set to Sabrina Carpenter’s ”Espresso.”
“It’s the actual star of the present, let’s be sincere right here,” Sosa mentioned of Sorokin’s bedazzled ankle monitor.
“I believe it’s sort of humorous how individuals like — it’s not like an ankle weight,” Sosa mentioned. “It’s not like 20 kilos. It’s like actually lower than a pound and it’s not an enormous deal.”
Sorokin acknowledged her debut did not go as deliberate.
“I really feel relieved that it’s over,” she mentioned. “I really feel like my dance may have been slightly bit higher, however I’m joyful I’ve completed this and it was an important expertise throughout.”
Sorokin mentioned she hopes viewers will likely be considerably forgiving regardless of her prison historical past.
“Hopefully individuals will give me, will give me an opportunity to indicate what I can do. And I served my time and I repaid my restitution,” she mentioned.
Early opinions from followers weren’t optimistic, with the phrase “Anna Delvey’s Lackluster DWTS Debut” amongst these trending on the social media web site X.
Whereas she was launched from jail in February 2021, immigration authorities picked her up shortly after she obtained out, claiming she overstayed her visa and have to be returned to her native Germany. The “Inventing Anna” inspiration was in ICE custody for over a yr earlier than a choose cleared the best way for her to modify to residence confinement in October 2022 whereas she fights the deportation case.
Her launch phrases needed to be amended to permit her to journey from New York to Los Angeles for filming.