Todd Palin is finally getting his 15 minutes of reality show fame.
After being reduced to supporting roles on “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” and daughter Bristol’s “Life’s a Tripp,” he’ll have a turn in the spotlight tonight on NBC’s “Stars Earn Stripes.”
Alaska’s former “First Dude,” 47, is one of eight celebrities competing in military-style exercise to earn money for charity.
Palin and wife Sarah — now a consultant for Fox News — spoke with The Post in LA about the show, their family and life as reality TV stars.
Q: Todd, did you ever think: “I’m a little old for this”?
TP: Age is just a number. No matter what you do.
Q: What made you pick “Stars Earn Stripes” over other shows?
TP: If you are going to ask me to do “Dancing With the Stars” or go hang out with these people, I am going to hang out with these people! And be put in elements that are dangerous. Because I live life on the edge. Being a commercial fisherman, working in an oil field, snow machine racing, private pilot . . . this is right down my alley.
Q: Did they ever ask you to do DWTS?
TP: They didn’t officially ask me. There was a third party reaching out to me. It is such a great show. They do a great job. There are a lot of people to manage. I appreciate that Bristol had a great life experience there.
Q: Sarah, would you ever consider DWTS?
SP: Oh, I am just not a good dancer at all. I am not coordinated — two left feet.
Q: Was there ever any chance of you doing “Stars Earn Stripes”?
SP: There is no way I could handle what they went through. The mental toughness that was required was amazing.
Q: But isn’t campaigning brutal?
SP: Politics are very brutal, but what these guys went through was very tough. Worthy cause though . . .
Q: What kind of effect have your family’s reality show experiences had on your political career?
SP: In my case and a lot of common-sense conservative cases, it doesn’t matter what you do, you are going to get criticized. So, you might as well live life vibrantly and have fun doing what you want to do. As Bristol has always said, “The critics will criticize, the haters are gonna hate, so you might as well dance.” That is what we are doing.