Reality star Kendra Wilkinson chickened out of her dive last night on ABC’s celebrity diving competition, “Splash,” thereby ending what had promised to be an illustrious career spent trembling at the edge of a platform.
All she had to do was jump into her partner Rory Bushfield’s arms for a “baby catch” dive, hold on, and let him do the work.
But Kendra, who admitted early on in the competition that she had a fear of heights, couldn’t overcome it.
Look, if Kendra had simply waved at the judges and taken a leap off the 23-foot platform, she would have earned at least a few charisma/bravery points. That’s basically what she did the week before.
News flash: they’re not judging on technical merit. Have you seen Louie Anderson dive?
Making things worse (“worse” being a relative term on a show where D-list celebrities leap into a pool) was the fact that her partner Rory was ready to dive in spite of a busted eardrum.
She turned around and headed down the steps anyway.
”I wish I could do it for everybody, but – I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry everybody,” she said.
She appeared completely relieved afterward, but apparently the disappointment lingered. So she took to Twitter to complain/rationalize/apologize.
“Damn I got a lot of hate tonight but ill take it. Big mistake signing up for the show. Sorry I let you all down.”
I think we’ll get over it eventually, K.
What a waste of a baby catch. Should’ve let Louie and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar try that one instead of their boring swan nonsense.