Melanie Brown - at 2010 Winter TCA Tour Day 2 in Pasadena
The plus-sized hit will now be hosted by Mel B [Melanie Brown], who was on the fifth season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
“We didn’t produce the first season of ‘Dance Your Ass Off,’” executive producer Dan Cutforth told reports at the Television Critics Association panel for the series. “Oxygen considered it a huge success. They looked at some things they wanted to change. Marissa was a fabulous host. She was great hosting the show and got great press, but they found in talking to the audience that there was a portion of the audience who loved her and a portion who didn’t connect with her. The core Oxygen audience grew up as Spice Girls fans, so they connect with Mel B.”
“Dance has been a big part of my life and a big part of my losing my baby weight,” Mel B. said when asked why she was interested in hosting “DYAO.” ““I saw bits of it last year and it got my heart. I lost 60 pounds [of baby weight]. I wish I had been on this show doing it. This show really gets you. That is why I want to be a part of it.”
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