Harry Shum Jr. Defends Dance Experience After He and Jenna Johnson Achieve Highest Score
Regarding his dance background, Harry Shum Jr. is not leaving it all behind.
In fact, the Dancing With the Stars contestant shares a surprising history with the song he and professional partner Jenna Johnson are using for their tango routine in the upcoming “Mariah Carey Week” episode on October 6.
“Confirm or deny: Are you the braids guy in the music video for Mariah Carey’s ‘It’s Like That?'” E! News’ The Rundown host Erin Lim Rhodes asked Shum in an exclusive interview, to which he replied, “Embarrassingly, that is me.”
But don’t worry if you didn’t know about the Glee alum’s blink-and-you-miss-it moment. Even Shum’s own family had difficulty spotting his cameo—in which he sported cornrows and an all-white suit as a backup dancer—when the visuals first aired in 2005.
“You couldn’t rewind it back then,” the 44-year-old explained. “You literally had to wait another hour before you could watch it again, so my parents weren’t really into that waiting.”
As for how he ended up on set with the music icon? Shum credits his lucky break to choreographer Debbie Allen.
