Anna Delvey and her professional partner Ezra Sosa were among the first two couples sent home during week two of season 33 of Dancing With The Stars in September.
When she received word that they had been eliminated from the show, the fake German heiress and convicted con artist (born Anna Sorokin), 33, was asked what she would take away from the experience of competing on the reality competition show.
She then gave a short but direct answer – “Nothing” – which caused a wave of reaction and shock on social media.
Now, Sosa is commemorating Delvey’s blunt one-word response by getting a tattoo of “nothing,” stylized in cursive, on his upper back, along with the number “33” in recognition of season 33.
“I’m such an idiot #dwts,” Sosa jokingly shared in the caption of his TikTok video revealing his new body ink.
Ezra Sosa, 23, commemorated his season 33 partner’s controversial one-word response after being eliminated from Dancing With The Stars by writing, “Nothing,” tattooed on his back, along with the number “33”
Along with Tori Spelling and her partner, Sosa and Delvey (born Anna Sorokin), 33, were the first to be eliminated from season 33 of DWTS
Delvey (born Anna Sorokin), 33, expanded her now-growing legacy of one-word replies by taking to the comments section to share her reaction to her former professional dance partner’s new body art.
“Exactly,” the native of Domodedovo, Russian SFSR and Soviet Union wrote in the TikTok post.
Delvey and Tori Spelling were the first celebrities to be eliminated from the reality competition show during the September 24 show.
The duo scored 17 out of 30 points for their version of their quickstep, set to KT Tunstall’s song Suddenly I See. That score, combined with viewer votes, caused them to be removed from season 33.
Soon after, the Dulvey-Sosa duo faced the music and the judges, where she gave her blunt one-word “nothing” response.
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba insisted she was disappointed by Delvey’s response Entertainment tonight she was ‘stunned’ by her comment.
‘That was not only dismissive of the opportunity she was given, but also of her wonderful and supportive partner Ezra [Sosa] in its debut season, but also from all of us who work on the show – from the dancers to behind the scenes to the creative team,
Sosa would also address the controversy, revealing how he “knew she was going to say something very iconic and something very Anna Delvey” before leaving the show, as reported by Extra.
He added: ‘Of course she has to – it’s very typical. We expected nothing less from her,” the So You Think You Can Dance star shared afterwards.
But it turns out the convicted DWTS contestant had a much different reaction to her ouster backstage after the show.
“She honestly kept apologizing to me. “She was super sad that my first season was cut short,” the Utah native said of his former dance partner, before sharing that she wished she had more time on air.
‘I honestly wanted to stay longer for my partner. I really wanted to give her the opportunity to really grow in front of the camera and really show America who she really is,” Sosa explained. “I really tried my best to see her for who she is, outside of the persona.”
The fake German heiress and convicted con artist (born Anna Sorokin) was asked what she would take away from the experience of competing on the reality competition show, to which she replied: ‘Nothing’
Judge Carrie Ann Inaba insisted she was disappointed by Delvey’s response, telling Entertainment Tonight she was “surprised” by her comment.
Sosa took to TikTok and shared a short video of his new “nothing” tattoo on his upper back, along with the number 33 just below it
“I’m such an idiot #dwts,” Sosa jokingly shared in the caption of his TikTok video
Sosa would also address the controversy, revealing how he “knew she was going to say something very iconic and something very Anna Delvey” before leaving the show.
Delvey rose to worldwide fame in 2022 with the release of Netflix’s limited series Inventing Anna, which documented both her fake heiress persona and her crimes of defrauding banks and corporations, which saw her spend approximately two years in prison; the pair are seen a day before their elimination from DWTS
Two days later, Delvey blasted DWTS for accusing the show of ‘exploitation’ [her] for attention.’
“I feel like the show has so clearly used me to drive up the ratings that they never had any plans to give me a chance to grow and just wanted to exploit me for attention,” she told NBC News.
Delvey rose to global fame in 2022 with the release of Netflix’s limited series Inventing Anna, which documented both her fake heiress character and her crimes of defrauding banks and corporations.
As Anna Sorokin, she served about two years in prison before being released on parole in February 2021.