The YouTube phenom "Creepy Gnome" has signed a deal for an undisclosed six-figure amount to appear on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. The half-pint hoofer caused an international buzz when he was captured on video emerging from some brush to drop a loopy sidestep in the middle of la calle. The Argentinean teenagers who witnessed the gnome's signature soft-shoe were not amused and ran from the scene shrieking in fear. The gnome says it was all a misunderstanding.
"I'll admit I was off my game that night. There was a party in my neighborhood and the Sangria was flowing…. Honestly, I didn't mean to scare the kids, but I can understand why they ran. As you can see from the video, my timing was awful, frightening, you might say. I'd have run off, too."
Creepy will be teamed up with Monica Seles for a show to air sometime in the fall. Seles put on a brave face for the media, but it was apparent a gnome was not her first choice as a partner.
"He's so tiny I may have to dance on my knees. Honestly, just the thought of touching it makes my skin crawl, but a contract is a contract."
ABC's publicity department has the diminutive dancer on a grueling promotional blitz that will cover major cities in the United States throughout the summer.
"Everything I knew up to this point I learned from Michael Jackson videos," admitted Creepy. "But now I'm working with some pros and the salsa is coming along nicely, thank you very much. I'm excited about the show."
