Presented as “an artist, fashion icon and infamous NYC socialite,” the Russian-born Anna Sorokin took to the floor wearing a bejeweled version of the security device she had to wear after being found guilty of eight charges, including grand larceny and theft.
HighlightsAnna Delvey’s bejeweled ankle monitor was seen as a reminder of her criminal past during her Dancing With the Stars debut.Delvey’s cha-cha performance was labeled as ‘mediocre’ and received a cold response compared to other contestants.Despite her past as a convicted felon, judges urged the audience to give Delvey a chance.
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The infamous con artist Anna Delvey made her controversial debut onDancing with the Starswhile wearing a bejeweled ankle security monitor
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“In 2017, I was accused of multiple counts of grand larceny,” Delvey said in a voice-over package before her dance. “I did serve my time, and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ is a way to show people a different side of me.”
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The clip showed Delvey struggling to land her moves during rehearsals due to herankle monitor getting in the way.
“I overstayed my visa because I was in jail,” she said, explaining the presence of the security device.
“Reinventing Anna yet again,” judge Bruno Tonioli said. “And it could be working.”
“There was a shift in the energy. Let’s all give this a chance,” Carrie Ann Inaba stated before the dancing number began. “This is about your dancing here. Let’s all give her that space, please.”
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Delvey is expected toreappearon the show as the first round of eliminations are set to take place on September 25, a fact that she seemed to have not been too happy about.
Her life story, coming from troubled origins in Russia and ascending to the highest echelons of New York society through fraud, has captured the attention of people around the world
The33-year-oldwas born inRussiaand moved to Germany when she was a teenager in 2007. Anna would move again to London and Paris before finally landing inNew York Cityin 2013.
She soon entered into an internship with French fashion magazinePurple, which gave her the contacts and connections needed to prop up a fake private members’ club and arts foundation.
Her scam was successful and she was able to live an opulent and lavish lifestyle between 2013 and 2017, including living in multiple upscale hotels.
She was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison, plus a $24,000 fine, $199,000 in damages and a deportation toGermany.
Anna Sorokin became famous in 2022 afterNetflixpaid her $320,000 for the rights to her life story, using it to create the 2022 miniseriesInventing Anna.
Around this time, on October 5, 2022, she was granted a $10,000 bail bond and released from prison, however, she is required to remain in home confinement with electronic monitoring and no access to social media.
On the chance that she is allowed to leave her house, such as to participate inDancing with the Stars, she’s legally obligated to wear anankle bracelet, which, no matter if it’s decorated with jewels and diamonds, serves as a stark reminder of her status as a criminal.
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