Tom Bergeron isn’t above name-dropping, as evidenced by his retelling of how he once ghosted Nicolas Cage. Find out why the former “Dancing With the Stars” host thinks he might have snubbed the A-list actor.
Tom Bergeron Jokingly Spills the Tea About Ghosting Nicolas Cage
During an interview on the July 16 episode of “The View,” Bergeron hopped on the panel’s earlier “Hot Topics” conversation about Sarah Jessica Parker ghosting Nicolas Cage when they dated in the ’90s.
“I’m going to name drop … in February, I was at William Shatner’s Super Bowl party, and sitting next to me suddenly is Nicolas Cage,” Bergeron said. “And we had a conversation.”
He continued, “And that was February … and we’re in July. I ghosted him, too.”
Bergeron joked that it was because of the movie “Moonstruck,” quipping, “On behalf of the Italian community … “
The former “Dancing With the Stars” host also touched on his recent gym addiction and shared his secret to looking fit: “Not letting gravity take over.”
He noted that turning 70 prompted him to get serious about working out, admitting, “Now I’m a Peloton addict. I had a little too much weight for my height, so I decided to do more cardio and all that.”
Tom Bergeron Is Hosting a New Dance Show
During the interview, Sara Haines noted, “You hosted ‘Dancing With the Stars’ for 28 seasons before leaving in 2020. And now you are back on our TVs, which we are happy about, for Shark Week, hosting a new special called ‘Dancing With Sharks.'”
Bergeron quipped, “Because why not, right?”
The job opportunity was too good to pass up, according to the “DWTS” alum. “Well, when Discovery called me about it and they hit me with that title, it was like an easy yes, as long as I didn’t have to go in the water.”
He continued, “And we have five shark handlers, one incredible underwater choreographer who taught them some dance. And they are doing dance moves with hammerheads and tiger sharks, and lemon sharks.”
When asked why the sharks don’t bite the participants, Bergeron noted, “Well, because they’re professionals.”
Joy Behar joked, “They’re in the union, the sharks?”
He answered, “I think so. But one of the things that all of the shark handlers really stressed with me is that Spielbergian fear we have of sharks is sort of overblown … that they really don’t like to eat us as much as we think they do.”
