Osher Günsberg - 'HOW I HANDLED THE PAIN'

The last 12 months have been a roller-coaster for Osher Günsberg. He readily admits the May 2024 cancellations of both The Bachelor and The Masked Singer – shows he hosted – were significant setbacks. But relying on the resilience he's cultivated over the years, he's found the determination to move forward.

- Melissa Field

Having a sudden opening in his 2025 schedule also meant Osher could say “yes” to this year’s Dancing with the Stars – although, after three hip replacement operations and an osteoarthritis diagnosis, he wasn’t 100 per cent sure he'd be able to. handle the demands!

“When I got the call, my first thought was there’s no way I can do this ... but I’m going to say yes,” Osher, 51, tells New Idea.

“Talso try and live by the motto that ‘even if I will look like a doofus doing a thing, I should definitely do the thing that will make me look like a doofus.”

Osher’s unbothered by the fact he hasn’t — yet! — had the kindest feedback from the judges.

“Work on everything,” Helen Richey told him following his slow foxtrot routine in episode one.