Julia Stiles Honors Heath Ledger with Cast Reunion on Dancing With the Stars
Julia Stiles concluded a Dancing with the Stars performance with a tribute to late co-star Heath Ledger, featuring the full cast of 10 Things I Hate About You.
Julia Stiles and professional partner Ezra Sosa closed the "Dedication Night" episode of Dancing with the Stars with a contemporary routine that referenced their 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. The pair danced to "Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You," a song Ledger sings to Stiles in the movie, and incorporated choreography that mirrors Ledger’s moves on the football stands. Stiles wore a blue dress reminiscent of her character Kat’s prom outfit, and the performance concluded with audio from the film, including the poem Kat writes about Patrick.
The finale featured the film’s original cast—Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan, Gabrielle Union and Susan May Pratt—joining Stiles onstage. > "I said, if we had to have someone with us onstage representing Heath’s legacy or the film, it had to be the whole cast," Stiles told Variety. > "They really did."
Stiles said the experience allowed her to revisit the movie’s impact and expressed hope that the performance would resonate with audiences.