"Dancing with the Stars" said goodbye to one contender and announced some very happy news for another on Monday's show.
(Spoiler alert! This story reveals who was sent home on "DWTS.")
The theme of Monday's show was honoring influential figures in the lives of the celebrity contestants, and as Andy Grammer's journey on the show was meant to honor his late mother, it was fitting that his last dance was inspired by her. Andy and his partner Allison Holker were eliminated.
Andy Grammer and Allison Holker perform on 'Dancing' (ABC)
"It's actually kind of fitting that I would leave tonight after getting to really… honor her through dance," Andy said.
"It's been a really sweet process to help me kind of grieve through it. She's been amazing," Andy added of his partner, Allison. "I've got a lot of awesome friends out of this and you all have been very lovely to me."
The performer got to go out on a high. He and Allison were triumphant in the second round of competition during the evening, which pitted them opposite Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold in a samba dance off. While he didn't have all the samba moves down, Andy impressed the judges by winging it a little, and even throwing in a few moves that he showed off again after his elimination.
"I'm going out on a handspring, which is kind of bada**," Andy said before performing the acrobatic move once again, followed by a little worm action.
The big winners of the night, though, were Nick Carter, his pro-partner Sharna Burgess, and Nick's wife, Lauren. On the show, Nick officially confirmed that he and Lauren are expecting (she is 16 weeks along). And, after his perfect scoring contemporary routine (in honor of his beloved wife), Nick and Lauren found out the sex of their child live on air.
Erin opened a giant glittered box in the show's skybox, which revealed blue balloons, a symbol that Nick and Lauren are having a boy.
The evening was filled with plenty of great performances, including a paso doble from Tamar Braxton and Val Chmerkovskiy that earned them 28 points. Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough churned out a fun foxtrot that netted them the same score.
Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson, who at the end of the night were put in the "in jeopardy" group before Andy was sent home, did well too. They earned 27-points for their salsa, and picked up an additional two points for the America's Choice Round, where they bested Bindi and Derek in a side by side jive.
