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Kate Gosselin wiped away tears when she learned she had been eliminated from “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday. Gosselin said she was “relieved” about the news on Friday's “Live with Regis and Kelly.”
updated 4/23/2010 3:01:58 PM ET 2010-04-23T19:01:58

Even though Kate Gosselin was eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday, Louis van Amstel, Niecy Nash's partner, thinks she showed promise.

"I must say, at the last minute, she showed more of herself," Amstel told UsMagazine.com at Thursday's Hot Hollywood party at Drai's Hollywood inside the W Hollywood.

"Too late," he added. Van Amstel wishes Gosselin had let her guard down earlier.

How would he have coached her? "You'd have to break her down and then teach — what's going on, what's holding you down. She needs a psychologist, that's what it is...In the end, I felt really bad for Kate."

On camera, the 35-year-old mom wiped away tears when hearing her fate on Tuesday. Gosselin said she was "relieved" about the news on Friday's “Live with Regis and Kelly”; during her five weeks on the show, she consistently nabbed the lowest scores and the harshest critiques from the judges.

Behind the scenes, she was even more distraught. "Kate was really upset," DWTS choreographer Karina Smirnoff told Us at the Hot Hollywood bash. Smirnoff said, "she was very emotional and crying...It's funny, every season we have celebrities that take it personally."

There's one upside, Edyta Sliwinska (partner to the ousted Aiden Turner) told Us at Thursday's fete: "I think she fell in love with dancing. She says she's going to put all her kids in a ballroom class!"

Copyright 2012 Us Weekly

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  2. Kate Gosselin and Tony Dovolani

    Mother of eight Kate Gosselin has lived her life in tabloid headlines recently, splitting from ex-husband Jon in a very public spat. Gosselin reportedly will rehearse for the show near her Pennsylvania home so she can be near her children. (ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
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  6. Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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  8. Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel

    Niecy Nash stars on "Reno 911!" and also hosts "Clean House" on the Style network. (ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
  9. Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya

    Figure skater Evan Lysacek is fresh off his gold-medal win at the Vancouver Winter Games. His years of choreography and training make him the early favorite to win it all. (ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
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