Julia Stiles Exits Dancing With the Stars After Disney Night

Seven celebrities remain in the competition for the Season 35 mirror ball trophy after actor Julia Stiles and professional dance partner Ezra Sosa were eliminated from Dancing With the Stars during Disney Night. The Monday episode featured musical-inspired routines, guest judge Cynthia Erivo and group performances involving the show's cohosts.

Stiles became the ninth celebrity contestant to leave the ABC dance competition. The 10 Things I Hate About You actor performed a paso doble to "Satisfied" from Hamilton, earning 33 out of 40 points from the judges.

Following the elimination, Stiles described her participation as an experience that pushed her beyond her expectations.

"I pulled things out of myself that I didn't realize were there." Stiles said.

Sosa also reflected on their partnership, praising the actor's development throughout the competition.

"I'm so lucky that I got to share this experience with you. I love you so much." Sosa said.

He also described working with Stiles as "an absolute honor" to witness her "growth in and outside the ballroom."

Meanwhile, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Dewan delivered the strongest individual performances of the night, with both receiving perfect scores from the judges.

Shum Jr., known for his role on Glee, partnered with Jenna Johnson for a jazz routine to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins. The performance included a live appearance by Kyra Belle Johnson and secured the pair's second consecutive perfect score.

Dewan and professional partner Val Chmerkovskiy also received full marks after performing a quickstep to "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast. Their routine featured a live performance by Rodney Ingram.

The two high-scoring celebrities subsequently competed in the team dance round. Shum Jr. and Johnson joined Connor Wood, Ezra Frech and cohost Julianne Hough as Team Wildcats.

Their performance to "We're All in This Together" from High School Musical earned 40 out of 40 points. Team Slaytopia, which included Tatyana Ali, Maura Higgins, Amber Glenn, Stiles and cohost Alfonso Ribeiro, received 36 points for its routine to "Zoo" from Zootopia 2.

The team competition also determined which couple would receive immunity from the following week's dance-off. Shum Jr. and Johnson won the tiebreaker against Dewan and Chmerkovskiy.

The winning pair finished with a cumulative season score of 236 points, one point ahead of Dewan and Chmerkovskiy's 235, securing immunity for the next round.

Previous eliminations included Conner Leavitt and Sarah Jane Nader in Week 1, Giada De Laurentiis in Week 2, Taylor Hanson in Week 3, Ciara Miller in Week 4 and Guillermo Rodriguez in Week 5. Week 6 ended without an elimination.

Tyler Cameron and Jackson Olson departed in Week 7, followed by Stiles in Week 8, according to the competition's elimination record.

Dancing With the Stars typically airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. This week's episode moved to Monday because of Election Day, while episodes are available to stream on Hulu the following day.