Lillian Aasebø Reveals Six Years on Skal vi danse and Why She Was Left Off Party Guest Lists
For six years, Lillian Aasebø spent her weekends performing as a professional dancer on TV 2’s flagship entertainment show Shall we dance?, a tenure that ended with her transitioning to life as an expert reviewer and dance commentator for Dagbladet. That nearly decade-long commitment now collides with a stark exclusion from the production’s internal social circle, as the 36-year-old dancer revealed in an interview on the podcast Red Runner: Dance Fever hosted by Nora Guldbrandsen Skavhaug.
While Aasebø continues to follow the competition from the sidelines—scoring performances for Se og Hør during the current season—she told the podcast that she no longer receives invitations to the show’s premiere and finale parties. She spent her winters and autumns tied to the production for ten years across various roles, making the sudden absence of party invites a personal sting.
Wardrobe Malfunctions and Fretex Costumes Behind the Scenes
Life on live television carries constant operational risks, and Aasebø opened up about several intense mishaps during her time on the dance floor. During her second year in the competition, she accidentally exposed her breast to hundreds of thousands of viewers after tugging on her body suit. In a separate incident while dancing in a white dress, she experienced a heavy menstrual bleed that soaked through the fabric, though she noted the stain remained hidden from camera view until she removed the garment backstage.
The costume department itself underwent a drastic evolution between her debut and her later seasons. Despite the unusual early wardrobe origins, Aasebø admitted to taking home a single piece of memorabilia: the exact body suit she wore in 2016 while partnered with former ski jumper Roger Ruud, an item she keeps in her wardrobe to this day.
Criticism Role Shifts Show Status to Press Corps
Aasebø speculates that her exclusion from the show’s afterparties stems directly from her current role as an independent critic evaluating the celebrity contestants. Editorial assignments covering the program have shifted her status from cast member to press corps in the eyes of the organizers. Se og Hør documented her ongoing weekly commentary on the dance floor, where she recently evaluated performances ranging from Victoria Nadine and Antonio’s contemporary routine that earned a season-first 40 points to Sondre Sundby and Norunn Ringvoll’s stiff jive.
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