'Dancing With the Stars': Celebs Who've Turned Down the Show

Gayle King

Oprah's BFF is always up for a challenge (hey, she gave up phones and toilets when she and O went back to the 17th century on PBS's "Colonial House"), but Gayle King draws the line at skimpy sequined sambas. In 2010, the "CBS This Morning" co-anchor told Us Weekly that she's turned down offers to appear on "Dancing With the Stars" three times.

"I think it's good to keep my public humiliation to a minimum," she explained. "I would never... more 

Gayle King

Oprah's BFF is always up for a challenge (hey, she gave up phones and toilets when she and O went back to the 17th century on PBS's "Colonial House"), but Gayle King draws the line at skimpy sequined sambas. In 2010, the "CBS This Morning" co-anchor told Us Weekly that she's turned down offers to appear on "Dancing With the Stars" three times.

"I think it's good to keep my public humiliation to a minimum," she explained. "I would never want to embarrass my children ever ... or myself! I can't dance." less