AGT: Kristy Sellars Hopes To Break Stigma Around Pole Dancing

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Kristy Sellars wants to end the stigma around pole dancing by competing on America's Got Talent. AGT season 17 premiered on NBC in May, with regulars Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara coming back to the judges' panel. Actor and television personality Terry Crews also returned to the show as host for his fourth season. AGT wraps up its auditions on Tuesday, with acts trying out in front of the judges from all across the country in hopes of winning the $1 million grand prize and a headlining show in Las Vegas.

AGT is not the first show in the Got Talent franchise that Kristy has competed on. She was a contestant in Australia's Got Talent season 9 in 2019, which she ended up winning. She is originally from Australia and is a mother of three children. During her AGT audition, Kristy said that she is trained in numerous different dance styles, but pole dancing was the one that was the most interesting and stuck with her the most.

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Kristy's exciting America's Got Talent audition featured more than just her pole dancing. She also included visuals in the background of a community in black and white, which she added color to during her routine. She earned a standing ovation from all four judges and successfully moved on to the next round. According to TMZ, Kristy knows that "pole has stigma attached to it," and she hopes to "open people's eyes to different possibilities" of what pole dancing can be while competing on AGT. Kristy described pole dancing as a "sport" and that it is essentially "gymnastics on a vertical piece of steel."

When Kristy explained that she would be doing a pole dancing act, Simon looked visibly annoyed