Since posting a brief TikTok to her 3.1 million followers of her singing a snippet of “Defying Gravity” from Depraved, followers of the Dancing with the Stars‘ movie star have been praising her vocal skills.

Nevertheless, Maher remained modest when speaking to TooFab completely backstage after the five hundredth episode of Dancing with the Stars concerning the concept of forging a singing profession, following constructive suggestions from her followers.

“Guys, I posted one video. Sure, I can maintain a tune,” Ilona mentioned, earlier than her professional dancing associate Alan Bersten insisted she is healthier than that.

“She will be able to do greater than maintain a tune. She’s wonderful, and she or he sings in rehearsals day by day,” he inserted.

TooFab advised The Masked Singer could possibly be the following transfer for the beloved star.

“Possibly. Possibly. I get stage fright, so we’ll see if I can do it. I am going to give it some thought,” she mentioned.

“However you put on a masks. Nobody will know it is you,” Alan reminded her, earlier than additionally suggesting an American Idol audition.

Nevertheless, Ilona thought of a distinct route as an alternative.

“Or I simply launch a studio album. And I take out the intermediary,” Ilona mentioned.

Ilona and Alan carried out a Quickstep impressed by Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold’s efficiency in Season 25 to “Chuck Berry” by Pharrell Williams for the five hundredth episode. Choose Carrie Ann Inaba was left speechless, calling Ilona’s strains “lovely.”

“We positively put in some work. And we’re protected. And we’re right here. We’re right here within the semi-final. Now I get to be taught two extra dances,” Ilona informed TooFab backstage, after receiving her first 10 for the season, with a complete rating of 28.

“Fast Step is revered numerous the occasions as the toughest dance. And Ilona actually simply tackled this problem, pun very a lot supposed,” added Alan. “She was unbelievable this entire week of rehearsals. You may see that she desires to be right here and it resonated in that dance. That was insane. I am so pleased with her.”

The pair — who’ve shaped a friendship that has develop into liked by DWTS followers on-line — kicked off their dance with their very own private handshake.

“Earlier than each single dance [we do it]. We do not after we’re not rehearsing, nevertheless it is rather like random occasions we simply do it. However earlier than each single dance. After we carry out each time we do it,” Alan mentioned, earlier than performing the handshake for TooFab and hinting that there is additionally a not-so-family pleasant sound that goes together with it.

To have a good time the five hundredth episode, the {couples} needed to carry out an “Prompt Salsa,” the place they nearly crash landed “3 times” in response to decide Bruno Tonioli.

“It was onerous, as a result of we did that elevate, I feel we solely figured it out totally yesterday to throw me off there. Fortunately, it was on the finish of our dance,” Ilona mentioned.

“Actually, we did not spend numerous time on the salsa. For some purpose I assumed, ‘We’re not getting the salsa.’ However the precise salsa dancing, she crushed. And the elevate wasn’t even that unhealthy. I’ve by no means seen a pair do the identical elevate to one another,” Alan mentioned.

Regardless of a few mishaps, the pair nonetheless scored 8s throughout for the efficiency.

Together with feeling relieved about making it by to the semi-finals subsequent week, Alan mentioned they’re additionally feeling “highly effective,” whereas Ilona hopes to really feel as “ready” as she did this week.

“I feel we will attempt to actually get within the studio and simply really feel like we did this week. As a result of we had two weeks to arrange this week, so now I feel we actually wish to really feel that very same method,” she informed TooFab — earlier than Alan interjected with, “powerfully ready.”

Dancing With the Stars will return for the semi-finals on Tuesday, Nov. 19, on ABC.