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"Gilles Marini has said that he was so sure he would be eliminated after Monday night&amp;#039;s Dancing with the Stars show that he needed some Dutch courage.  The French-American actor, who is best known for his role in Sex and The City: The Movie, drank an expensive bottle of alcohol to help cope with his nerves. The 36-year-old told People: &amp;quot;I opened a $400 bottle of wine. I didn&amp;#039;t even pour it in a glass. I drank it right from the bottle!&amp;quot;  Marini danced the tango on the programme and, while his scores were good, he said: &amp;quot;I wanted to do more, do better. I wanted to excel.&amp;quot;  The judges found him and partner Peta Murgatroyd a bit rushed, to which Marini conceded: &amp;quot;I always agree with them.&amp;quot; The actor added that he is enjoying the DWTS experience this season more than he did when he previously competed on the show in 2009.  &amp;quot;The first time I felt a little bit more like a puppet, but now I have to bring the acting, the choreography... creatively speaking, I have a lot more input,&amp;quot; he explained. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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