Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA — Elaine Hendrix, the “Parent Trap” actress turning 55 next month, was in position to become the oldest winner of “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday night.

But she came in fifth Tuesday night, ceding the mirrorball trophy to Steve Irwin’s charismatic 21-year-old son, Robert. (Donny Osmond, at age 51 in 2009, remains the eldest victor in 34 seasons.)

But don’t feel sorry for Hendrix. She is just fine.

“The moment we made it in the finals, I felt like I won,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after appearing Wednesday morning on “Good Morning America” in New York. “The only person I was really competing against was myself.”

Ultimately, she felt she gave her much younger finalist co

See Full Page