Jenna Dewan is addressing Val Chmerkovskiy‘s Dancing With The Stars suspension for the very first time.
In a DWTS first, Chmerkovskiy was suspended from the show’s “Dedication Night” episode due to social media comments he made about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. As a result, Dewan danced with Alan Bersten that week in a routine dedicated to her mother, Nancy.
“I did not foresee having as many challenges as I did that were thrown at me during my Dancing with the Stars journey,” the actress told Women’s Health in an interview published on Friday, Nov. 13. “However, the challenges of it gave me an opportunity to walk my talk, and I always think that when that happens, you can go back to your true north, to what’s your intention for doing something. How do you want to show up as a human when you’re experiencing challenges? And I kept going back to my kids.”
“When the mid-season suspension happened, and all these things were going on, I thought, ‘I have a real opportunity here. I can be annoyed and bitter and upset about this, or I can show up with grace and love and joy and focus on the moment,'” she continued.
Dewan said that particular week was about her mom, who was “thrilled” to be apart of her dance, and the dedication to her—not any outside drama.
“I thought that this is something she’s going to remember,” she added. “We’re all going to remember my family forever. Let’s focus on that, and let’s not worry about all of this that’s going on.”
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Dewan and Chmerkovskiy were eliminated in 7th place after Tuesday’s “Grammy Night” episode, despite being tied for second on the leaderboard and being the second-highest scorers all season.
The suspension was not the only controversy surrounding the couple this season. Some fans also felt it was unfair that Dewan—a former professional dancer who performed backup for artists like Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott—was able to compete alongside amateurs.
“Even for myself with a dance background, it is vulnerable to put yourself out there in the ballroom every Tuesday and be like, ‘Hey guys, watch my dance and tell me what you think,'” Dewan told Women’s Health. “And then you have the whole other element of this social, online, noisy world that is almost like they’re looking to tear people down, and I felt that that was an unfortunate shade to this show that didn’t need to happen.”
DWTS airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
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