She immediately replied, “Oh, Maks?
He hated me so much.”
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“Why did he hate you?”
Bristol Palin and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.getty (2)
“I don’t know, probably just because we kept going through,” Palin replied.
Reached for comment Monday, a representative for Chmerkovskiy toldEntertainment Weekly, “Maks doesn’t hate anybody.
For [Palin] to say that would be a mischaracterization of his feelings.
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Adam Taylor/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
So there was a bit of disappointment when she leapfrogged him into the finals.
It’s a competition.
He’s very competitive and took it seriously.”
Rycroft took home the gold that season, with Palin and Ballas placing ninth.
During her bumpy first season, Palin was supported by the series' hosts and judges.
Politically polarizing casting choices would prove thornier in later seasons, however.
For what it’s worth, Palin doesn’t seem regret her appearances on the series.
Dancing With the Starswill returns toABCandDisney+for season 33 (featuring 2024 Olympic breakout starStephen Nedoroskic) on Sept. 17.
The premiere will be available to stream onHuluthe following day.
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