The pro dancer was expecting to get the call to return for season 32.
Sharna Burgessis dealing with more disappointment than comes with aDancing With the Starselimination.
“It just felt like I needed to sit in motherhood with Zane,” she said.
Sharna Burgess on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
We’ll always have you.'
Hopefully I’ll get to come hang out with you guys.'"
“I didn’t get any phone call at this point.
I didn’t get confirmed whether on or off.
I just knew from other people.
And that was really hard.”
Representatives for the show declined to comment.
“My last five years with the show have been rocky,” she recalled.
“Not because of the show.
I love the show deeply.
There’s a lot of speculation as to why.
My win with Bobby was the most explosive end, controversial win ofDancing With the Starshistory.
So I got caught up in this whirlwind of hate for that win, which was really yucky.”
“I had a partner that was really difficult,” she said.
Burgess did not name her partner, but in season 29 she danced withDesperate HousewivesactorJesse Metcalfe.
Jesse is a gentleman and has chosen to take the high road."
“Two things can be true,” she explained.
For her part, Burgess is uncertain whether she would return for season 33 if asked.
“Who knows what is ahead of me,” she said.
“Who knows if I will go back or I won’t go back next year.
He got to see a part of me.
That’s a gorgeous way to go out.”
Season 32 ofDancing With the Starswill premiere on ABC later this fall.
