Dancing with the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy was eliminated at the end of Tuesday’s new episode, alongside his celebrity partner Jenna Dewan. Fans on Reddit commented on Chmerkovskiy’s TikTok video reacting to the results, complaining that he made it all about him.
DWTS Fans Criticize Val Chmerkovskiy’s Elimination TikTok
On Tuesday night, Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated from the DWTS Season 35 competition on Grammy night. After the show, Chmerkovskiy posted a TikTok reacting to the results, telling fans, “Damn, you guys. Sorry. I love you. Thank you for the love. It’s over, but I appreciate it. I had a great season.”
A fan posted Chmerkovskiy’s video on the DWTS subreddit, saying it “perfectly encapsulates the issue the audience had with him this season, centering himself.” They pointed out that the dancer only spoke about himself in the video, never mentioning his partner.
Many fans agreed, with one user writing, “His behavior this season has really changed his reputation I cannot stand him now.” Someone else commented, “Nothing about what an honor it was to dance with THE Jenna Dewan. A dream partner!!” Another commenter wrote that Dewan’s “talent was wasted on him.”
Another fan mentioned that Val Chmerkovskiy’s drama with judge Carrie Ann Inaba earlier this season (in which he implied he wanted to slap her over her critique of his wife and fellow pro Jenna Johnson) “gave people a bad taste in their mouth.”
Fans Speculate on Chmerkovskiy, Dewan’s Partnership
Fans on the DWTS subreddit also speculated about Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Dewan’s partnership on Season 35, with one user writing, “Hot take, I don’t think he and Jenna liked each other.” As of this writing, the comment has over 500 upvotes.
Another user pointed out that Dewan “didn’t really thank him in her exit interview which I think is telling,” as another fan chimed in to write, “It was one of the coldest, workplace style partnerships that I have seen on this show.”
Someone else pointed out that her brief partnership with Alan Bersten seemed to be friendlier, as he filled in for Chmerkovskiy during the latter’s one-week suspension from performing earlier this season. The fan wrote that Dewan “could see what she could have had,” adding, “She gushed about Alan.”
Next week marks the DWTS Season 35 Semifinals, featuring the final six couples — Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold, Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas, and Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik.
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