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Val Chmerkovskiy is not a instrumentality of “Next Pro” contestant AJ Pritchard.
“The Dancing With The Stars” pro slammed Pritchard for nan “arrogance” he showed passim this week’s section of “Next Pro,” particularly behind-the-scenes pinch his partner, Serena Hamilton.
Calling it a “huge turn-off,” he told co-host Danielle Fishel on Tuesday’s section of their “Stepping On Toes” podcast, “It makes bully TV astatine his expense. I wish he wrapped that arrogance into a small softer presentation.”
During Episode 2, Pritchard and Hamilton performed a jive regular inspired by his triumph astatine nan British Open Dance Championship successful 2015, which Chmerkovskiy described arsenic nan “Wimbledon of dance.”
“We each sewage pedigree. Everybody’s won something,” nan three-time “DWTS” champion, 40, continued successful nan podcast. “If you are going to show up, you gotta person humility successful nan consciousness that you sewage to beryllium yourself correct now.
“I admit that he’s a well-accomplished competitory dancer and he does person acquisition already astatine this occupation — he had this job,” Chmerkovskiy continued, referencing Pritchard being a pro connected “Strictly Come Dancing” from 2016 to 2019.
“There’s a logic why you’re present and nary longer person a occupation there. So to beryllium here, beryllium present. Don’t unrecorded successful nan past,” Chmerkovskiy added, explaining he wants Pritchard to attraction connected nan existent title and get free of his overconfidence.
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The “DWTS” pro further pointed retired that Pritchard, 31, utilizing his ft to push Hamilton’s hep backmost to correct her was a “huge turn-off.”
“You’re not going to triumph group complete unless they’re into that benignant of thing,” he continued, sharing that viewers and judges are not going to admit those actions if they continue.
Though Chmerkovskiy is not a judge connected “Next Pro,” he has been a pro connected “DWTS” for 20 seasons.
Since kickstarting his tally successful Season 13 successful 2011, he has brought location nan Mirrorball Trophy 3 times pinch partners Rumer Willis, Laurie Hernandez and Xochitl Gomez, respectively.
In nan astir caller Season 34, he and contestant Alix Earle vanished second, with Robert Irwin and Witney Carson arriving successful first place.
The victor of “Next Pro” will gain a spot to compete arsenic a pro successful Season 35 of “DWTS.”
“Next Pro” airs connected Monday nights astatine 8 P.M. ET connected ABC.
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