Emma Slater is addressing rumors that she mightiness beryllium leaving Dancing pinch nan Stars adjacent season.
The pro dancer joined nan reality title successful Season 17 backmost successful 2013 and has been pinch nan show ever since. In her astir caller season, she was paired pinch Andy Richter.
“I was like, ‘What rumor?’ They said, ‘Are you retiring this year?’ And I could spot really a rumor for illustration that would beryllium starting, because they’re looking astatine maine like, ‘She’s nan aged girl,'” Slater recalled connected Richter’s SiriusXM podcast Three Questions pinch Andy Richter.
Slater noted that she has had “the astir unthinkable time” connected nan ABC title and has nary plans of leaving and wants to “go done it arsenic agelong arsenic I tin spell for.”
“I would for illustration it to beryllium connected my decision, I think,” Slater said. “But I’ve decided that I’m going to expect to beryllium there, and if and erstwhile they opportunity I’m not invited anymore, I’ll conquer that erstwhile it happens.”
However, Slater said that if she was not asked to return, she would still want to beryllium progressive pinch DWTS and suggested she would inquire to beryllium a producer, later adding, “As soon arsenic I consciousness for illustration I’m going to beryllium choked out, I’ll propulsion nan ageism thing. ‘This is what Hollywood does to women arsenic they age!'”
Throughout her clip connected DWTS, Slater won nan title successful Season 24 erstwhile she was paired pinch Rashad Jennings. Other stars Slater has been paired pinch see James Van Der Beek (Season 28), Drew Scott (Season 25), Charles Oakley (Season 29), Trevor Donovan (Season 31), and Mauricio Umansky (Season 32).