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Bristol Palin claims ‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy ‘hated’ her ‘so much’
By Caroline Blair,
1 day ago
Bristol Palin claimed Maksim Chmerkovskiy “hated” her when she competed on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2010.
The daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin named the pro dancer as the person who “rolled their eyes at” her the most throughout Season 11 while appearing on “DWTS” alum Cheryl Burke’s podcast Monday.
Bristol Palin spoke about Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Monday’s episode of Cheryl Burke’s podcast. Sex, Lies and Spray Tans Podcast The “Teen Mom OG” alum claimed Chmerkovskiy “hated” her while she competed on Season 11 of “Dancing With the Stars.” Sex, Lies and Spray Tans Podcast Chmerkovskiy, pictured here on “DWTS” with Kirstie Alley, has not responded to Palin’s claims. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
When Burke, 40, asked “why” Chmerkovskiy, 44, would “hate” her, the “Not Afraid of Life” author, 33, chalked it up to her controversial season and finishing in third place with her partner, Mark Ballas, despite receiving low scores from the judges and negative feedback from viewers.
“I don’t know. Probably just because we kept going though. I mean, [Chmerkovskiy] was real nice at the beginning, but it was one of those things where, like, as we kept going through, I definitely felt the tension from him,” she said.
“I forgot about that. Yeah, because the further we went along, the more it was like, oh gosh, OK.”
Palin competed with Mark Ballas in 2010. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Palin theorized that Chmerkovskiy, pictured here in July 2024, didn’t understand how she made it to the finale with her low scores from the judges. AFP via Getty Images
Although a rep for Chmerkovskiy did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment, they told Entertainment Weekly , “Maks doesn’t hate anybody. For [Palin] to say that would be a mischaracterization of his feelings.
“I think he and everyone else in America, 14 years ago, thought that he and Brandy were on their way to winning that year, if not coming into the finals. 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.”
Actress Jennifer Grey and pro Derek Hough ended up winning the mirrorball trophy that season.
Despite her allegedly unpleasant experience with Chmerkovskiy, Bristol gushed about Ballas, 38, being a “very good” and “very supportive” partner.
Palin and Ballas finished in third place, but not everyone was happy about it. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Bristol, whose mom is Sarah Palin, raved that Ballas was “very supportive” throughout their controversial season. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
“I was so thankful to be partnered with Mark because Mark was so sweet and very patient,” she told Burke.
The “Teen Mom OG” alum and Ballas even sparked romance rumors while dancing together, but she shut down the speculation at the time.
The pair went on to compete again as part of an all-star cast for Season 15 in 2012, but they were eliminated in week four after once again getting low scores from the judges.
The partners went on to compete again on an all-stars season, but they only made it to the fourth week. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Bristol found herself in the spotlight after announcing her pregnancy while her mom was running for vice president with John McCain in 2008. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Bristol first competed on the ABC series after being thrust into the spotlight when 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain made her mom, Sarah, 60, his running mate.
At the time, Bristol was 17 and pregnant with her first child. She subsequently got engaged to her high school boyfriend and the child’s father, Levi Johnston, but they split in 2010.
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