Maksim Chmerkovskiy Reveals If He Would Ever Return To DWTS
Debby Wong/Shutterstock By Amanda Lynne/Nov. 3, 2021 2:59 pm EST
Longtime “Dancing With The Stars” fans will remember Maksim Chmerkovskiy as one of the most popular professional dancers on the series. Maks, whose younger brother Val Chmerkovskiy current dances on the show, joined “DWTS” in 2006. However, Maks opted to leave the series in 2016, much to fans’ disappointment (via Pop Culture). Three years later, Maks returned to the ballroom, where he spent two more seasons as a pro dancer before deciding to exit for good. After his second departure, Maks appeared on “The Real” and revealed why he felt it was time to leave the show again, via People.
“I’m a dad, I’m a husband,” Maks, who is married to fellow “DWTS” alum Peta Murgatroyd, told the hosts, adding that “your chemistry changes when you have a child, things look different, they seem different.” Maks also admitted that “there’s also something to be said for what the show is itself … You find yourself politicking for your votes,” he continued. “You find you have to be a certain way because you don’t want your antics to cost your partner their votes,” Maks said, adding that he’ll always be a “big supporter” of the show that gave him his big break. Now, that Maks has been gone from “Dancing With The Stars” for a few years, would he ever consider making a big return?
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Reveals If He Would Ever Return To DWTS
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By Amanda Lynne/Nov. 3, 2021 2:59 pm EST
Longtime “Dancing With The Stars” fans will remember Maksim Chmerkovskiy as one of the most popular professional dancers on the series. Maks, whose younger brother Val Chmerkovskiy current dances on the show, joined “DWTS” in 2006. However, Maks opted to leave the series in 2016, much to fans’ disappointment (via Pop Culture). Three years later, Maks returned to the ballroom, where he spent two more seasons as a pro dancer before deciding to exit for good. After his second departure, Maks appeared on “The Real” and revealed why he felt it was time to leave the show again, via People.
“I’m a dad, I’m a husband,” Maks, who is married to fellow “DWTS” alum Peta Murgatroyd, told the hosts, adding that “your chemistry changes when you have a child, things look different, they seem different.” Maks also admitted that “there’s also something to be said for what the show is itself … You find yourself politicking for your votes,” he continued. “You find you have to be a certain way because you don’t want your antics to cost your partner their votes,” Maks said, adding that he’ll always be a “big supporter” of the show that gave him his big break. Now, that Maks has been gone from “Dancing With The Stars” for a few years, would he ever consider making a big return?
“I’m a dad, I’m a husband,” Maks, who is married to fellow “DWTS” alum Peta Murgatroyd, told the hosts, adding that “your chemistry changes when you have a child, things look different, they seem different.” Maks also admitted that “there’s also something to be said for what the show is itself … You find yourself politicking for your votes,” he continued. “You find you have to be a certain way because you don’t want your antics to cost your partner their votes,” Maks said, adding that he’ll always be a “big supporter” of the show that gave him his big break.
Now, that Maks has been gone from “Dancing With The Stars” for a few years, would he ever consider making a big return?
Maks probably won’t return to DWTS
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While it doesn’t seem like fans will see Maks dance on “DWTS” again, there’s always a chance he’ll return as a judge.
