All through the present’s 32 seasons, there have been fairly just a few DWTS companions that simply did not work properly collectively. Whether or not it was as a consequence of their totally different communication types or some uncomfortable moments, these celebs and their skilled companions consistently clashed and did not make crew.

Discover out what occurred between these dance companions…

1. Jesse Metcalfe & Sharna Burgess

Sharna Burgess not too long ago revealed that she had two superstar companions that made her “very, very uncomfortable.” Whereas she didn’t identify any names, she stated one associate frequently flirted along with her and when she shut him down, he turned pissed off. She then referenced a second associate that she later closely implied was Jesse Metcalfe.

“I had a scenario with a associate the place it obtained to the purpose the place we could not be alone in a room with out individuals watching. That was a tough scenario for me,” she stated on the Intercourse, Lies & Spray Tans podcast. “I went via the correct channels and sadly I wasn’t capable of report every little thing, however I used to be capable of report some issues and I did do the correct issues and there have been experiences made and I used to be taken care of.”

In response, a rep for Jesse shut down the allegations, saying, “If she is referring to a time the place our shopper Jesse Metcalfe labored with Ms. Burgess 4 years in the past, the one recollection was that they did not get alongside. Imprecise insinuations are usually not solely reckless but additionally irrelevant.”

2. Hannah Brown & Alan Bersten

When former Bachelorette star Hannah Brown was paired up with Alan Bersten, followers thought their chemistry was so robust that they have been truly relationship. It seems that behind the scenes, the companions did not mesh properly in any respect. Hannah says the pair had “completely totally different” communication types and Alan pushed her “too far in rehearsals” — some days leaving her in tears.

“Alan saved saying, ‘It’s important to belief me if we will do that.’ However belief was the very last thing I used to be ready to present a person I would just met. As a dance associate, standing robust, I got here to belief Alan increasingly each week. I believe that confirmed in our performances. Our chemistry on the stage led to the press speculating that we had one thing extra happening between us, however we did not. Off the dance ground, we weren’t appropriate individuals,” Hannah wrote in her e book, God Bless This Mess.

She continued, “It is intense work between companions who’ve solely simply met. However Alan and I had essentially the most unstable relationship of the season, by far. It was both we acted like finest pals and true companions, or we could not stand one another. He’d push me too far in rehearsals, and I’d say, ‘Get out of my face. I am not doing this,’ and he’d say, ‘You are lazy! You are not attempting!'”

3. Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have been shut whereas they have been competing on DWTS however after filming wrapped, their friendship fell aside. Based on Maksim, he believes it is as a result of he turned pleasant with Leah Remini, who has incessantly spoken out in opposition to the Church of Scientology — of which Kristie was a member earlier than her passing.

“I believed we had an excellent relationship and if it was one thing else or not, I do not know. However I obtained a message that now that I am associating with different those who she will be able to’t be related to, I’m not to be spoken with, and sorry, however that’s what it’s,” Maksim stated on Watch What Occurs Reside.

Years later, the duo clashed once more when Maksim implored Kristie to talk out in opposition to the conflict in Ukraine. As an alternative, Kristie slammed Maksim and threatened to disclose secrets and techniques about him. After her passing in 2022, Maksim referred to as their relationship a “wild curler coaster.”

4. Kate Gosselin & Tony Dovolani

Tony Dovolani nearly give up DWTS when he was paired up with Kate Gosselin. Throughout one heated second in rehearsals, Kate was proven yelling that Tony was “not considering how I be taught.” At that second, Tony took off his mic pack and replied “I am finished, I am finished right this moment. I give up!”

After filming wrapped, Tony joked that “a number of remedy was concerned” after working with Kate — a jab that she didn’t take frivolously. In a now-deleted weblog put up for Coupon Cabin, Kate wrote that she knew she was not the perfect dancer however was “stunned” by Tony’s feedback.

“I believe it’s a disgrace that Tony has been left solely with a unfavorable impression of our time collectively, particularly after we spent SO many hours, days, nights and weeks working laborious collectively doing our greatest within the competitors,” Kate wrote.

She later added, “Regardless of the various obstacles I confronted at the moment, I used to be left with a really optimistic impression of the complete expertise! I made many lifelong pals, have tons of nice reminiscences, and discovered so much about myself, so I do not remorse a single second! I want nothing however the perfect in future seasons for Tony and his potential dance companions.”

5. Ian Ziering & Cheryl Burke

In 2016, Cheryl Burke was requested about her least favourite dance associate to which she replied Ian Ziering. She even went so far as to say that she needed to “slit” her wrists after working with him, a remark that she later regretted.

“I’ve all the time lived by the rule that if you do not have something good to say, do not say something in any respect. Lately and regrettably, I broke that rule,” Cheryl wrote on X. “Within the warmth of an interview dialog, I used a phrase that seemingly makes gentle of suicide and I deeply remorse it.”

6. Hope Solo & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy had a tumultuous time working collectively on DWTS. In her autobiography, Solo: A Memoir of Hope, Hope alleged that Maksim had been very aggressive along with her throughout rehearsals.

“He was usually nasty, swearing at me and being harshly vital. He manhandled me in rehearsals from the beginning, pushing me, whacking my abdomen, bending my arms roughly. Someday, Maks was attempting to place me in a sure place and hit my abdomen so laborious together with his open palm that I had a purple handprint there for the remainder of the day,” Hope wrote in her e book.

Maksim later shared his personal ideas about Hope, calling her a “s—-y particular person.”

“Individuals will be unhealthy or good or no matter. You possibly can have a s—-y life rising up. You possibly can have a tricky upbringing. You possibly can have historical past. You possibly can have no matter. However, if you’re only a unhealthy particular person, what I imply? There is not any excuse for that,” he stated on the Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss podcast.

7. Mischa Barton & Artem Chigvintsev

Mischa Barton did not get pleasure from her time on DWTS and issues have been intense along with her associate Artem Chigvintsev throughout the three weeks she was on the present. Wanting again, Mischa stated nothing went in response to plan.

“Ugh, I had no thought it might be so unhealthy. I obtained informed off by my dancer. I used to be supposed to manage the costumes, I used to be informed that I may do the design facet of it, that is type of the rationale why I agreed to do it,” she informed The Ringer.

She continued, “That did not occur. It wasn’t collaborative like a choreographer on a movie set … I used to be so confused by it. It was like The Starvation Video games. It was all a reputation contest. It was terrible. I used to be so glad to get kicked off.”