Dancing With the Stars alum Maksim Chmerkovskiy claimed fellow professional dancer Jenna Johnson struggled to work along with her season 34 companion, Corey Feldman, forward of their elimination.
In an article revealed by the Daily Mail on Tuesday, September 23, Maksim, 45, detailed the alleged hassle Johnson, 31, skilled on the present season of the truth dancing sequence.
“Clearly, Jenna has a little bit of an uphill climb with Corey, which is simple for everyone to say from [the outside], however I do know that she's having a way more tough time with this complete factor and to the purpose that it's actually tough for her,” the previous professional, who's the brother of Val Chmerkovskiy, advised the outlet. (Val married Johnson in 2019 following the pair's on-and-off romance that began in 2015.)
Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Johnson and Feldman, 54, for remark.
The report additionally claimed that Maksim requested followers to point out respect for his sister-in-law amid her pairing with the Misplaced Boys actor. “You're speaking a few reigning champ, so put some respect on the title, all people,” Maksim mentioned.
Maksim, who received the TV sequence' coveted mirror ball trophy himself on the finish of season 18 in 2014, additionally allegedly advised the outlet that Johnson's struggles stem from the quantity of strain placed on Feldman as an inexperienced DWTS competitor.
Jenna Johnson and Corey Feldman Stewart Cook dinner/Disney through Getty Pictures
“Don't overlook, this manufacturing isn't just about you and your companion dancing, it's about this huge behemoth of the whole lot that's taking place,” Makim continued. “The quantity of those that it's a must to take care of, the quantity of interviews, and that is all between your rehearsal time and your remedy, and you are attempting to lick your wounds and all that stuff.”
Whereas Maksim added that he felt Jenna would discover a option to “get it performed” ultimately, she and Corey have been in the end despatched dwelling throughout Tuesday's double elimination alongside Baron Davis and Britt Stewart.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Michael Buckner/Selection through Getty Pictures
Us solely reported on September 3, roughly two weeks earlier than the brand new season's September 16 premiere, that Feldman felt he would disappoint Johnson as a companion. “I really feel like I could have let her down a little bit bit already,” Feldman mentioned throughout an interview with Us on the time. “I'm positive when she opened the door [she] was like, ‘Oh God, what do I've to take care of?'”
Regardless of his insecurities, Feldman famous that he was glad he'd been paired with Johnson, who's the reigning DWTS champion after taking out final 12 months's trophy with former Bachelor Joey Graziadei. “I'm very grateful that I've any person so eloquent with regards to the dance flooring, and figuring out the whole lot, the strikes, the rhythms, the types [and] the method,” Feldman added forward of the season. “She's the reigning queen, so I'm very grateful that I used to be fortunate sufficient to land her as my companion.”
