{"id":13496,"date":"2026-07-22T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13496"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:54:40","slug":"dwts-val-chmerkovskiy-says-next-pros-aj-pritchard-has-arrogance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13496","title":{"rendered":"DWTS&#8217; Val Chmerkovskiy Says Next Pro&#8217;s AJ Pritchard Has \u201cArrogance&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> isn\u2019t sashaying away from offering criticism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In fact, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/dancing_with_the_stars\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dancing With the Stars<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> pro had plenty of candid thoughts to share with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/danielle_fishel\"><strong>Danielle Fishel<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> as they recapped episode two of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1433223\/dancing-with-the-stars-the-next-pro-trailer-meet-the-cast?query=the%20next%20pro\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chmerkovskiy admitted that he was slightly put-off by some of the contestants vying to be a pro on season 35 of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">DWTS. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">At one point, he called out <\/span><strong>AJ Pritchard<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, who previously appeared as a professional dancer on the BBC One dance competition <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">allegedly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> acting arrogant while competing with partner <\/span><strong>Selena Hamilton <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">on <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Next Pro<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt makes good TV at his expense. I guess that&#8217;s how I want to say it,\u201d Chmerkovskiy shared on the July 21 episode of his and Fishel\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-stepping-on-toes-with-dan-338526138\/episode\/the-return-of-the-knee-walk-dancing-with-the-stars-the-next-pro-episode-102-339287176\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Stepping on Toes<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> podcast. \u201cI wish he wrapped that arrogance into a little softer presentation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The 40-year-old added, \u201cI understand if he&#8217;s coming in with this feeling of like\u2014I\u2019m not gonna say entitlement, I don&#8217;t want to use that word. But if he comes in with not a chip on his shoulder, but kind of like, \u2018What am I even doing here? 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