Supporting her former partner. Coach Monica Aldama, star of Netflix’s Cheer docuseries, exclusively told Us Weekly about her relationship with Dancing With the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy and why she isn’t surprised that he might leave the hit show.“I’m definitely grateful that I had the opportunity to work with him.
I think we both taught each other a lot,” Aldama, 51, told Us in an interview before the New Year. “I’m not surprised at hearing that just because I know he’s kind of an entrepreneur himself and he has a lot of different ideas.”Chmerkovskiy, 35, hinted that he was ready to leave Dancing With the Stars in November 2021, right after he was eliminated from season 30. “I love the show.
I love being on it. I am so grateful for the opportunity. Is this my last season? Probably,” the professional dancer, who was last partnered with Olivia Jade Giannulli, told Entertainment Tonight at the time. “I have no regrets about my tenure on the show.
I have no regrets about the season.”Aldama was partnered with the Ukraine native in 2020 for season 29 of DWTS, which she says was her favorite opportunity to come out of Cheer‘s runaway success on Netflix.
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