'Dancing With the Stars' Pro Witney Carson Announces She Won't Compete This Season: Here's Why

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Witney Carson is not returning to Dancing With the Stars. On Sunday, the longtime DWTS pro confirmed she will not be returning to the ABC reality series for its upcoming 32nd season.Carson posted a video to TikTok that referenced her growing family and said «this was not a decision that we took lightly at all.»She added, «We definitely thought and prayed about it for a while, but we will not be doing Dancing With the Stars this season.

And as much as that pains me to say, I just feel very at peace with it.»Carson continued, «You guys know that family is the most important thing to me, and we just really felt that moving our entire family across the country right now was not for us.»On Mother’s Day this year, the dancer and her husband, Carson McAllister, welcomed their second son.«My boys, could there be a better Mother’s Day gift??» Carson captioned an Instagram photo on May 14. «We are on cloud nine and soaking in every second.» A post shared by Witney Carson McAllister (@witneycarson)After giving birth, Carson posted to her Instagram Story that the baby was «doing great» and she was celebrating the major event with sushi.

Carson first revealed that she was expecting her second child in November during the DWTS semifinals. A post shared by Witney Carson McAllister (@witneycarson)Following the on-air revelation, she reflected on the moment while talking to ET. «It felt amazing!» Carson gushed. «I mean, I grew up on this show, I started when I was 18.