Maddie Ziegler Says She's 'At Peace' Never Speaking to Abby Lee Miller Again After 'Dance Moms'

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Maddie Ziegler is opening up about her relationship with former dance instructor and star Abby Lee Miller. In a new interview with, the 19-year-old actress reveals that she has not spoken to the disgraced dance coach since she left the show and Miller’s dance company in 2016. “I feel at peace,” she tells the publication about her current relationship with Miller. “Definitely.”  Ziegler, who was Miller’s star dancer, and her little sister, Mackenzie, left the show in season 6 — a decision Ziegler says made her feel guilty at first. “She was distraught.

For the longest time, we felt so guilty,” actress says. “She trained me, she helped me, but also, I knew I would be okay without her and I was sick of being in a toxic environment.

I was like, ‘This is not for me. I can’t do this.’ I haven’t spoken to her since.” Ziegler adds that her time on the show was great, until the competition and environment became too much for her to handle. “It is hard when you’re really loyal to your dance group,” she said about initially thinking about leaving the series. “I was the most loyal girl there; I just wanted to dance.

And I loved competing until it became televised and the drama started. Don’t get me wrong—there’s drama regardless if there are cameras or not!