Sharna Burgess Spills On ‘DWTS’ Drama, Says She Expected To Return For Season 32

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Acclaimed choreographer Sharna Burgess is revisiting her past tensions with “Dancing with the Stars”. The 38-year-old recently joined her husband and former “90210” star Brian Austin Green for an intimate discussion on the first episode of their new iHeart Radio podcast, “Old-Ish“. “Old-Ish” sees Burgess and Green, who began dating in 2020 and then married in 2022, openly discussing life’s challenges with their long-time friend and new life coach, Randy Spelling. READ MORE: Sharna Burgess Recalls Having ‘Dark Thoughts’ After Giving Birth To Son Zane (Exclusive) Burgess, who won Season 27, explained that she took Season 31 off to have her baby, Zane, and fully expected to be called back for the series following her time off.

However, that isn’t what happened at all. “Last season I was supposed to come back but Zane was only eight weeks old… It just felt like I needed to sit in motherhood with Zane,” she revealed. “It was always, ‘I want to come back next year,’ and ‘Of course, we love you, we’ll always have you.'” The dancing coach, who appeared on 14 ABC series seasons, described the ordeal as a “shock.” “My last five years on the show have been rocky — not because of the show.

I love the show deeply, but we had a new executive producer come in, I think five years ago now. I had just won with Bobby Bones and he decided to not bring me back,” Burgess continued. “There’s a lot of speculation as to why.” READ MORE: Inside Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green’s ‘Healthy’ And ‘Cordial’ Co-Parenting Relationship Burgess and Bones secured a controversial win in Season 27 of the show in 2018, facing backlash for the victory.