Explaining herself. Cheryl Burke stated she needed Tom Bergeron to return to Dancing With the Stars, however that doesn’t imply that she desires Tyra Banks to get fired.
“I respect her very much,” the dancer, 38, stated on the Tuesday, September 6, episode of “Burke in the Game” podcast. “I want to be clear that when I say I would love Tom Bergeron to come back on the show, that doesn’t entail necessarily that Tyra has to be fired or I don’t want Tyra there.”
Bergeron, 67, was let go from DWTS in July 2020 together with Erin Andrews. He hinted on the time that he was blindsided by the sudden announcement that Banks, 48, would take over internet hosting duties for season 29.
While Burke hopes to see Bergeron again on the present, she doesn’t have any in poor health will towards the America’s Next Top Model host. She made remarks in August about seeing what new parts of the Disney+ competitors sequence would “survive,” and Burke believes her opinion was “taken out of context,” explaining she was referring to all newcomers — not simply Banks.
She made her unique feedback in August throughout an interview with YouTuber Allison Kugel. “It is great to see the show evolve, and I think it’s very important, whether or not Tom Bergeron comes back, I think it’s important that we see these changes to the show,” the choreographer stated on the time. “I think there is a comfort [in] knowing that the show’s foundation is still there, but it is nice to throw in some newbies. Whether they survive is another question.”
On her podcast, she added additional clarification. “I was mentioning any new dancer, any new producer, any new hair and makeup person that decides to join Dancing With the Stars,” Burke defined. “They will have, probably, challenges along the way. I didn’t mean if Tyra [in particular] will survive.”
She went on to gush in regards to the Coyote Ugly star’s “growth” after two seasons, however she added that she would nonetheless “love for [Bergeron] to come back.”
“I think it would be so amazing,” Burke stated. “It doesn’t mean that I want Tyra out. People just need to stop it.”
Banks can have assist in the upcoming season. In July, the present confirmed that Alfonso Riberio will cohost.
Dancing With the Stars season 31 premieres September 19 on Disney+.
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