Dang! Sharna Burgess has had some actually unsavory experiences engaged on Dancing with the Stars!
In Cheryl Burke‘s Sex, Lies & Spray Tans podcast on Tuesday, the dance professional revealed she had not one however two former celeb companions who crossed the road on the present and made her extremely “uncomfortable”! Oh no! Brian Austin Green‘s wife-to-be spilled the tea:
“I have in the past had two partners that made me feel very, very uncomfortable. At the time I was much younger and I would laugh it up and suck it up and I would make it ok.”
Sharna did NOT identify names. However, she did give some particulars to slender it down…
She mentioned the incidents dated “back years and years” earlier than the #MeToo Movement (which began in 2017), which helped her her cope with all this, she famous:
“I learned during and after #MeToo, women coming forward and saying, from the big to the little things, I was like holy s**t that happened to me, I didn’t even realize that I could speak up about it.”
So, what occurred? One of the boys stored attempting to flirt together with her and would develop into annoyed when she didn’t reciprocate. On this, she jabbed, “You know what men are like.” Oof. Sadly, we do! But there have been additionally extra problematic conditions, she continued:
“I had a situation with a partner where it got to the point where we couldn’t be alone in a room without people watching. That was a difficult situation for me.”
OMG!
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Thankfully, the manufacturing staff and community have been tremendous supportive of her, she recalled:
“I went through the proper channels and unfortunately I wasn’t able to record everything, but I was able to record some things and I did do the proper things and there were reports made and I was taken care of.”
SO nice to listen to! She additionally confirmed the harassment “was not sexual in any nature,” however as her good friend Cheryl mentioned:
“At the end of the day, no need to explain. You were uncomfortable. That’s a complete sentence.”
Amen!
Sharna wrapped up the section, saying:
“I did the right thing and I went to the right people and I spoke up and I was able to do my job and not live in shame or fear.”
Innerestingly, she additionally mentioned this on her personal podcast Oldish earlier this month, through which she kiiiinda uncovered one of many males! We suppose! While she didn’t say anybody’s identify, she famous she wasn’t capable of be alone together with her accomplice in the course of the present’s twenty ninth season — and he or she was dancing with Jesse Metcalfe again then. That was solely in 2020, BTW, so not that way back! And not earlier than #MeToo.
A rep for the Desperate Housewives star already denied the entire thing in an announcement to Page Six, claiming the performer’s “vague insinuations are not only reckless but also irrelevant.” They added:
“The only recollection was that they didn’t get along.”
The spokesperson additionally mentioned the Australian dancer was being “highly unprofessional” by making the “insinuations just to promote the first episode of her podcast.” As for Jesse, they mentioned he would “not be commenting on this; he is taking the high road.” Wow.
Regardless of what actually occurred, it’s superb to listen to the DWTS staff helped guarantee Sharna’s security whereas working with these problematic stars! Thoughts?? Share them (under)!
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