Dancing With the Stars’ Jan Ravnik is clapping again on the scrutiny he’s acquired in his first season as a professional dancer.
“I imply, look, everybody has [an] opinion. Everybody has a proper to have [an] opinion. Haters [are] going to hate and whoever loves us, loves us,” Ravnik, 30, completely instructed Us Weekly on Tuesday, October 28, after he and celeb accomplice Jen Affleck have been eradicated throughout DWTS’ season 34 Halloween Night time.
“What am I going to do? You may’t change their thoughts. Everybody can have [an] opinion — both I respect [it] or don’t respect [it],” he continued.
Ravnik emphatically concluded, “Yeah, allow them to speak. In the event that they wish to keep related in that approach, yeah, allow them to hate.”
Going into Tuesday’s Halloween Night time episode, Ravnik — who carried out with Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour — confronted criticism over his ballroom credentials, together with from former DWTS professional Maks Chmerkovskiy.
“Dancing With the Stars is a worldwide phenomenon. … I’m sorry, Jan has completely no enterprise being a professional on Dancing With the Stars,” Chmerkovskiy mentioned on the Friday, October 24, episode of his spouse Peta Murgatroyd’s “The Penthouse With Peta” podcast. “There’s zero basis approach, high quality, understanding of the partnership. Bro, I’m getting emotional. It’s absurd, and that is unreal how blind we’ve got to be and God forbid say what’s clearly there.”
Chmerkovskiy, 45, took goal at Ravnik and Affleck’s foxtrot throughout the October 21 Depraved Night time episode, claiming the skilled dancer had “no concept” what the dance fashion entailed.
“How are you going to anticipate him to show it and ship that message in a format that’s fully completely different from even ballroom dancing? We had this criticism weeks in the past, and I’m like, ‘Bro, is anyone going to clarify it to him?’” Chmerkovskiy mentioned.
Chmerkovskiy mentioned Ravnik’s casting was a “missed alternative” for Affleck, including, “[It’s a] main drawback. [Jen] has no accomplice. … It’s not his fault.”
Chmerkovskiy’s spouse, fellow DWTS alum Murgatroyd, 39, mentioned that “hiring a non-ballroom dancer to show ballroom dancing to a celeb as a job” was “outrageous.” Nevertheless, she mentioned Ravnik was a “pretty man” and “nice dancer.”
Ravnik and Affleck, 26, went dwelling on Tuesday night time after performing a recent dance to Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”
“Truthfully, I believe we have been each shocked, however I believe that’s everybody once they go dwelling,” the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star completely instructed Us. “I believe everybody expects to make it to the top and 7 weeks is a very long time, and I’m grateful that I acquired thus far. I’m grateful that we acquired to Halloween and we have been in a position to finish off on an incredible notice.”
“We have been in a position to finish off to [a song by] thee Taylor Swift and, yeah, there’s simply so many issues to be thankful for,” Affleck added.
Throughout Tuesday’s broadcast, DWTS choose Derek Hough appeared to allude to the criticism Ravnik has confronted in his inaugural season.
“Jan, initially,” Hough praised Ravnik as he delivered his suggestions after their up to date routine. “I wish to let you know, my man, that you’re doing a implausible first season.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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