Witney Carson and Guillermo Rodriguez have continued to receive low scores in this season of Dancing With the Stars, but their charm has won over audiences and saved them in the competition.
Witney, who’s competing on DWTS while pregnant, has seen fans worrying about her well-being and about her and Guillermo‘s reactions to being placed in the bottom three. She took to her Instagram Stories—and, later, TikTok—to address viewers’ concerns and set the record straight on a few rumors circulating online.
“Every week, Guillermo and I have been put in the bottom three, which doesn’t necessarily mean all those couples have the lowest votes,” she explained. “But it does mean that you don’t get to celebrate that you’re safe. You only get to hear who’s going home, so my face—what you’re seeing—is genuinely sad for the people going home. And then, excitement, obviously. Those two emotions are existing at once.”
She also expressed gratitude for being able to continue in the competition with the Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality, who she claims “really deserves” the coveted mirrorball trophy because he is “genuinely a kind person” and “wants to get better.”
“He never gives up. Anytime I’m resting in rehearsals, he’s practicing. Anytime we’re at [Television City Studios], and we’re just hanging out, he’s practicing,” she said, adding that “there’s a lot to say about someone who may not have the skills but is willing to learn and put in the work.”
Elsewhere in the video, she thanked fans who are concerned about her and her baby’s health and reassured them that they have nothing to worry about. “Dancing, I’ve done for a very long time. So I know how far to push my body, and the baby’s health has always been my number one priority,” she said, explaining that she “does not feel” that she’s “overdoing” it “at all.”
And, if she ever does feel like she can’t handle the physical strain of training and performing, she claimed that DWTS and its producers are “more than willing” to “help out in any capacity.” “As of now, I feel really good. I’m more tired than usual, but when I’m not rehearsing, I’m resting,” Witney shared. “So I’m doing all the things that my doctor has approved of, so you guys can rest easy.”
Witney Carson wants fans to know she’s thrilled to keep bumping to the beat on Dancing With the Stars. After the professional dancer and her partner Guillermo Rodriguez were put in the bottom three for the third week in a row on Yacht Rock Night, Carson—who is pregnant with her third baby boy—addressed speculation that she wants the pair to be eliminated from the show, explaining the reason behind her reactions to learning she and Rodriguez weren’t kicked off.
“I do feel like I need to address some rumors going around or some opinions, speculations, whatever you want to call it,” Carson shared in a Sept. 29 TikTok video. “Every week, Guillermo and I have been put in the bottom three, which doesn’t necessarily mean all those couples have the lowest votes, but it does mean that you don’t get to celebrate that you’re safe. You only get to hear who’s going home.”
According to the 32-year-old—who shares sons Leo, 5, and Jet, 3, with husband Carson McAllister—her disappointed facial expressions after finding out she and Rodriguez were safe were due to her being “genuinely sad for the people going home,” before then feeling “excitement.” “Those two emotions are existing at once,” Carson explained. “But my first initial reaction is sad for whoever’s going home, and then obviously we celebrate, and they don’t really show that bit.”
And for those who needed further clarification, the two-time DWTS champion emphasized, “Yes, I am very happy that we’re continuing on.” “I am truly so grateful to continue on in this competition week after week with Guillermo because he really deserves it,” she continued. “He is genuinely a kind person. He genuinely wants to get better. He never gives up.”
Indeed, fans saw Rodriguez and Carson earn their highest score yet—15 out of 30—after they performed a foxtrot to “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes on Yacht Rock Night Sept. 29. And Carson noted that Jimmy Kimmel Live! star “deserves” all the praise. “What you see on Tuesdays is his very best,” she shared. “There’s a lot to say about someone who may not have the skills, but is willing to learn and put in the work. That’s an amazing thing.”
