Jesse Metcalfe calls out Sharna Burgess’ ‘vague suggestions’ that he is difficult, ‘reckless’ and ‘irrelevant’
Without naming names, Dancing with the Stars alum Sharna Burgess said her Season 29 partner (Jesse Metcalfe) was “really difficult” and even claimed that things had gotten to the point where she was “not in the relationship anymore.” “I am able to be alone in the room with him.”
Sharna Burgess blew up one of her former ones Dancing with the stars partner in the first episode of their new podcast Elderly with Brian Austin Green. Although she didn’t name any names, she made it clear who she was talking about, and now Jesse Metalfe’s representatives are applauding.
It was a tumultuous time for Burgess on the show, as she was disinvited after winning a season. The problem was that their victory was the incredibly controversial victory of Bobby Bones in season 27, despite being one of the less talented dancers on the show.
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““I went into a whirlwind of hate over that win, which was really disgusting,” Burgess said in her debut episode. She was subsequently no longer invited to the following season, albeit without a clear explanation, which led her into “this world of self-blame.”
Burgess was invited back for season 29, where she worked as a partner Desperate Housewives alum Jesse Metcalfe. Her run was only supposed to last four weeks, but according to Burgess, it was “really difficult” from the start.
“I had a partner who was really difficult – and I don’t say too much because I don’t want to,” she said of this season. “Because of what happened, I wasn’t able to be alone in the room with him after the first few weeks.”
She added that the experience was “rocky and we were eliminated very quickly.”
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A representative for Metcalfe responded to Burgess’ claims via Page sixShe said her “vague suggestions were not only reckless but irrelevant.” According to the rep, “the only memory I had was that they didn’t get along.”
They also accused Burgess of being “highly unprofessional” with her claims, arguing that she only made the “insinuations to promote the first episode of her podcast.”
While the representatives made their stance on the issue quite clear on behalf of their client, they also said that Metcalfe “would not comment on this; he’s on the right track.”
However, the following season would be even more eventful for Burgess as she worked with Green. The couple would be eliminated in third place but would then rekindle a romance. They welcomed their first child together on June 28, 2022.
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Due to the recent birth of her child, Burgess did not return for season 31 and recently learned that she was not invited back for season 32 either. She said on her podcast that her opinion of the show is currently mixed.
“Two things can be true for me,” she said. “I can love the show and be so happy for everyone who got the position to be there and really excited for the people that have it, but I can also be really sad and heartbroken that I have to do that in this one “I can’t do the season,” she said.
Despite this shock, Sharna is “excited to have space to create other things again” and she knows “the universe did this for a reason.”
Dancing with the stars Season 32 premieres Tuesday, September 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The new season also says goodbye Tyra Bankswith Alfonso Ribeiro Act as host and Julianne Hough Joining as co-host. The full cast has been revealed and can be seen below.