Gleb Savchenko has been on DWTS for years but has never won a Mirrorball Trophy. Could his behavior be ruining his chances at winning? A former contestant revealed they almost quit over his disgusting behavior. Keep reading for all the details.
ABC Reveals Celebrities Competing On Season 35
Season 35 of Dancing With The Stars premieres this fall. Rather than releasing all of the celebrity names shortly before the season premiere, ABC already revealed four competitors.
Summer House star Ciara Miller and Traitors runner-up Maura Higgins were the first two names announced. Viral Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson was the third name revealed. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel revealed on his talk show that his beloved sidekick, Guillermo Rodriguez, will compete on the dance competition. The rest of the names will be announced at a later time.
At this point, ABC hasn’t revealed which pro dancers are returning. However, a new show hosted by Robert Irwin this summer seeks to find the next pro dancer to join the upcoming season.
DWTS Contestant Almost Quit Over Gleb Savchenko’s Disgusting Behavior
Gleb Savchenko has competed on 13 seasons of DWTS. Some of his former partners include Real Housewives Lisa Vanderpump and Erika Jayne. His insane chemistry with his leading ladies has sparked romance rumors nearly every season. He did have a brief dalliance with Brooks Nader during Season 33.
Rumors swirled during Season 23 that he was having an affair with his partner, Jana Kramer. He strongly denied the rumors. 10 years after her time on the show, One Tree Hill star broke her silence on Gleb Savchenko’s disturbing behavior.
Jana Kramer welcomed DWTS champ Hannah Brown to her Whine Down podcast this week. The two commiserated over their time on the ABC dance competition. Jana Kramer revealed that Gleb Savchenko behaved so poorly that she almost quit.
She admitted that she “struggled” with the way he taught. “I struggled with the Russian…” she said on the podcast. Hannah Brown chimed in to finish the sentence, “…culture and the way that they teach.” She was partnered with Alan Bersten during her winning season.
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“They didn’t show this on the show, but I was like, ‘I’m done, I quit… he’s being rude and I’m not having it,’” Jana Kramer shared about nearly quitting the show. “It definitely caused a lot of conflicts and I feel like I had so many tantrums. But it was a tantrum from feeling so hurt and not respected,” she added.
Hannah Brown admitted that she had a lot of “blow-ups” with her partner because of the way he spoke to her. Gleb Savchenko and Jana Kramer came in 4th place during Season 23. He has yet to respond to her claims that he treated her badly during the competition.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger