Sharna Burgess has finally put the rumors about behind-the-scenes toxicity on Dancing with the Stars to rest.
During a Q&A session on her Instagram Stories, the 40-year-old Australian ballroom dancer, who participated in Dancing with the Stars season 16, cleared up the speculations regarding the toxic environment of the reality television show.
A fan asked, "What do you think DWTS toxic means?," to which Burgess replied, "I've never heard this but l'm gonna have to assume The fandom (some not all obvi)."
She added, "It's certainly not the show itself or the people on it. Gosh I hate even seeing those two words together it's so sad but yeah the online hate is just another level these days.”
“On the flip side so is the online love and adoration. It's the ying and yang.. the balance I guess. Where there are more people that love something there will also be more people that don't,” the television star stated.
Moving forward, Burgess noted that the show's popularity has inspired "every man and his dog [who] wants to go viral with their ‘hot takes,’” but they leave hurtful comments and "most of them would cry for a photo with any of the people that they speak so poorly of if given the chance."
