Amanda Kloots has claimed her 'Dancing with the Stars' dance partner Alan Bersten was "very mean" to her. The 'Talk' host, 42, competed in the 2021 series of the US version of the UK's Latin and ballroom contest 'Strictly Come Dancing' with the 30-year-old professional dancer, placing fourth, and she has now claimed Alan "yelled" at her during training and that she kept it "bottled up". Amanda - who had suffered the devastating loss of her Broadway actor husband Nick Cordero the year before - suggested Alan's Russian upbringing and the harsh nature of his job is likely why he was so strict with her.
Appearing on the 'Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey' podcast, she said: "He was very mean to me. "Growing up Russian, growing up in that dance atmosphere. And he did see a lot of potential in me, and he saw that we could possibly win this thing.
" Although she could see Alan saw her potential, whenever he "yelled" at her, she would be left "raging". She added: "I would just keep it bottled up and we would just be dancing, and I would just be raging inside." The television personality believes her time with Alan taught him to be a “nicer” teacher.
She noted: "I think Alan has grown up a lot in the last couple of years. "I'm saying this, and I know that he'll agree with me: I helped him become a nicer person in teaching." Amanda previously confessed the show was "exhausting both mentally and physically".
Speaking to Katie Couric at the time, she said: "The hardest part about D.