Ilona Maher's DWTS partner Alan Bernsten branded 'very mean' by ex contestant Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By SHARON MAI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 07:23, 20 November 2024 | Updated: 07:23, 20 November 2024 e-mail View comments Ilona Maher's pro partner on Dancing With The Stars , Alan Bernsten, was branded as 'very mean' by an ex-contestant.

While the rugby union player, 28, is currently competing on the show with Bernsten, his former partner from a previous season called him out for how he 'yelled at' her. Amanda Kloots , 42, claimed Bernsten, 30, was hard on her during their rehearsals when recounting her experience on the competition show. 'He was very mean to me,' the co-host of The Talk said on Tuesday's episode of the Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey podcast.

However, she attributed Bersten's attitude to his upbringing and said she believed it was due to him 'growing up Russian' and 'growing up in that dance atmosphere.' Kloots — who said she got the 'blessing' from her late husband Nick Cordero to find love again after she visited psychic mediums — said he acted the way he did because he saw 'potential' in her. Ilona Maher's pro partner on Dancing With The Stars, Alan Bernsten, was branded as 'very mean' by an ex-contestant While the rugby union player, 28, is currently competing on the show with Bernsten, his former partner from a previous season called him out for how he 'yelled at' her 'He did see a lot of potential in me, and he saw tha.