Maksim Chmerkovskiy will definitely not be voting for Anna Delvey on Dancing with the Stars . On Monday (Sept. 23), the 44-year-old pro dancer, who appeared on 17 seasons of the ABC dancing competition series, appeared on the TMZ Podcast where he broke down the different archetypes the show usually looks for when it comes to casting including beloved older icons, retired athletes, and young rising stars.
When Anna ‘s controversial casting was mentioned, Maks didn’t hold back while slamming both her and the show. Keep reading to find out more..
. “So those are the kind of qualities you put together. And then there’s like, ‘OK, so who’s going to draw attention?’ And now you’re talking about someone like an Anna character, right?” Maks said.
“So my struggle here ...
I can see both sides. I can also be on the production side and I can be on the viewer side and understand it all.” “But if you want an ankle [bracelet] and sort of this, ‘Damn, this is going to draw attention,’ and the scandalousness of it all – I mean, there’s so many other people you can choose from,” he added.
When asked if he’s a fan of Anna , 33, Maks responded, “Absolutely not. It doesn’t matter [who I would choose as a replacement]. To me, [Anna’s] job was a professional liar.
You’re gonna bring that person [on stage] and say, ‘Here’s a platform that a lot of people waited their entire actual career to be a part of,’ to also get a moment of a personal story [whe.