The stage was set, the music was playing, and the audience was holding their breath as Dancing With the Stars pair Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas took to the dance floor. But as the semi-finals of season 34 unfolded, the unexpected happened – they were sent home. For Leavitt, a star from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, this outcome was not a surprise. Speaking candidly to Alex Cooper on a recent episode of “Call Her Daddy,” Leavitt revealed, “I’m gonna be honest with you. I never thought I was winning Dancing with the Stars. I really didn’t.”
Despite their strong performances throughout the season, Leavitt and Ballas fell short of making it to the finals. Leavitt, who had openly shared her desire to be part of the dancing competition series, explained that her goal was simply to have the experience. “We knew that from the beginning,” she chuckled. “I would hope that anyone that had a dream or something that they want in their life or experience that they want, that they would go after it.”
As the disappointment of their elimination settled in, Leavitt speculated that perhaps her appearance on season 3 of Secret Lives had played a role in swaying the voting audience. “It was such a huge divide. Like, you either really loved me for that or you really hated me for that,” she reflected to Cooper. However, her partner Ballas chose not to point fingers, instead emphasizing the high level of talent among the contestants.
In the end, it was Robert Irwin and his partner Witney Carson who clinched the Mirrorball Trophy, leaving Leavitt and Ballas to bid farewell to their Dancing With the Stars journey. The competition may be over for them, but Leavitt’s positive attitude and determination to chase her dreams serve as a reminder to us all to never give up on what we want, no matter the outcome.
Peace Nero is a writer and blogger who loves to explore different topics of self-development. She shares her personal experiences in order to help people discover their true purpose in life.