{"id":2044555,"date":"2025-09-23T20:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2044555"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:15:23","slug":"sherri-shepherd-thinks-she-was-unfairly-eliminated-on-dancing-with-the-stars-wants-second-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sherri-shepherd-thinks-she-was-unfairly-eliminated-on-dancing-with-the-stars-wants-second-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherri Shepherd Thinks She Was \u2018Unfairly Eliminated\u2019 on \u2018Dancing With the Stars,\u2019 Wants Second Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sherri-shepherd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sherri Shepherd;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Sherri Shepherd<\/strong><\/a> wants a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing With the Stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dancing With the Stars<\/a> do-over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The talk show host, 58, gushed about her time on the 14th season of ABC\u2019s dancing competition, though she feels it was cut short.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an appearance on the Monday, September 22, episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/watch-what-happens-live-with-andy-cohen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen<\/a>, Shepherd was asked if she thought she was \u201cunfairly eliminated\u201d from the competition back in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think I was unfairly eliminated. I got eliminated during the tango, and I love salsa, bachata and tango,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BravoWWHL\/status\/1970295550437401009\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:responded;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI got to the fourth week, and I was eliminated,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/biggest-dancing-with-the-stars-controversies-through-the-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Biggest \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Controversies Through the Years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Biggest \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Controversies Through the Years<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shepherd said she\u2019d love to go back on DWTS, which is now in its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/everything-know-dancing-stars-season-141303182.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:34th season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">34th season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI really want them \u2026 if they have a fan-favorite [season], I would love to go back to Dancing With the Stars. I loved it. It was the best experience of my life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cBut I loved being on the show because it\u2019s such a family. I keep in touch with everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shepherd was paired up with professional dancer <strong>Val Chmerkovskiy<\/strong> on DWTS season 12, which was won by former NFL wide receiver <strong>Donald Driver<\/strong> and Chmerkovskiy\u2019s sister-in-law, <strong>Peta Murgatroyd<\/strong>. Classical singer <strong>Katherine Jenkins<\/strong> came second with dance partner <strong>Mark Ballas<\/strong>. Other notable contestants that season included <strong>Gladys Knight<\/strong>, <strong>Maria Menounos<\/strong> and <strong>Jaleel White<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/jenna-johnson-and-val-chmerkovskiy-a-timeline-of-their-romance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy: A Timeline of Their Romance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy: A Timeline of Their Romance<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Host<strong> Andy Cohen <\/strong>jokingly asked Shepherd if she had an \u201caffair\u201d with her dance partner, and Shepherd admitted to having the hots for Chmerkovskiy, 39.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was married at the time. Val Chmerkovskiy was my partner. But believe you me, if I was single, I would have been a cougar with [him],\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shepherd was first married to <strong>Jeff Tarpley<\/strong> from 2001 to 2010 and later to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sherri-shepherd-split-husband-lamar-sally-files-for-divorce-201495\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lamar Sally from 2011 to 2014;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Lamar Sally<\/strong> from 2011 to 2014<\/a>. (She has two children, a son with each of her exes.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chmerkovskiy, meanwhile, is married to fellow DWTS pro <strong>Jenna Johnson<\/strong>. Johnson <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/joey-graziadei-wins-dancing-with-the-stars-season-33-finale-scores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:won season 33 with Joey Graziadei;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">won season 33 with<strong> Joey Graziadei<\/strong><\/a> and is paired up with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/jenna-johnson-clarifies-dwts-partner-172531644.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Corey Feldman on the current season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Corey Feldman<\/strong> on the current season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-premiere-recap-see-all-the-scores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Season 34 Premiere Recap: Breaking Down Every Couple\u2019s Scores;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Season 34 Premiere Recap: Breaking Down Every Couple\u2019s Scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In February, Chmerkovskiy admitted he used to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/val-chmerkovskiy-admits-jealous-past-175410448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:get jealous of other men;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">get jealous of other men<\/a> dancing with his wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think it\u2019s such a taboo thing and people catch feelings about it. So I don\u2019t want to hurt anybody\u2019s feelings because [of] that insecurity I feel, too,\u201d he said on the \u201cSibling Revelry With Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson\u201d podcast. \u201cI don\u2019t feel it anymore, but I\u2019ve had situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherri Shepherd wants a Dancing With the Stars do-over. The talk show host, 58, gushed about her time on the 14th season of ABC\u2019s dancing competition, though she feels it was cut short. 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