{"id":84190,"date":"2023-11-15T01:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84190"},"modified":"2023-11-15T01:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T01:11:35","slug":"kaitlyn-bristowe-says-alan-bersten-is-no-longer-speaking-to-her-following-dwts-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/kaitlyn-bristowe-says-alan-bersten-is-no-longer-speaking-to-her-following-dwts-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlyn Bristowe Says Alan Bersten Is No Longer Speaking to Her Following 'DWTS' Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kaitlyn Bristowe<\/strong> is hopeful that she can repair her friendship with Dancing With the Stars<\/strong><\/em> pro Alan Bersten<\/strong> after calling him “a d–k.”<\/p>\n Bristowe appeared on DWTS<\/em> alum Cheryl Burke’s<\/strong> Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans<\/strong><\/em> podcast Monday, where she detailed her strained relationship with Bersten and her attempts to reconcile.<\/p>\n “Alan still won’t talk to me. He walked right past me [at] Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, Bristowe shared<\/strong>. “He won’t call me back, and I have profusely apologized on my podcast.”<\/p>\n The topic was broached after Burke asked Bristowe — who was crowned the season 29 winner alongside partner Artem Chigvintsev — if she’d ever return to DWTS<\/em> for a hypothetical Bachelor<\/em> and Bachelorette<\/em> all-star season.<\/p>\n Bristowe said she would, but said she wanted Bersten as her partner — should they make up, of course.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The drama began when Bristowe referred to Bersten as “kind of a d–k” when warning current contestant, Charity Lawson, about some of the show’s male pros. The former Bachelorette<\/em> star also claimed Bersten was “crazy in the ballroom.”<\/p>\n Bristowe’s comments went viral, prompting the Off the Vine<\/em> podcast host to clarify what she meant.<\/p>\n “I can be a d–k. We can all be d–ks. Alan is one of my closest friends from the show,” Bristowe shared via Instagram on September 16. “I have nothing but love and respect for him. I think it’s OK to be a d–k and push people to believe in themselves and light a fire.”<\/p>\n Doubling down on her comments during her conversation with Burke Monday, Bristowe added, “I call them all d–ks in the most loving way. I truly would want Alan as a partner if they ever did all-stars, because he is such a solid friend to me. We are so close.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite Bristowe’s explanation, she said Bersten “will not respond or talk” to her.<\/p>\n “It’s sad,” she added.<\/p>\n Bersten, meanwhile, said he “kind of” took what Bristowe said as a compliment, but was perplexed as to why the former DWTS<\/em> competitor would be discussing the topic at all.<\/p>\n “First of all, I never danced with Kaitlyn, so I don’t know why that would even come up,” Bersten told Us Weekly<\/strong> on September 20. “I take a lot of pride in my work and I make sure that above all else, my partners feel comfortable and confident in themselves.”<\/p>\n Chigvintsev, who is currently partnered with Lawson, also weighed in, telling the outlet he didn’t take any of Bristowe’s comments to heart.<\/p>\n “Look, it’s all with a good intention. Because I know sometimes when we have someone who has a great potential, you want to bring it out of them,” said ahead of DWTS’<\/em> season 32 premiere. “It worked for Kaitlyn — she won the mirrorball trophy.”<\/p>\n DWTS Pro Britt Stewart Is Dating Season 31 Partner, CODA Star Daniel Durant <\/h4>\n
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