Zendaya admits she’s’still harboring a little animosity’ about her Dancing with the Stars loss
«I was stressing myself out. I really went through it on that,» the actress said of her run on season 16 with Val Chmerkovskiy.
Zendaya won’t be tuning in to Dancing with the Stars any time soon.
The 28-year-old actress placed second on season 16 of the ballroom dance competition series more than a decade ago. But her experience stays with her — so much so that she’ll admit she’s «still harboring a little animosity» about losing.
«I felt that loss. I was only 16 years old, and it was highly stressful,» she told W Magazine. «Being on live television every week? It’s so scary.»
In retrospect, the Challengers star, who competed with Val Chmerkovskiy, said she wishes she «didn’t» take the show as «seriously» as she did.
«I wish I’d enjoyed it a little bit more and just was like, ‘Eh, whatever.’ You know what I mean? But I was stressing myself out. I really went through it on that.»
With the loss still stinging (Kellie Pickler and her partner Derek Hough took home the mirrorball trophy on Zendaya’s season), she admitted she doesn’t watch the show at all anymore. Yet, that doesn’t mean she’s not tuning into other hit reality TV shows.
