Add Witney Carson — and her husband Carson McAllister — to the long list of people who were shocked that “Dancing with the Stars” axed Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews as hosts.
“Nobody saw that coming,” Carson told “Entertainment Tonight” in an interview with McAllister, with whom she’s expecting their first child (watch below).
As fellow pro Peta Murgatroyd revealed last month, the pros were given a heads-up about the major change before the news broke. An original host, Bergeron is departing after 15 years. Andrews joined as co-host in Season 18 in 2014 — which was also Carson’s first season as a pro — after finishing in third place on Season 10 in 2010.
“I’ve known the show just as Tom. I mean, I’ve [correlated] the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ show with Tom, so for him not to be there definitely is a huge change,” Carson said, adding that she texted Bergeron afterward. “I just...
“Nobody saw that coming,” Carson told “Entertainment Tonight” in an interview with McAllister, with whom she’s expecting their first child (watch below).
As fellow pro Peta Murgatroyd revealed last month, the pros were given a heads-up about the major change before the news broke. An original host, Bergeron is departing after 15 years. Andrews joined as co-host in Season 18 in 2014 — which was also Carson’s first season as a pro — after finishing in third place on Season 10 in 2010.
“I’ve known the show just as Tom. I mean, I’ve [correlated] the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ show with Tom, so for him not to be there definitely is a huge change,” Carson said, adding that she texted Bergeron afterward. “I just...
- 8/5/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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