Overview
- Dupré posted a TikTok after the Oct. 28 Halloween episode telling guest judge Cheryl Burke to "go take more Ozempic," then added that Burke "looks weird" as her children were present.
- Burke responded the next day in an Instagram video, saying her critiques come from 26 seasons of experience and condemning body-shaming, especially when modeled to kids.
- Dupré later apologized on TikTok, calling her words "insensitive" and saying her step‑motherly instincts got the better of her.
- Alix Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy received three 10s and one 9 for their tango, earning a near‑perfect judges’ score and remaining atop the leaderboard.
- Burke has previously denied using GLP‑1 medications such as Ozempic, attributing recent weight loss to changes in eating habits, as coverage of the exchange fueled wider social‑media reaction.