Overview

• Maksim Chmerkovskiy told the Daily Mail that Johnson faces an uphill climb with Feldman and described her season as really difficult.
• He cited issues with learning choreography, technique, and work ethic, noting the experience is outside Feldman’s comfort zone.
• Chmerkovskiy urged respect for Johnson as the reigning champion and expressed confidence she would still get it done.
• Johnson and Feldman received a 9 out of 20 from judges Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli for their premiere tango.
• Unnamed insiders claimed producers warned pros not to complain and said Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy were miserable, while Johnson previously posted that she hadn’t seen Feldman for a week after the cast reveal.