Amber Glenn Shares How She’s Staying Focused Amid DWTS Drama

In addition to gaining a newfound respect for the dancing pros, Glenn said she’s simply trying to make the most of her DWTS experience.  

“I’ve never had to be around a man this much before, especially in a competitive context, and it has been such a magical journey,” she added. “So I know that for many of us, we’re not going to let anything dim our lights, because this is just such a special thing to do.”

Tensions were high in the ballroom last week after Inaba called out dance pro Jenna Johnson and partner Harry Shum Jr. for having a lift in their samba routine. Following the critique, Johnson’s husband Chmerkovskiy made a pointed comment on social media referencing Will Smith‘s Oscars slap, later clarifying that he didn’t mean to imply he wanted to slap Inaba.

“In a moment where my instinct was to defend my wife,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories Oct. 17, “I made a poor decision to reference a meme to ‘keep my wife’s name’ out of the conversation, without stopping to think through what else that reference could imply, which was genuinely never my intention.”

Chmerkovskiy added, “Carrie Ann certainly didn’t deserve to get caught in the middle of my bad judgment, and I hate that she was.”

He received a one-week suspension, with fellow pro Alan Bersten subbing in to compete with his celebrity partner Jenna Dewan for Dedication Night on Oct. 20.

And Chmerkovskiy was ultimately grateful to his friend for not missing a beat. 

“Thank you for stepping in and doing such an amazing job,” he commented on Bersten’s Oct. 20 Instagram post. “Jenna looks so good and most importantly happy.”

Read on for a look at all the couples jazzing up DWTS this season.