"GOING HOME NEXT WEEK!!!!": Dancing with the Stars fans divided over Whitney as some call for her elimination

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Dancing with the Stars' Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas | Image Source: Instagram/ @dancingwiththestars

Dancing with the Stars' latest episode featured a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night. After all the performances and a team performance, the scores were revealed.

For the top position on the leaderboard, two pairs tied with the same score. They were:

  • Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas,
  • Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy.

Whitney and Alix both had a score of 39. Witnessing that didn't sit well with some of the fans. Soon, they took to the social media platform X and shared their disappointment via comments.

Many of them demanded Whitney's elimination in the upcoming episode. Some of the fans also noted that they weren't in support of Whitney topping the leaderboard.

"MANIFESTING ANDY STAYING AND WHITNEY GOING HOME NEXT WEEK!!!! #DWTS," a Dancing With The Stars fan wrote.
"Prediction: Robert's going to win. Alix is going to be second. Jordan and Elaine will place third and fourth. Dylan or Whitney will go home next. Andy will see week 10. #dwts," another fan predicted.
"Guys we were so close to sending Whitney home #dwts," another person reacted.
"Whitney being top of the leaderboard is…not right #dwts," an X user wrote on the platform.
"Whitney and Dylan deserved to go home this week. Danielle deserved to stay. #DWTS #DWTS34 Get it together people. Whitney is next," another person commented.

While some fans called for Whitney's elimination, others favored her.

"Idc what all you Whitney haters say, she deserves to be in the finale #DWTS," another X user wrote.
"I'm sick of y'all acting like Whitney isn't an absolutely phenomenal performer and 100% deserves her scores SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPPPP #DWTS," a netizen commented.
"Can't wait for Mark and Whitney to make the finals and for all these Whitney haters to just keep getting absolutely triggered every week by it#DWTS #nightofthepaso #whitney," a fan wrote on X.
"Whitney is the best dancer on the show. The final should be Alix, Whitney, Robert and Jordan. We will get the strongest dances, tricks and choreo. Elaine can make it to semi finals. Then vote however idc who wins out of those 4! #dwts," a netizen commented.

Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Episode 8: Alix Earle and Whitney top the leaderboard

The latest Dancing with the Stars episode revealed two dancing pairs receiving a total of 39 points. They were Whitney Leavitt-Mark Ballas and Alix Earle-Val Chmerkovskiy.

As fans already know, the judges' scores and fans' votes are tallied. Later, depending on the final score, elimination works out. As for the highest-scoring pairs, they top the leaderboard and receive a certain advantage.

For the latest episode, Whitney and Alix were the highest-scoring contestants along with their pro dancing partners. But it didn't sit well with some of the Dancing with the Stars fans. They took to the social media platform X and demanded Whitney's elimination.

Some of the fans also commented that they were manifesting her elimination for the upcoming DWTS episode.

However, some fans who supported Whitney looked forward to seeing her in the finals. The debate continued among fans, as they had been split over Whitney's potential future in the dance competition.


To know more about the latest Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Episode 8 and the performances, fans can head to Hulu.

Edited by Gira Rathod