Whitney Leavitt Did Not Hesitate To Drop An F-Bomb After Witnessing DWTS Partner Mark Ballas Deal With Internet Haters For The First Time

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Okay, so Dancing with the Stars just wrapped up, and Robert Irwin deserved the win! But honestly, a lot of the buzz this season was about Whitney Leavitt from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. It felt like everyone was talking about her journey on social media, and now she’s finally speaking out about all the negativity she’s been getting – and she’s not pulling any punches. As a big reality TV fan, I’m really interested to hear what she has to say.

I was really bummed to hear about Leavitt and Mark Ballas getting eliminated on Dancing with the Stars. They were doing so well with the judges’ scores, but unfortunately, they ended up in the bottom and got voted off. They talked about it on the Call Her Daddy podcast, and it sounds like a lot of online negativity played a big role. Mark actually read a particularly nasty comment on the show, which was just awful. It’s frustrating when something like that seems to influence the outcome of the competition.

I received a really awful message, seemingly at random, after one of our performances. It said, ‘Are you so desperate and pathetic to let this happen? You’re truly awful, completely worthless, and I hope you suffer terribly.’ That’s just one example of the kind of abuse I’ve received.

The negativity Whitney Leavitt received online appeared to stem from different reasons. Some people criticized her prior dance training, but as judge Carrie Ann Ballas pointed out, many contestants on Dancing with the Stars have had dance experience before. Others were upset that Leavitt openly admitted she rejoined season three of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives hoping to get cast on the competition show.

Whitney Leaviutt, who appears on reality TV, is used to getting negative comments online. But her time on Dancing with the Stars felt different. She explained that it was upsetting to see someone else – someone who hadn’t faced that kind of criticism before – become the target of online hate. She continued…

I’ve dealt with this for a long time, but seeing someone go through it for the first time was particularly upsetting. It just didn’t seem to have any logical reason, and sometimes I even blamed myself.

The voting system for Dancing with the Stars is meant to allow fans to support their favorite dancers, but some fans coordinated online to vote against certain contestants – Leavitt and Ballas specifically. They exploited a loophole to eliminate them, rather than just trying to save their preferred dancers. Even fellow contestant Andy Ruchter was surprised by the result. Leavitt didn’t hesitate to express his thoughts on the situation, stating simply…

I don’t know because what I would want to say is, ‘Fuck you.’

Both Leavitt and Ballas clearly had a difficult time, and it’s upsetting that Ballas received so much online negativity – hopefully, it wasn’t deserved. Ultimately, one hopes their time on Dancing with the Stars was a good experience overall, as it should be for all participants.

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2025-11-28 00:10