Hannah Brown and Kaitlyn Bristowe Bond Over Carrie Ann Inaba’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judging

Nikki Bella had a heart-to-heart with fiancé Artem Chigvintsev after his ex-girlfriend and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba was bullied for her tough scoring style.“He and I, like, kind of bumped heads on that,” Bella, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the new season of Total Bellas.

Nikki Bella can be Team Carrie Ann Inaba and still think her fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev, and Kaitlyn Bristowe deserve to win the mirrorball on Dancing With the Stars.“A part of the Dancing With the Stars show that I think people get really attached to someone is when they see their growth. I truly believe Carrie Ann was hard on her because she knew there was more and we saw that last week,” Nikki, 36, told twin sister Brie Bella on “The Bellas Podcast” podcast on Wednesday, November 18.

Kaitlyn Bristowe is grateful to have such a passionate fan section cheering her on as Dancing With the Stars continues — and boyfriend Jason Tartick has been her biggest champion.“Jason is literally the most supportive human being on the planet,” the former Bachelorette, 35, told Us Weekly on Monday, November 16, after giving an emotional performance with pro partner Artem Chigvintsev.

Kaitlyn Bristowe broke down in tears after rehearsing for a tribute dance for her late friend on Dancing With the Stars.The Bachelorette alum, 35, opened up about her emotional experience preparing for her dance, which she will perform with partner Artem Chigvintsev on Monday, November 16.“Today was such a tough rehearsal,” she began. “It’s just tough at this point in the competition, but I’m dancing a very emotional dance on Monday.

So many people got to know and admire Amanda Kloots through her brave updates on husband Nick Cordero, during the Broadway star’s ultimately fatal three-month battle with COVID-19. Now Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba says that she’d love to see the fitness trainer compete in the ballroom. The 52-year-old has got to know Amanda as she’s guest hosted recently on Carrie Ann’s CBS daytime series The Talk, and thinks she could ultimately be great for both shows.

Cheryl Burke has Carrie Ann Inaba’s back amid criticism for how she’s judged Kaitlyn Bristowe and ex Artem Chigvintsev on Dancing With the Stars this season.“I think that [when] you are saying ‘yes’ to being a judge, then with that comes backlash.

Carrie Ann Inaba has responded to claims she’s too tough on Artem Chigvintsev on “Dancing With The Stars” following their romantic past.

Artem Chigvintsev laughed off rumors that Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba was bringing her own feelings into her judging. After weeks of low scores from Inaba, 52, fans began wondering on social media if that was because the Hawaii native and the Russian pro, 38, dated for nearly three years from 2006 to 2009.“Oh my goodness! It was so long ago,” Chigvintsev told Us Weekly after the Monday, November 9, episode.

Carrie Ann Inaba has a clear idea of who she'd like to replace Eve as a co-host on. Last week, the 42-year-old singer and rapper announced she was exiting the CBS talk show at the end of December after four seasons.

Carrie Ann Inaba spoke out after some fans claimed she is too tough on Artem Chigvinstev and his Dancing With the Stars partners after their romantic past. This season, he is teamed with Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe.The Hawaii native, who dated the Russian dancer for nearly three years before splitting in 2009, faced backlash earlier this month after her rough criticism of Chigvinstev and Bristowe’s November 2 jive number.“I think it’s hysterical.

Carrie Ann Inaba is proud of Kaitlyn Bristowe. The judge may have given the former Bachelorette and her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev, some arguably harsh critiques over the past few weeks, but on Monday's Icons Night episode, Carrie Ann offered nothing but praise. «I am beyond happy for them, because truthfully — they want to win,» Carrie Ann explained to ET's Lauren Zima just moments after the show wrapped.

It’s Icons Night on “Dancing With the Stars”, and Kaitlyn Bristowe is channelling her inner pop princess!

Dancing With the Stars! During the Monday, November 9, episode, the remaining contestants had the chance to pay tribute to one of their favorite musicians during Icons Night.

Kaitlyn Bristowe is addressing the tough criticism she has been receiving from Carrie Ann Inaba on “Dancing with the Stars”.

, and Kaitlyn Bristowe is channeling her inner pop princess!With help from the dance competition show's incredible wardrobe team, the former Bachelorette magically transformed into Britney Spears on Monday night, to perform an Argentine Tango to «Toxic» with her pro partner, Artem Chigvintsev.

Kaitlyn Bristowe knows Carrie Ann Inaba‘s tough judging on Dancing With the Stars is coming from a good place — even though she doesn’t completely agree with it.The former Bachelorette, 35, and the choreographer, 52, haven’t seen eye to eye throughout season 29 of the ABC dance competition, which kicked off in September. During the November 2 episode, Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev gave their routine their all, but it still wasn’t enough for Inaba.

Kaitlyn Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev are one week closer to potentially securing the mirrorball trophy!ET spoke with the duo during a break from one of their Icons Night rehearsals, where they teased what fans can expect from their Britney Spears tribute performance on Monday.

Artem Chigvintsev is now in a happy relationship with Nikki Bella — the engaged couple welcomed their first child together, a son, in July 2020. However, the professional dancer dated others in the spotlight before settling down.The Russia native, who was part of Burn the Floor and Strictly Come Dancing before joining Dancing With the Stars, has been romantically linked to many dancers over the years.

Carrie Ann Inaba has been on TV for over a decade — and even got engaged (for the first time) in front of the cameras.The Dancing With the Stars judge’s love life first made headlines when she started seeing Artem Chigvintsev. The choreographers met on the set of So You Think You Can Dance in 2006. After nearly three years together, however, Inaba and Chigvintsev called it quits.“[He’s] a fine gentleman,” she said at the time, noting that their split was amicable.