Lindsay Arnold Cusick and Sharna Burgess have opted out of the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.
Cusick opened up about her decision to leave in an Instagram post:
“I wanted to let you all know that I have decided not to be a part of Dancing With the Stars this season. This has been one of the hardest decisions to make but ultimately I have chosen what I feel is best for myself and my family. DWTS has been a part of my life for over 10 years now and when I say I love the show with all of my heart I mean it!! This show has changed my life forever and will always mean the world to me. You all know that family is the most important thing to me and doing what is best for my daughter is always going to be at the top of my list! As many of you know my family and I live in UT and in order to do DWTS I have to move myself and my daughter Sage out to LA and leave behind my husband Sam who works full time here in Utah. Logistically there is SO much involved with making this happen and there is a lot of sacrifice that has to be made that unfortunately just did not feel right for us this time around. We exhausted every option we could think of to make it work but at the end of the day none of the options felt good in my heart or felt like the right thing for our lives right now. We are also trying to grow our family and that in itself is a complicated logistical thing as I’m sure many of you understand. All this being said it’s so important to me that you understand none of this has anything to do with my love for the show as that will NEVER change and it also doesn’t mean that this is the end for me and DWTS. Although this decision has been so hard to make I feel so much peace about it and know that it is the right thing to do. I can’t wait to watch this next season of DWTS and see all of my friends dance, I’m going to be the biggest fan girl! Don’t worry I’ll still be here sharing all the things about motherhood, touching more on our TTC journey, continuing work over on my workout program @themovementclub, and so much more! Thank you all for your continued love and support for me and my family it means so much!”
Dancing with the Stars will premiere on September 19 on Disney+.
