Author: Maria Pasquini / Source: PEOPLE.com
Maksim Chmerkovskiy won’t try to add one last Mirrorball Trophy to his mantle.
On Monday’s episode of The Real, cohost Loni Love admitted she was “very disappointed because you decided not to go back to Dancing with the Stars.”
Showing off his trademark humor, Maks joked that he didn’t feel like his absence would have made that much of an impression.
“I have a sibling that looks just like me, does the same stuff, and says similar things,” he said, alluding to his younger brother Val Chmerkovskiy.
Getting serious, Maks, 38, explained that his growing family contributed to his decision to stay off the show.
“I’m a dad, I’m a husband,” he remarked, adding that “your chemistry changes when you have a child, things look different, they seem different.”
The reality star is married to fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd, with whom he shares son Shai Aleksander, 20 months.
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“There’s also something to be said for what the show is itself,” Maks continued, adding that while he’ll always be a “big supporter” of the beloved ABC program, he no longer wants to participate in the competitive aspect of the show.
“You find yourself politicking for your votes,” he said, adding that while he…
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