DANCING With the Stars pro Val Chmerkovskiy admitted he thought Olivia Jade would be a “terrible” partner.
The 35-year-old made the claim after he shared a sneak peak of their dance for next week’s episode.
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The DWTS pro took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a short video of himself and Olivia, 21, practicing ahead of the upcoming episode.
The clip shows Val dancing around Olivia in a white crop top with baggy gray pants.
He captioned the post: “In the process . Been really cool connecting with this young lady and getting to choreograph and dance with her. Excited to perform this piece next Monday.”
While taking to the comments section, one fan wrote: “I honestly was expecting her to be terrible but she’s great.”
The two-time DWTS champ admitted he had similar expectations, writing: “Me too.”
During Monday’s season premiere, Olivia and Val hit the dance floor to perform a salsa.
They received a 25-out of-40 score for their performance.
‘SPOILED BRAT’
While Olivia was likely ecstatic to compete on DWTS, many viewers slammed the YouTube star after host Tyra Banks introduced her as a “fashion, beauty, and lifestyle influencer.”
Fans were quick to take it to social media, as one person wrote: “Olivia, you are best known for your mom paying to get you into college.”
Another added: “We all know what you’re best known for and it’s not that,” while one called her a “spoiled brat” and said, “she is not an influencer!”
One chimed in: “Can’t believe they let this child on here. Did she pay her way on there, too?”
Olivia- who is the daughter of actress Lori Loughlin, 57, and designer Mossimo Giannulli, 58- has created a fanbase for herself by sharing videos on YouTube over the years.
FAMILY SCANDAL
However, the 21-year-old is likely most recognized for her parents’ involvement in the infamous college admissions scandal.
The couple also share a daughter Isabella (22), who they married in 1997.
Lori Mossimo and her husband Mossimo paid $500,000 for their daughters’ admissions to the University of Southern California.
To do this, they allegedly took a fake photo of their daughters rowing to get them crew recruits. However, neither of the girls participated in the sport.
The Full House star and her husband pleaded guilty in May 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in the admissions scandal.
Lori was released from federal lockup in Dublin, California in December after two months.
Mossimo was also sentenced to five years in prison, and released from home confinement in March.
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