Tom Bergeron Reveals If He'd Ever Come Back to 'Dancing With the Stars'
Bergeron made it clear that he won't be going back to 'DWTS' because 'it's not the same show.'
Tom Bergeron has revealed if he'd ever come back to Dancing With the Stars, after being fired in 2020. This past weekend, Bergeron sat down with professional dancer — and two-time DWTS champ — Cheryl Burke on her Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans podcast to discuss his life and career. When the topic of conversation turnto his time on the hit competition series, Bergeron made it clear that he has no plans of returning.
Burke asked, "Would you come back?" Bergeron replied, "No never. Because it's not the same show. It's not the same world." Burke responded, "But it's ok if it's not the same," to which Bergeron explained, "Yeah, but I did it for a lot of years. There's no point. What would I prove? ... Let the show either exist with the fresh blood that it has now or die a natural death."
On July 14, 2020, ABC and BBC Studios issued a joint statement announcing that Bergeron — as well as DWTS co-host Erin Andrews — would no longer be with the show. "Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family. As we embark on a new creative direction, he departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success," the statement read, as published by Deadline. The news was partnered with the announcement that the show would be moving from ABC to Disney+.
Andrews first broke her silence on being fired by thanking ABC and the "Dancing with the Stars family for 6 memorable seasons." She added that the the time she spent on the show "wouldn't have been as special without my loving host Tom Bergeron," as well as "the talented dancers and witty judges." Andrews ended by saying that she will "always cherish my days on that set, even if I wasn't the best at walking in heels."
Bergeron also issued a statement, tweeting, "Just informed [Dancing With The Stars] will be continuing without me. It's been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I'm grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?" It was subsequently announced that Tyra Banks had taken over as host of Dancing With The Stars, though she too has since exited, with Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough now co-hosting the show together.