'Dancing With the Stars' Fans Fuming After Tyra Banks TMI Reveal About Suni Lee's Sickness

By Stephanie Downs - November 3, 2021 02:13 am EDT

Dancing With the Stars fans were thrown for a loop on Monday's episode, as Olympian Suni Lee left the dancefloor shortly after her performance due to an illness. While host Tyra Banks noted that she did not test positive for COVID-19, she did share that she was experiencing some "tummy" issues. DWTS viewers weren't thrilled by the fact that the host shared a personal message about Lee's health, and they made sure to voice those very concerns all over Twitter.

Lee and her partner Sasha Farber performed an impressive Paso Doble to Queen's "We Will Rock You." After their routine ended, Lee left the dancefloor. Both Farber and Banks noted that the Olympian wasn't feeling well and that the pro would remain behind to hear the judges' critiques. Banks added that Lee was having issues with her "tummy" and stressed that she did not have COVID-19.

Fans were shocked by how the whole moment went down. Mainly, they were surprised by how Banks handled the situation.

Nope

I loved Tyra back in the day but honestly not a fan of her on #DWTS and the way she put Suni Lee's business out there was a no for me!
— Kara Leticia (@karaletty) November 2, 2021

Banks hasn't received the most glowing reviews from DWTS viewers. But, the last straw seemed to be her comments about Lee.

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Rubbing It In

Yeah, too bad Tyra decided to rub it in Suni’s face by saying on live tv “you ran off to go throw up!”. So horrible
— Stacy NYC (@Hustlediva1) November 2, 2021

The fact that Banks opened up about Lee's illness left a bad taste in many viewers' mouths. They called the moment "so horrible."

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Please Stop

Aww poor Suni. Tyra needs to stop drawing attention to her getting sick.
— Liz McGovern (@liz_mcgovern) November 2, 2021

Fans really felt for Lee this episode. They just wanted the questions over her illness to stop.

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Unnecessary

Suni wasn't feeling well so she exited the stage after her dance while the judges discussed/scored. Then Tyra felt the need to talk about how she was "taking care" of stuff in the bathroom...unnecessary
— Steph 🦋 (@sansaa_snark) November 2, 2021

This fan explained exactly why many are a bit annoyed by how the situation went down. They said that it was "unnecessary" for the host to talk about the issue.

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No Reason

Like, is Tyra trying to maximize Suni’s embarrassment by rehashing this every chance she gets? Why not give us a play by play of what she did when she ran off? There’s literally no reason for her to be mentioning this as much as she is. #dwts
— Tom S. Pumpkins 🎃 (@MajorTomNGS) November 2, 2021

Banks wanted to explain to the viewers what was going on with Lee. However, fans didn't like the way that she went about it.

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Embarrassing

i can't get over the fact that tyra banks straight up said suni went to vom on national television lmaooo like how embarrassing she didn't have to spill her tea like that
— nova (@HADERNATI0N) November 2, 2021

Many viewers were surprised that Banks said that Lee was having "tummy" issues on television. This fan wrote that "she didn't have to spill her tea like that."

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Keep It Brief

Tyra telling all of Suni’s business. “Her tummy”, “She’s running to the bathroom”. Like ok sis, just say she is ill. #DWTS
— Cheyanne. (@CheyanneBabeey) November 2, 2021

It's understandable that Banks would want to clarify what was going on to the viewers. But, as this viewer noted, she could have said that Lee was "ill."

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