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Charity Lawson is opening up about her time as a contestant final 12 months on “Dancing with the Stars.”
The previous “Bachelorette,” who bought her begin coming in fourth place on Season 27 of “The Bachelor” with Zach Shallcross, not too long ago spoke about her time on the dance competitors collection in a dialog on the “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans” podcast.
A baby and household therapist, Lawson advised podcast host and former “DWTS” professional Cheryl Burke that she was shocked the present didn’t have an on-set therapist.
“Actually I’m very shocked as a result of fairly actually, whereas ‘Dancing with the Stars’ was nice, I actually went via hell and again with my psychological well being on that present,” Lawson stated.
She pushed again a bit when Burke stated she discovered it “surprising” that Lawson had suffered from on-line bullying throughout her time competing with dance professional Artem Chigvintsev. The 2 ended the season in fourth place.
“Is it surprising? I don’t know if it’s surprising,” Lawson stated on the podcast. “I feel to a sure diploma it was anticipated.”
Being one of many few girls of colour to be “The Bachelorette,” Lawson thought she was ready to expertise doable racism competing on “DWTS.”
And whereas she thought it might “be a chunk of cake” as a result of her previous actuality TV expertise, Lawson stated it was “virtually to the purpose the place it was a lot worse than ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’.”
“I used to be getting dying threats for present,” she stated.
Lawson bought emotional and defined why she was talking out now.
“I’ve to undergo this life as a Black lady and being on a actuality TV present,” she stated. “It’s like the identical issues are simply not protected.”
CNN has reached out to representativs for “The Bachelorette” and “Dancing with the Stars” for remark.