Chloé Lukasiak, JoJo Siwa, Paige and Brooke Hyland, Kalani Hilliker, and Kendall Vertes all returned, together with Paige and Brooke’s mother, Kelly, Kalani’s mother, Kira, Kendall’s mother, Jill, JoJo’s mother, Jessalynn, and a particular look from Chloé’s mother, Christi. Abby Lee Miller, nevertheless, was not current throughout this reunion.
And now, Abby has damaged her silence on why she believes she wasn’t invited to the reunion.
On the Could ninth episode of the Simply B with Bethenny Frankel podcast, Abby mentioned, “I believe the youngsters cannot face me as a result of they know they might by no means be the place they’re in the present day if it wasn’t for the present.”
“There’s two little ladies named Brooke and Paige Hyland who I used to be very near, a lot nearer emotionally and family-wise than any of the opposite children. Their mom was in my authentic competitors staff after I was 14 years previous — their mom,” she continued. “And she or he stayed at my studio, then she left, obtained married, had children, introduced them to my studio at two years previous, and stayed till the present began.”
Kelly, Brooke, and Paige left the Abby Lee Dance Middle throughout Season 4 after a bodily battle between Kelly and Abby occurred at a dance competitors. On the time, Abby spontaneously introduced Kalani onto the competitors staff, and Kelly believed it was as a result of she was attempting to push Brooke out. Within the reunion, Kelly expressed her remorse for the choice to drag her children out of ALDC and felt “responsible” for ending her children’ dance careers.
“And what you do not learn, what you do not learn that Lifetime did not need anybody to know. They needed me to be this down and out, po-dunk, heavy set dance trainer, screaming at these little children as a result of that made good TV,” Abby mentioned.
“No person talks concerning the children that I’ve had in, drum roll please, 25 Broadway exhibits. Did you learn that anyplace? 25 Broadway exhibits. I’ve had children from Pittsburgh in, that I took, that I drove their asses forwards and backwards to the auditions,” completed Abby.
In line with Individuals, a supply claimed that whereas there are forged members “who say they know they wouldn’t be right here if it weren’t for Dance Mothers,” many have sophisticated emotions about Abby. “A few of these concerned determined that they might solely be part of the reunion if Abby wasn’t,” the supply mentioned.
Whereas lots of the forged members talked about their “sophisticated” relationship with Abby, some even expressed that they hope to forgive her someday, together with Kelly, who mentioned she’d attempt to rekindle their relationship if Abby took step one and known as to apologize.
Take heed to Abby’s full podcast episode right here. Dance Mothers: The Reunion is presently streaming on Lifetime.