DWTS: The Next Pro contestant defends elimination | TV Shows

Natalie Jolley has taken to social media to defend her elimination from Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro after followers questioned the extent of the injury that cut short her time in the competitors.

The dancer, 20, was the fourth competitor cut from the ABC competitors collection, which can end by awarding one of the hopefuls a gig as the latest professional on Dancing With the Stars for the upcoming thirty fifth season.

Her ouster got here after an accident during a group rehearsal, and follows another of her rivals being slammed by others for “arrogant” conduct.

However, followers expressed confusion about her elimination after it was announced on the show, and Natalie, who missed the remainder of the episode after the accident, appeared onstage to hug her fellow rivals.

Now, following all of the backlash, Jolley is taking to social media to share more particulars.

Natalie was hit in the attention as the group tried to rehearse mentor Britt Stewart’s routine for the first half of the week’s competitors.

During the rehearsal, she appeared to misjudge the space around her, and Stephani Sosa’s hand and hair both smacked her in the face. Natalie was then taken away in an ambulance as she began exhibiting swelling in her eye and the makings of a bruise.

After the remaining rivals broke into staff dances, and a backside two have been chosen, the show revealed that Natalie was the one being cut after she wasn’t medically cleared to return to the competitors, with Natalie then showing on stage alongside host Robert Irwin.

However, some viewers famous that her eye appeared to have improved, which made her lack of medical clearance complicated to them.

Now, Natalie has taken to TikTok to share images from her treatment and clarify in more element the accidents she sustained, admitting in her post that she didn’t suppose she’d ever have to defend her elimination.

Over a collection of pictures, she wrote, “When people think your injury was staged on DWTS Next Pro.”

She also captioned the post, “Never thought I would need to prove to the internet that I did indeed get smacked hard enough to get a black eye and concussion (first and last photo shows how much I could open my eye for a couple hours after the incident) and for those saying it didn’t look bad from the show, they covered it up with makeup! Please be kind and respectful, especially when you don’t know the full story behind the scenes.”

Several followers still commented, admitting they felt the entire thing had been dramatic and weren’t sure how her injury had gotten so dangerous.

“No one thinks it was staged, we think it was dramatic asf,” one particular person wrote.

“I’m sorry you got injured, but an ambulance and concussion was diabolical,” another said.

“I’m confused about the concussion tho, getting smacked doesn’t cause a concussion. A concussion occurs when the brain violently smacks against the skull,” a third questioned.

“Not sure why she even needs to stand up for herself when it was the medical team and the show that didn’t clear her to return to competition,” a fourth added.