Chrishell Stause on How Her ‘Therapeutic’ Experience on ‘DWTS’ Helped Her Heal

Chrishell Stause’s remarkable journey on Dancing With the Stars has sadly come to an end.

During Monday’s “Use Your Vote” Night, the Selling Sunset star and her pro partner, Gleb Savchenko, were eliminated from the dance competition after judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough unanimously saved the other couple in the bottom two — Skai Jackson and Alan Bersten — from going home.

Just moments after the show wrapped, Chrishell and Gleb reacted to the bittersweet news, while also reflecting on the special bond they’ve formed over the past eight weeks.

“We knew this was gonna happen at one point,” Chrishell told. “At this point I just feel like everyone is so great. Everyone is giving 100 percent. And so it really did feel like anyone could go, and it would be shocking whoever went home.”

“Honestly, I was shocked,” added Gleb, before celebrating Chrishell’s efforts. “But it doesn’t matter. I’m so proud of you. You’re my champ.”

As #TeamSellingIt fans witnessed, Chrishell signed on to DWTS following an incredibly tumultuous time in her life. In addition to her highly-publicized divorce from This Is Us star Justin Hartley, the actress’ parents, father Jeff and mother Renee, both died from lung cancer just over a year apart. Her father died in April 2019, while Chrishell lost her mom in July of this year.

Reflecting on how much joy and emotional growth the show has brought her, Chrishell said, “I feel like this show has been very therapeutic. We worked through so many things through this.”

According to the reality star, being a part of DWTS is opening up about your personal life for the cameras, even when you’d rather not. But being pushed to confront your own emotions helped her grow in ways she didn’t expect.

“We’re in week eight, so I’ve had to talk about things that I didn’t necessarily want to talk about, and I’ve had to push myself,” she shared. “In doing that, it’s just freed me up a little bit.”

“I know it should be a sad moment right now, because of course I didn’t want to leave, but I’m so happy that I’ve had this experience and I’m so grateful,” she continued. “It’s a once in a lifetime experience and I’ll never forget it.”

ET