"For their dance, Leavitt and Ballas chose a social media-themed routine featuring a mash-up of the Mormon Wives theme song "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, and Frank Sinatra's "My Way." It was the perfect mix to showcase Leavitt's desire to be an entertainer while trying to escape the social media bubble that's trying to bring her down."
"Throughout Leavitt's time on television, she's been painted as the villain and told Cooper in the interview that she feared her Mormon Wives reputation would follow her to DWTS. "I already knew like the persona that I had in the media," Leavitt explained. "I just felt like that was gonna carry with me onto Dancing With The Stars." But what she wasn't prepared for was how the hate would translate to her partner, Ballas."
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas were eliminated during the Dancing with the Stars semi-finals amid fan outcry asking about their freestyle. Alex Cooper released a pre-recorded version showing the duo's planned social-media-themed routine with outfit changes. The routine mixed the Mormon Wives theme song "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras with Frank Sinatra's "My Way" to showcase Leavitt's entertainer ambitions and desire to escape a negative social media bubble. Leavitt said her Mormon Wives villain persona worried her about carrying onto DWTS and that online hate affected Ballas, making her feel responsible. Leavitt booked a movie role and teased a Broadway-related announcement.
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