{"id":650341,"date":"2026-11-04T02:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/650341\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T02:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:34:10","slug":"maura-higgins-says-this-was-her-toughest-week-on-dwts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/650341\/","title":{"rendered":"Maura Higgins Says This Was Her \u2018Toughest Week\u2019 on DWTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a rough week for Maura Higgins<\/a> on Dancing with the Stars<\/a>. During her package video right before her performance, she looked physically exhausted from the demands of the show. Throughout the clips, Higgins shook her head no when she didn\u2019t do the move like she wanted to and felt frustrated with dancing the jive. \u201cI can\u2019t get the rhythm of it,\u201d she said. \u201cRight now I\u2019m very overwhelmed because I\u2019m not a dancer, I\u2019m not an athlete, I\u2019m not a performer.\u201d She scored an 8 from each of the judges and was safe after elimination. But Higgins still carried the weight of the difficult week. \u201cThis week was definitely one of the toughest I\u2019ve had so far. I was really unwell, running on very little energy and trying to learn two dances, but I gave it absolutely everything I had,\u201d she wrote on Instagram the next day. \u201cI\u2019m not sharing this for sympathy or to make excuses, but simply to share a little of the reality behind the scenes! Sometimes all you can do is show up, give everything you have and be proud of yourself for trying!!\u201d We\u2019re tinkin\u2019 you\u2019ll do great next week, Maura!<\/p>\n

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