Val Chmerkovskiy Slams 'Next Pro' AJ Pritchard's Arrogance

WHO:

NY Post - Val Chmerkovskiy, co-host Danielle Fishel, AJ Pritchard

US Magazine - Val Chmerkovskiy, AJ Pritchard

WHAT:

NY Post - Chmerkovskiy criticized Pritchard's "arrogance" during the "Stepping on Toes" podcast.

US Magazine - Chmerkovskiy expressed that he is not impressed by Pritchard's performance on "Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro."

WHERE:

NY Post - The criticism took place on the "Stepping on Toes" podcast.

WHEN:

US Magazine - The episode of the podcast where the criticism occurred aired on July 21.

WHY:

NY Post - Chmerkovskiy described Pritchard's attitude as a "huge turn-off."

HOW:

NY Post - Chmerkovskiy made his comments while breaking down episode 2 of "Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro."

(UPDATED July 23, 2026 17:28 UTC)

Val Chmerkovskiy recently criticized AJ Pritchard's "arrogance" during an episode of the "Stepping on Toes" podcast, where he expressed that he is not impressed by Pritchard's performance on "Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro." Chmerkovskiy described Pritchard's attitude as a "huge turn-off" while breaking down episode two of the show. The episode of the podcast featuring this criticism aired on July 21.