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Bergeron, 66, shared his reaction on Twitter after news broke that executive producer Andrew Llinares would be leaving the reality competition show after five seasons.Deadlinefirst reported Llinares' departure on Thursday.
When a fan shared a tweet regarding the news of Llinares' exit, they tagged Bergeron and asked for his “thoughts.”
Hetweetedin response, “Karma’s a b— 😉.”
“Any show like this that has been on for many, many seasons needs to continue to evolve,” Llinares said during ABC’s fall press day in September 2020, perEntertainment Tonight.“So I think changing that host is all about evolution.”
He added, “It was all about making the show feel fresh, making it feel new and make it reach out to a new audience — as well as the audience that’s been there for years.”
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Bergeron had hostedDWTSsince its premiere in 2005. He shared the news of his departure onTwitterin July 2020, writing at the time that he had been “informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me.”
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“It’s been an incredible 15-year run and the most unexpected gift of my career,” he wrote. “I’m grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made.”
“That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?” Bergeron jokingly added.
During an appearance on the lateBob Saget’sHere for Youpodcast in October 2021, Bergeronadmitted he “wasn’t surprised"to be “fired” fromDWTS.
“In all candor, the show that I left was not the show that I loved,” he said. “So at the end of the season that turned out to be my last season, I kind of knew. I took everything out of my dressing room that I really wanted … It was kind of obvious that we were kind of butting heads [behind-the-scenes]. It wasn’t a pleasant [experience].”
Bergeron added, “I wasn’t surprised that that was my last season, so there was no blue period. Actually, I think Erin and I had more fun being fired than virtually anybody.”
source: people.com
