Mischa Barton compares her recent stint on Dancing With the Stars to The Hunger Games, declaring the competition program an uncollaborative ...
Mischa Barton compares her recent stint on Dancing With the Stars to The Hunger Games, declaring the competition program an uncollaborative "popularity contest."
In a new interview with The Ringer, the 30-year-old actress candidly shares how she had been declining a spot on the show for years, until she could have more creative control.
"I had no idea it would be so bad," the former O.C. star says. "I got told off by my dancer. I was supposed to control the costumes — I was told that I could do the design aspect of it, that's kind of the reason why I agreed to do it."
"That didn't happen," Barton adds. "It wasn't collaborative like a choreographer on a film set … I was so confused by it. It was like The Hunger Games. It was all a popularity contest. It was awful. I was so glad to get kicked off."
Barton and her dance partner, Artem Chigvintsev, were the second couple eliminated during the 22nd season of the series.
Getting one of the lowest scores in week one, Barton's performance was criticized by judges and destroyed her confidence.
"I'm not a quitter but at the same time, I was like, 'I don't know!'" she told ET, following another disappointing performance in week two. "But ultimately I'm not a quitter, so we'll keep powering through and find our rhythm and get these dances."
"It was an intense time," she shares. "It used to be like 10 or 12 paparazzi swarming the car all the time. It was no way to live. And the magazines, they insulted and judged everything I did. Everyone I dated. I really wanted to step back and take a break and reassess."
Source: yahoo.com
