Maura Higgins is barely fascinated by lacing up her ballroom footwear on Dancing With the Stars season 35 — and no romances.
“To be sincere, I simply wish to put my concentrate on the dancing,” Higgins, 35, solely informed Us on Wednesday, September 2, when requested if a relationship was off the desk, as accomplice Mark Ballas chimed in, “Ain’t no one acquired time for that.”
Higgins agreed along with her accomplice’s sentiment, saying, “Yeah, there’s no time. These rehearsals are like …” Ballas, 40, interjected so as to add, “We’re busy.”
Higgins was beforehand introduced earlier than Wednesday as one of many celebrities competing on the beloved actuality present, the place she is partnered along with her former Traitors costar Ballas. Whereas the pair have already got some historical past collectively, Higgins shared that she didn’t be taught “something” from the NBC present that she is going to deliver along with her to DWTS.
“I discovered that I’m a really unhealthy recreation participant. I don’t do nicely enjoying video games. I imply, I knew that earlier than stepping into. I don’t suppose there’s something I can actually deliver from Traitors to the ballroom,” she mentioned. “It’s such a distinct present. Clearly you’re wanting over your shoulder and you may’t belief anybody in there. However it’s good now as a result of this present, everybody is sort of a household. I can really belief Mark. He’s the skilled. He’s not going to wish to let me down. I don’t wish to let him down. So we’re a workforce.”
Whereas all pairings are vying for the Len Goodman mirrorball trophy, the previous Love Island star shared that she’s “not it like a contest.”
“I simply wish to put my concentrate on working actually onerous. Doing the perfect I can do and have enjoyable together with it. Everyone seems to be so pretty. I can’t have a look at somebody like competitors as a result of everyone seems to be so candy,” she mentioned.
From Ballas’ perspective, it’s onerous to foretell who could possibly be the largest competitors on the ballroom flooring.
“You don’t know. Time and time once more — we’re in season 35 a lot of you might have watched earlier than — you simply don’t know. Some individuals vote for the journey. Some individuals vote for explosive dances. Some individuals vote for enchancment over time. Some individuals vote as a result of they get fun,” he mentioned. “You simply by no means know. You simply need to see the way it goes.”
Dancing With the Stars season 35 kicks off with a two-night premiere on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16, at 8 p.m. ET.
