Jessie James Decker was eliminated halfway into season 31 of Dancing With the Stars and fans aren't thrilled with the judges' scores that caused the outcome.
During week six's Michael Bublé-themed night, Jessie and her partner Alan Bersten scored 41 out of 50 points for their salsa to the singer's hit "Come Dance with Me." After the duo performed, the judges praised Jessie's moves, with Carrie Ann Inaba saying, "You are a scrapper and I have so much respect for you." Derek Hough echoed this sentiment, telling Jessie it looked like she was "having a grand ol' time."
Despite receiving great feedback, the results didn't pan out the way Jessie wanted to. When she and Alan landed in the bottom two alongside Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater, the Dancing With the Stars judges ruled Jessie would be exiting the ballroom. "It was emotional, it was challenging, it was all of the above," she said on the Disney+ show. "This has been such a blessing and I'm just thankful that they let me be here."
When Dancing With the Stars fans caught wind of Jessie's elimination (especially as her score was higher than fellow competitor Vinny Guadagnino), they immediately sounded off on social media.
"You didn’t deserve to go home. You killed every dance! Super proud of [you]. ❤️," one person wrote in her Instagram comments section. "Honestly, I’ve been watching DWTS for a long time and I was so excited to see you on the show, but I have to say they did you dirty!!!" another follower remarked. "So Vinny is again still on the show? You got sent home and Joseph [Baena] got sent home? This is so wrong," a different person added.
While viewers were disappointed over Jessie's exit, the singer voiced how grateful she was for the experience. When she shared her thoughts the next day, she thanked Alan for taking this journey with her.
"If you would have told me September 2nd when I was asked to do this show that I would have made it this far I would have said … uhhh no way!" she wrote on October 25. "This has tested me and challenged me in a diff way than anything in my career and I am SO proud that I stepped out of my comfort zone and did something that scared the s--- out of me! But more than anything … I met @alanbersten 💕❤️ who I will miss most of all."
She continued: "He is my family now and we all love him with all our hearts. He believed in me, pushed me when I felt I wasn’t good enough and made me feel like I could get out there shine even when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you Alan ❤️. I love you so much and I am proud of what we did together!!!! I will see you soon and thanks to everyone who voted for us. ❤️."
As the entertainment and news associate editor for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee.
