Why Zendaya Hasn’t Watched Dancing With the Stars Since Appearing on the Show

As Dancing With the Stars’ 33rd season continues, the Challengers actress shared why she hasn’t been keeping track of the series since she was awarded runner-up in 2013 with dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy.

“I have not watched Dancing With the Stars since I was on,” Zendaya admitted on The Awardist podcast Oct. 3. “I didn’t really watch Dancing With the Stars before I was on Dancing With the Stars. I don’t think I was the target demographic. My grandma loves Dancing with the Stars, that’s her bag.”

On top of not having interest to tune in, the 28-year-old also admitted she doesn’t exactly want to relive that era of her life.

“I also think it was a very stressful experience,” she added. “I was like, ‘I don’t think I’m gonna be watching this anymore.’”

Despite the stress it caused then-16-year-old Zendaya, she performed very well during her time on the show. After all, the Disney star made it all the way to the finale, competing against other stars like Lisa Vanderpump and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman.