The ‘Dancing with the Stars’ professional has no regrets about leaving Hollywood for Utah at the height of his fame
It’s been almost three years since “Dancing with the stars“Professional Lindsay Arnold announced her departure and did not regret it one bit.
In a new interview, the professional dancer who starred in series of dance competitions for 10 seasons, she opened up about her decision to leave the show at the height of mega fame and success.
“A lot of my priorities and where I wanted to spend my time … just changed,” she said People magazine. “My mindset has changed. Time goes 10 times faster when you have kids, and I just know that this time is so precious and something that can’t be gotten back.”
Lindsay Arnold said her mindset changed before leaving “DWTS.” (Maarten de Boer/ABC via Getty Images)
“I wanted to have a sense of accomplishment on the show knowing that, ‘OK, if we have kids and I don’t come back, do I feel like I’ve accomplished what I hoped for?’ I felt like we were at that point, we were probably past the point of readiness. We said, ‘OK, we really want this now,’ and I’m glad we waited for that time because it was so good for us.”
Arnold, who has two daughters, Sage, 4, and June, almost 2, with husband Samuel Cusick, said the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles she never liked him.
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“To be honest, I never really, ever loved or embraced Hollywood in terms of where I wanted to live,” she said. “I loved everything about what he offered me, what he did for my career, what I could do out there, but really I was always a professional who, between seasons, [who] I would sneak back to Utah to be with my family. This has always been where I know I want to raise my family.”
Lindsay Arnold, seen on the season 30 premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” was on the show for 10 years. (Eric McCandless/ABC)
“Growing up in Utah, city life was never for me,” she added. “But like I said, I know my life wouldn’t be where it is without that time, and for that I’m very grateful.”
These days, Arnold continues to receive attention on social media, from her workout guides to lifestyle blogs.
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“When I decided to retire from ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ I didn’t have this big plan: ‘OK, this is my career. This is where we’re going.’ I just knew I wanted to do things that were authentic to me, but it can be really scary because you just don’t know how it’s going to be received,” she said of becoming an influencer.
“At the time, I was following people on social media who only watched and followed me because of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ That was scary, because I thought, are they just going to hate me if I say, ‘Sorry guys, I’m not going to be a mom anymore’? . . But it’s been so cool because every step of the way, being my true self, sharing what I do, has naturally developed my career and my engagement, my community in the most perfect way.”
Lindsay Arnold and Jordan Fisher were the winners of the Season 25 Mirrorrball Trophy. (JB Lacroix/WireImage)
While Arnold said she still misses the show, she doesn’t regret her decision to leave.
“There are so many things I miss about the show,” she said. “I miss all my friends on the show. The community, the family, it’s real. As soon as my sister jumps on the show, they treat her like a little sister because it’s family.”
“What I don’t miss is being dedicated full-time. If you want to be good at your job, if you want to work well, it’s a 24/7 job,” she continued. “And when you’re a mom, it’s a 24/7 job, so that battle is really tough.”
“It feels like a very natural progression for me, which I’m grateful for because, of course, there were always those moments where I decided to step away from that first season like, ‘Am I going to regret this?'” she said. “I’m really grateful to be able to say that I haven’t. I haven’t regretted my decisions one step along the way,” she added.
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