Maks Chmerkovskiy answers DWTS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO KIRSTIE Alley

Maks Chmerkovskiy open how Dancing with the starsThe 20th Anniviv Special’s eMemoriam Dance made him especially emotional.

Speaking on the Thursday, November 14 episode of the Podcast “Penhuse and Peta,” chmerkovskiy, 45, said the feelings “defeated” when the charge went to the past Kirstie Alley it happened.

“I felt like the second biggest part, from the heart is what it’s called, in Memoriam?” Chmerkovskiy said, as he showed in an episode that aired on Tuesday, November 11. “First, Ezra [Sosa] and Kind of [Arnold] he did a big dance, you know, to give in front. “

He continued, “But those are my people. You know, it’s my generation, the people who tear a little bit like that Kirstie Alley come out and like, [it] I checked a little. So, you know, these things come back. Those are the people I remember, and I realized, wow, they passed. “

Alley competed Dwts Season 12 in 2011 and all-star (season 15) the following year. The actress collaborated with Chmerkovskiy for both seasons.

He was among the late celebrities honored at the In Memoriam Meeting. One of the former Dwts A contest is included in the featured section Jerry Springer (Season 3), followed Cloris Leachman (Season 7), Aaron Carter (Season 9), Shannon Doherdy (Season 10) Again Florence Henderson (Season 11) and more.

“Let’s remember the members of our ballroom family who are no longer with us,” Dwts cohonor Alfonso Ribeiro54, said during the episode. “They will live forever in our hearts.”

Alley died in December 2022 following a battle with cancer. He was 71 years old.

This page Cheers The death of the actress was confirmed by her two children, William Recor Stevenson and Lillie Stevenson in a post shared on his Instagram on December 5, 2022.

“We are saddened to inform you that our wonderful, fierce and loving mother has passed after a battle with cancer, recently diagnosed,” they shared in the post. “She was surrounded by her closest family, she fought with great strength, she left us with the certainty of her endless joy of life and whatever icons as she was on the screen, she was an amazing mother and grandmother.”

The following day, Chmerkovskiy shared a tribute to Alley via his Instagram account.

“My dear Kirstie, we haven’t spoken lately and I will tell you everything when I see you again, but now I want to love you more and wish you a very peaceful rest,” he wrote at the time. “He is one of the most unique people I have ever met and easily one of the brightest moments of my personal and professional life. Most of them have been written down.

He added, “I thought you would be around forever. I wish we could talk more often. Thank you for everything. I