Amanda Kloots has insisted she loves Alan Bersten "very much".
The 'Talk' host recently caused a stir when she spoke about how her 'Dancing with the Stars' partner was "very mean" to her and often "yelled" during rehearsals when she took part in the Latin and ballroom contest in 2021, but she's now insisted it was nothing she hadn't expected and the pair are firm friends.
Amanda - who came fourth on the show - wrote on her Instagram Story: “Setting the record straight! I love Alan Bersten very much! We became the best of friends during DWTS and still are today!
“We joked then and now about how tough he was on me but believe me I grew up in the ballet world knowing very tough teachers.
“We also laughed a lot, cried, and built an incredible partnership in that time!”
Amanda went on to thank Alan for helping her start dancing again following the death of her husband Nick Cordero in 2020 due to COVID-19 complications
She added: “Alan helped me tremendously with healing and grief and finding my love for dance again.
“I’m forever grateful for him. If you followed us then and now you know know the bond we created!”
The 42-year-old beauty had spoken of how "mean" Alan had been to her during their rehearsals when interviews on the 'Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey' podcast.
She said: "He was very mean to me.
"Growing up Russian, growing up in that dance atmosphere. And he did see a lot of potential in me, and he saw that we could possibly win this thing."
Although she could see Alan saw her potential, whenever he "yelled" at her, she would be left "raging".
She added: "I would just keep it bottled up and we would just be dancing, and I would just be raging inside."
