“Obviously it was a disappointment because I wanted to keep trucking along, but everything’s meant to be,” the country music singer said following her elimination.
from Season 31 of “Dancing With the Stars” after judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli sent her and her pro partner, Alan Bersten, home Monday night.
“Obviously it was a disappointment because I wanted to keep trucking along, but everything’s meant to be,” Decker, 34, told Page Six and other reporters in the ballroom after the“I’ve been struggling with [the competition], and this past week, Alan knows, this was just heavy on my heart. I couldn’t help it, but the first thing that popped in my mind was, ‘Well, the silver lining is I get to be home for trick or treating.’ That was something that was very important to my kids.
The “Girl Like Me” singer also admitted that while the experience was “life changing,” it certainly didn’t come without its challenges. “This was honestly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done before. Such a big challenge, but I’m grateful for it and I’m proud of how far I’ve come,” she explained. “I honestly didn’t even think I’d make it this far … over halfway through the season. I mean, that was an accomplishment to me.”As for whether her husband would ever follow in her footsteps and compete on the show in a future season?
“Eric’s a really good dancer,” Jessie said of the 35-year-old former NFL star. “He takes direction well, he’s very competitive and I can see him doing it. I think he’d be good.”"This was honestly one of the hardest things I've ever done before," she admitted."This was honestly one of the hardest things I've ever done before," she admitted."This was honestly one of the hardest things I've ever done before," she admitted.