Maddie Ziegler Says Her Mom Apologized for What She Put Her Through During Childhood and 'Dance Moms'
etonline.comMaddie Ziegler's mom recently offered her an apology. During an appearance on the podcast, the 20-year-old alum revealed that her mom apologized to her for putting her through the reality series as a child.«Last year, I was having a really bad panic attack and I called my mom and things were coming up from the past, and she apologized to me,» Ziegler told host Emily Ratajkowski. «She was like, 'I'm so sorry I put you through that.' It's so sad because she would never want to hurt us, but none of us knew how crazy it would get.»One example of her negative experience came when Ziegler was filming the first season of the show.«When I was doing the show, in the first season I was seven, there were male producers saying, 'This is what you have to say,'» Ziegler recalled. «My mom wasn't in the room, so I was like, 'OK, I just have to do whatever I'm being told.' They would say, 'Say you're the best, say you're better than everyone else, say blah blah blah.'»Because of that, Ziegler said she «was perceived as a little brat in the first season.»«I remember we watched the first episode at a viewing party for the launch of the show, and I just cried because I was like, 'Oh my gosh.
Everyone thinks I'm this b**ch and I'm not. I'm seven!'» she said. «It was so weird. It helped me a lot to be able to be like, 'I can say now.
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