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DWTS: There are no catfights, says Melissa Rycroft
DWTS' Melissa Rycroft continues to wow judges on Dancing With the Stars.
On Monday, she earned a 27 for her foxtrot. But she says none of the other contestants -- including Holly Madison , who called Rycroft her "biggest threat" -- are jealous of her high scores.
"Everyone's main goal is to have fun, have a good time, make friends - and if there is a competition, it's a friendly competition," she told Usmagazine.com after the show. "There's nobody slashing other people's costumes backstage!"
Tony Dovolani, the added partner, said, "It's not the world championship. This is the dancing show! Everyone's clapping for each other."
A mini DWTS feud earlier this season was fueled by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, when he told TV Guide that "it's very unfair" that Rycroft, 25, is competing because "she was a cheerleader and did ballet."
In spite of her background, Rycroft said her heart still races when she hits the dance floor.
"I came in so last minute, I think I was really naive to the pressure," said the Bachelor star, who replaced an injured Nancy O'Dell days before the show aired. "I came out like, 'I don't know what's out there!' And now that we've done this a few times, it's nerve-wracking! There's pressure to do better than you did the previous week."
Monday, on the show, cameras followed Rycroft, a sales representative, as she returned to her Dallas hometown (with Dovolani) to say farewell to her co-workers.
"Just to see familiar faces, it was really nice!" she told Us. "They were a big part of my life ... and I don't ever want to lose them."
When the show finishes, "I'm going back to Dallas," she said. "I don't know what I'll do, but I'm going home, for sure!"
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