{"id":64939,"date":"2026-10-19T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=64939"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:53:55","slug":"not-up-to-the-level-gleb-savchenko-shades-alan-bersten-after-he-replaces-val-on-dwts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/10\/19\/not-up-to-the-level-gleb-savchenko-shades-alan-bersten-after-he-replaces-val-on-dwts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not up to the level\u2019: Gleb Savchenko shades Alan Bersten after he replaces Val on DWTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gleb Savchenko has brutally shaded Alan Bersten after he was confirmed to be the replacement for Val <a title=\"Permalink to: \u2018My instinct was to defend my wife\u2019: Val Chmerkovskiy speaks out after being suspended from DWTS\" href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/10\/17\/val-chmerkovskiy-suspended-from-dancing-with-the-stars-over-carrie-ann-inaba-comments\/\">Chmerkovskiy following his one week suspension on DWTS.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appearing on a TikTok Live, Gleb went on a real rant about Alan Bersten, saying: &#8220;Alan, I think he\u2019s Alan. I mean, he\u2019s just not up to the level of dancing, like, period. [The] quality, the technique. He\u2019s a good dancer, I guess, for TV but if we talk about art? Like creating art? He\u2019s like, eh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite all that, Gleb insisted that he didn&#8217;t &#8220;want to talk sh*t&#8221; about Alan, and claimed that he was &#8220;just being honest.&#8221; He added: &#8220;I don\u2019t have anything against the guy, just, why Alan? Who else is there? Give, what\u2019s his name [a chance]? Who\u2019s on troupe?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is genuinely a crazy thing to say as someone who\u2019s never won a mirrorball https:\/\/t.co\/R9Gu146gSn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mar \u02da\u029a\u2661\u025e\u02da (@karagachlovebot) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/karagachlovebot\/status\/2111795839303651422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAs well as ripping Alan Bersten to shreds, Gleb Savchenko also vocally announced his support for Val amid his discourse with DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He shared: &#8220;I just watched Jenna and Harry\u2019s samba, and I think it was a really entertaining dance. It was really cool.&nbsp; don\u2019t think it was like an OG samba \u2014 it was a bit flat-footed, it was like a hip-hop samba \u2014 but if I would be [a] judge instead of Carrie Ann, I would never, ever call out that lift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a lift. It was a trick that has been done by true dancers helping Harry. We\u2019ve seen it many, many times. Jenna didn\u2019t lift him, he didn\u2019t lift Jenna \u2026 it wasn\u2019t done in the couple, so I think it\u2019s bulls**t,\u201d Gleb continued.<\/p>\n<p>He brutally described Carrie Ann Inaba as &#8220;the lift police,&#8221; adding: &#8220;She was just doing her job, creating a good TV moment. But, yeah, I\u2019d say Team Val on this one. I think there\u2019s some bulls**t going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He also announced he&#8217;s on &#8216;Team Val&#8217; whilst calling out Carrie Ann 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