Tearful Whitney Leavitt Compares DWTS Elimination to a “Breakup”

"You grow real friendships and real connections with these people," she shared, "and you learn so much about yourself and people who lift you constantly, and you challenge yourself, like, you just feel so loved."

Whitney also noted "some key takeaways" that she's gotten from her time in the competition that she's going to bring with her into her daily life now that she's no longer on the show.

As she noted, "It's so important to surround yourself with people who believe in you, who want to see you, achieve your delusional dreams, as cheesy as that sounds."

Finally, the reality star declared that she'll "forever be so grateful" for Mark and gushed about the friendship they developed during their time working together.

"I loved every bit of it," Whitney said, "but the one thing that I have loved the most that I wasn't expecting was getting a lifelong friend, a friend who who makes fart noises every single day. "I'm just so grateful. I love you guys. And I f--king love this show."

And while their elimination was a shock to many viewers, the mother of three and her partner had previously expressed that they weren't surprised by it.

As Mark told E! News' Will Marfuggi the night of the results, "We knew, we felt it. I think we just had a feeling."

Whitney echoed those sentiments, saying, "We had a gut feeling it was us."

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