Week 3 of DWTS season 34 just wrapped up on September 30, and as we bid goodbye to the month of autumn, another star has left the ballroom. After week 2, the fans were left stunned as the duo of Baron Davis and Britt Stewart was eliminated alongside Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson in a double elimination. Likewise, Lauren Jauregui and her partner Brandon Armstrong got eliminated in Week 3, the pair was considered frontrunners for the Mirrorball Trophy. It took many fans by surprise. In fact, Illona Maher, and Stephen Nedoroscik had their jaws dropped by these developments.

Following this, Maher took to her Instagram and posted a story to discuss this season’s performances. Captioning the picture, Maher wrote, “Real happy I’m not on this season because there are some serious dancers on here. Ain’t no way the athletes @dannyamendola @stephennedoroscik @dwighthoward and I could have kept up with them.” Nedoroscik immediately mentioned her back on his story and agreed.

He wrote, “HAHAHIVE IVE BEEN SAYING THIS😭😭“. More so, Maher added another story, and commented, “Well, that was a wild elimination @dancingwiththestars.”

Jauregui danced to Fifth Harmony’s “Work from Home” with her fellow members of the girl group in the audience there to cheer her on, but it did not impress the fans much. She scored 18 out of 30. Jauregui was asked how she felt about her elimination. “Pi*sed,” she responded with one word.

Clearly, Maher is shocked by that, and Stephen has expressed his thoughts, evidently stunned by the performances. It makes you wonder how they did do.

Illona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik in DWTS

Stephen entered DWTS with the words, “There’s been a lot of female gymnasts on this show, and a couple of them even won, but I’m the first male here, and I’m hoping to make my mark this season.” He kicked off the season with a jive to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” for which the judges gave him 21/30. Among his finest acts was on Halloween.

On that day, he delivered a dark contemporary dance inspired by the fear of the dark. His composition, lifts, and narration worked to his advantage, as he reached 28/30, the best result he had achieved until then, and received compliments on his technique and emotional acting.

Maher entered DWTS with the words, “I’m this very big, muscular woman, but I also feel so beautiful and feminine. I mean, you know, I grew up not very comfortable, so I want to now make it easier for young girls to love your body. I tackle the game like a beast, but in the ballroom I’m bringing the beauty.” During the premiere of the 33rd season, Ilona Maher and her partner Alan Bersten danced a cha-cha to a song by Shania Twain titled: Man! I Feel Like a Woman! All the judges gave her a 6, totalling 18/30.

Maher and Bersten danced a freestyle to Femininomenon in the finale. They changed costumes and told a story about empowerment, impressing the judges with a score of 57/60 and securing the season 33 runner-up position. Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold performed a freestyle to Coldplay’s Viva la Vida, combining gymnastics and ballroom.

They began their performance on a pommel horse and invited other teammates to join in, delivering an emotional routine that earned the judges a perfect 30/30 and placed them fourth. Despite the outstanding performances, the victor of the season was Joey Graziadei. What do you think of their performances?