Jana Kramer ‘Hated’ ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Jana Kramer “hated” Dancing with the Stars.

The 41-year-old actress came fourth in the celebrity Latin and ballroom contest — on which she was partnered by professional dancer Gleb Savchenko — in 2016, but she admits it is her “least favorite” show to have taken part in, because she felt so insecure about her dancing.

Speaking on her Unmask and Unwhine podcast, Kramer says: “I hated Dancing With the Stars — that was a big insecurity because I don’t know how to dance.”

“With [The Masked Singer], it’s like, you have a mask on, go have fun,” she says, recalling another reality competition she appeared on.

“I shouldn’t say I hated Dancing With the Stars. It was just a big insecurity. It was my least favorite of the shows.”

Last year, Kramer took part in Season 12 of The Masked Singer, but was initially relieved not to make it to the finals, recalling how she told now-husband Allan Russell backstage that she was “ready to go home” before being unmasked as the Royal Knight.

“We were about to go get married,” the country singer and actress recalls. “I was like, ‘I’m ready to go home. I did a couple of shows. Cool. I want to go.'”

However, the One Tree Hill star quickly realized she didn’t want to end her time on the show.

“Then, when they say you’re done, I, like, got a little teary-eyed because I don’t want to go. I don’t like losing!” she adds.

Kramer was speaking to Candace Cameron Bure on her podcast — the 48-year-old actress, who came third on Dancing with the Stars with Mark Ballas in 2014, was unmasked as Cherry Blossom this week on The Masked Singer.

While Cameron Bure also felt “insecure” on the dancing show, she enjoyed the experience. The former Full House star experienced a similar wave of emotions to Kramer’s about her Masked Singer exit.

“I was disappointed to be the first one out in my group,” she says.

When she’s not on TV or making music, Kramer is raising her three children, including a baby boy she and Russell welcomed in late 2023.