As for her part on the show, the young dancer was always the “it girl.”

Dance coachAbby Lee Miller clearly showed favoritism toward Zieglerthroughout the series.

“They set you up for failure.”

Maddie Ziegler at beauty launch

But the extent of Ziegler’s trauma from the show doesn’t end there.

During her interview with Cosmopolitan, Ziegler says that once the camera turned on, things changed.

“I loved competing until it became televised and the drama started,” Zeigler said.

Maddie Ziegler at the 2014 Kids Choice Awards

Don’t get me wrong there’s drama regardless if there are cameras or not!

But it was heightened."

But once Ziegler did get out, she never turned back.

Maddie Zielger at an event