“And it was just so much drama that I don’t want to see it again.”

Show narratives often centered around Maddie’s exceptional success, particularly in comparison to her sister.

But despite this top-tier status, Ziegler said it was more of a burden than a boost.

Maddie Ziegler on the red carpet

I know I’m going to win.'

But that’s because the producer was telling me to say that.

I don’t think I’m better than everyone else.

Young Mackenzie and Maddie Ziegler posing

I was just doing whatever they told me to do because I thought that’s what you did.

They set you up for failure," Ziegler toldCosmopolitanin 2022.

Regarding her connection with Miller, Ziegler toldUs Weekly"We don’t keep in contact" in 2018.

The cast of Dance Moms accepting Nickelodeon award

And in fact, Ziegler makes a concerted effort not to revisit that rocky period.

Ziegler has, however, shared a snippet of the series with her ex, Eddie Benjamin.

“And we both were like, ‘This is sad.

We need to turn this off.'”