Bobby Bones caused quite a stir back in 2018, when he won Dancing with the Stars Season 27 , despite being the lowest-scoring finalist. Well, the viewers who thought Milo Manheim, Evanna Lynch or literally anyone else was more deserving of the title aren’t going to love this, as the radio show host admitted he “cheated” to take home the Mirrorball Trophy.

A new season of DWTS premieres on the 2025 TV schedule Tuesday, September 16, so maybe some of the Season 34 cast can take a page from Bobby Bones’ book to help tip the scales in their favor. The former American Idol mentor went on the Trading Secrets podcast , where he revealed how he gamed the system, per se, to get more training time. He said:

I cheated, in the way of, they give you a limited amount of time with your

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