Late last year singer Jason Mraz appeared on "Dancing with the Stars" and this week he revealed why he wanted to be voted off. Didn't happen. His his skills on the dance floor took him all the way through the competition. Although the singer and his partner, Daniella Karagach, ultimately lost out on the mirror ball trophy to actor Xochitil Gomez and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, Mraz ended up having a positive experience on the show overall. He even confirmed to podcast host Jesse Tyler Ferguson that if given the opportunity, he’d be open to returning to the show. But why did he want off?
In December of 2023, Season 32 of Dancing with the Stars wrapped with singer Jason Mraz landing in second place. Mraz was hoping for a slightly different outcome, he revealed this week. While guesting on the Dinner’s on Me podcast, Mraz explained that his homesickness during filming was specifically related to missing his cat, to the point where he began asking his friends to not vote for him.
“Two or three weeks in, I realized I’m probably going to be here the whole time, and I’m terrified, and I have to cancel all my plans for the entire rest of the year, and I’m missing my cat terribly,” he shared. “I start telling my friends, ‘Stop voting for me!'” Listen....
Photo: Rebecca Sapp / Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images