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After Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson were eliminated during Dancing With the Stars' Oct. 13 episode, he reflected on his friendships with his fellow contestants during an E! News interview.
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Guillermo Rodriguez is dancing out of the ballroom with some very special friendships.
After the Jimmy Kimmel Live! star and pro Witney Carson were eliminated during Dancing With the Stars season 35's Super Bowl-themed episode on Oct. 13, he shared insight into his growing bonds with fellow contestants Ezra French and Connor Wood.
"It's a competition, but they're good people," Rodriguez told E! News in an exclusive interview alongside Carson. "We became friends and everything. We changed numbers."
"I'm gonna go to lunch with Ezra, with Connor. We might go to a game on Saturday to see the Kings," he continued, adding of his time in the ballroom, "It was amazing. It was a great experience."
Although the 55-year-old—who earned the week's lowest score of 22 after dancing the salsa to Bad Bunny's "Tití Me Preguntó"—won't be getting his hands on the Mirrorball Trophy this season, he reflected on the hard work he and Carson put in.
"It was fantastic," he said. "I thought it was gonna be hard, but it was too hard. It was very hard, but you know what? I was having fun every day that I go and dance every Tuesday."
And he has no regrets about lacing up his dancing shoes each week. As he put it, "I would do my best."
Meanwhile, Carson—who is expecting her third baby with husband Carson McAllister—was surprised they stuck around on the dance competition series as long as they had.
"I never thought in a million years I would be competing on Dancing with the Stars 20 weeks pregnant, but Guillermo made it possible for me to do that," she told E!. "It was empowering to see what my body could do each week."
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But the 32-year-old admitted that she and Rodriguez were struggling to keep up by the end of week five.
"Towards the end there," she explained, "we were both breaking down a little bit, but you know what? Women are amazing. It's just a testament to what we can do and what we're capable of."
And the late-night talk show star echoed the pro's statements, adding, "She's the best. Women can do anything they want."
While Rodriguez and Carson cha-cha out of the Dancing With the Stars ballroom, keep reading to see all the contestants competing for the Mirrorball Trophy.
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The Summer House star is prepping for her turn in the ballrom.
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The Love Island UK alum is hoping her love for DWTS doesn't betray her as she manifested this experience.
"I have a vision board and I redo it every year," she told E! News in May. "This year is the first year that I stayed at home by myself on New Year's Eve. I did not go out at all. I made myself a bowl of pasta and a glass of red wine and I redid my vision board for the year. Dancing With the Stars was already on it from the year before. However, I added five more Dancing With the Stars on the board."
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