America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Getting the Cheer Treatment (Exclusive)

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders weigh in on getting the 'Cheer' treatment! Kelcey Wetterberg, Reece Allman and Victoria Kalina, along with coaches Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammel, chat with ET's Brice Sander about their docuseries, 'America's Sweethearts.' The show is already drawing comparisons to the hit Netflix docuseries, 'Cheer,' and Victoria says the team is 'ready' for a similar worldwide audience. Plus, Kelli addresses the body image conversations that surrounded the original series, 'Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Cut,' confirming they 'don't weigh' the cheerleaders anymore.

[@zanetusken]

Kelcey is an icon as a cheerleader, and a hero as a nurse. What a wonderful person

[@katiejanegoode5278]

I wanna be her when I grow up! I’m 43 btw! 🩷🩷🩷

[@Jane-vw5om]

You know her personally? lol 😂 ‘ICON’ haha.

[@EarsomEmporiumwithGenevieve]

Victoria is my favorite and she has been since the beginning. I love her honesty and when she dances those solos just move me. I love her focus on mental health and she is the Queen!!❤

[@fluffytail6355]

They did her dirty. Yes, she has a lot of stress in her life and mental health issues but has worked a lot in the background to coach rookies in her free time and does a lot of volunteer work. She should have some type of official mentor role to recognize her efforts.

[@AlyviaAshley]

@@fluffytail6355they did and watching her toggle between staying and leaving was a HARD watch. Hope she knows how amazing she is without their validation😔❤

[@fluffytail6355]

@@AlyviaAshley I’m no psychologist but it seems she’s a people-pleaser who seeks external validation from others and doesn’t want to let anyone down - hence her struggle between resigning and staying for her final year (she didn’t want to give up and disappoint anyone). It seemed to me that she struggled more with mental health and people-pleasing after her father passed away. I think DCC would have been wise to appoint a veteran mentor for the rookies to help them settle in, give them some tips, and just be a sounding board - Victoria would have excelled in this type of role being that she did a lot of these tasks from the goodness of her heart anyway. And she was a real role model when she went to see the DCC bus driver in the hospital (who had a heart issue or stroke) and Kelli was there to see Victoria step up but didn’t reward her later as a “leader.” Kelli acts like an HR person who smiles at your face and expects you to step up then stabs you in the back and refuses to promote.

[@Figure_Skating655]

Victoria is crazy. Her mother is even worse. Yikes.

[@DaffaAltezzq]

Kelcey so humble and good at her job ❤

[@nat6771]

RIGHT!!! She literally owned her position as a lider, didn’t complain not even once, she truly know how to get her stuff together

[@danitydon6976]

VICTORIA!!!!!! I admire her perseverance getting on to this team and she is a legacy

[@katiejanegoode5278]

Charlotte Jones is absent for the hard questions! Kelli really impressed me when she was genuinely worried over the attack at end. Loved how much she cared for the bus driver. Made me love her. Great documentary!

[@curlyq112]

agree!!

[@mileywhatsgoood]

i NEED this show every year!!! love them.

[@boncheng306]

I love Kelsey , I believe she loves her life and she is dedicating 100% to dance and her team , maybe that’s why she always looks so pure and humble

[@aribatt2237]

Billionaire owners and these fabulous women are paid a degrading pittance. Thoroughly disgusted with the owners of the Dallas Cowboys. They should be ashamed of themselves. Netflix show was great.

[@ElisabetTX]

They only have bazillions of dollars. They can’t afford it.

[@fluffytail6355]

Charlotte Jones needs to do what is right. She completely disgusts me.

[@AlyviaAshley]

@@fluffytail6355100%

[@amandat3655]

Agreed!! That stuck out to me so much

[@polethgiron5021]

Reece is my favorite she is so sweet 🥺

[@bbplizzybee]

Agree! I think she is the breakout star of this show!

[@andrewzickmund]

Judy’s side eye while Reece was talking 😂

[@StaceyHooton]

I saw that too

[@--ag]

Someone tell Judy the camera is on her

[@StaceyHooton]

@--ag Ikr, I use to watch it on CMT. She does that alot. I'm glad others see it now and she's like that throughout AS DCC on Netflix. Pray the girls don't feel it

[@Lizybeth93]

I love Reece 💕😭😭

[@soundshorephoto]

I feel like this Netflix series was to show Kelly in a better light than the actual series. Kelly showed her true colors when Sophie was inappropriately touched. Her response to Judy when she said she was talking to the police was “she’s talking to the right people” it wasn’t until she was told that it was a camera man that she got off her ass to see what was actually happening and offered support to Sophie. And sorry but Charlotte, who I actually used to like, speaking about how great these girls are while paying them absolute shit is incomprehensible.

[@VG24601]

I feel like the Netflix series while made me respect the cheerleaders more it also made me realize just how little Kelly and Judy care about the girls.

[@aitch3]

Kelcey is stunning!

[@terriathealthyattitudes1490]

I love this so much, actually am watching it right now I love Kelly and Judy so much they are totally amazing women, now my husband watches it with me it’s just amazing ♥️♥️♥️

[@DisneyFan-eg3oz]

David here I just watched the entire series today June 20, 2024. I found it very interesting! When you get done with the series please let me know your thoughts on it here, Thanks 😊

[@kramster9257]

@@DisneyFan-eg3ozmarry me pls

[@fluffytail6355]

@@DisneyFan-eg3ozI watched the entire Netflix special and am completely disgusted how poorly these women are treated and remunerated

[@ZeahGoat]

Yooo! Me an my Ma love Reece! You’re awesome! Victoria and Kelci! Everyone! What a great show, never knew that side of being an NFL cheerleader, I mean ofc I imagined it being difficult but wow some next level stuff. Shout out to Kelly and Judy - I feel like Judy be mean but she means well. Ya know what I’m sayinnn?

[@midnightspares]

What happen to James the bus driver? The show never showed him after the hospital scene. Is he still with us?

[@Luke_Byrd]

I love Kelly so much, she’s such an inspiration! Ageless beauty to boot ❤

[@anthonyd507]

After seeing this doc. Being a pats fan from New England…..well, our cheer teem needs to step up their game. The amount of work and sacrifice these ladies put in is flat out admirable.

[@zdreamin]

It's SO INFURIATING that these athletes are not well paid !!! How cheap are the NFL owners?? come on. They should not have to work 2nd jobs nor share studio apartments, Jesus Christ. They should never put up with that.

[@fluffytail6355]

Charlotte Jones is the devil. She should be promoting these women and remunerating them adequately. She’s completely shameless.

[@carolyn3172]

I disagree, there's so much prestige that comes with it. If you plan a future in dance, modelling or entertainment, it's highly beneficial to your career. Most behind-the-scenes NFL cheerleading staff are former cheerleaders themselves so there's potential for a full-time career. Both Kelly and Judy own their lucrative gigs to NFL cheerleading. They get free meals, meet and greats with celebrities or organizations like cir du Solier, free trips around the world for the show group or calendar shoots. It doesn't seem like such a bad deal to me.

[@arielthepom]

@@carolyn3172it’s a shitty deal. Working long hours half naked for $12 fk off

[@cassiemanz]

@@carolyn3172 free meals? Like come on. Why is it always some nonsense when it comes to women getting paid a decent amount.

[@johnpinegar8027]

Queen Victoria ❤

[@sadem1045]

SPOILER ALERT: Victoria made the right decision by having 2023/4 be her last season. Being a DCC got her dangerously close to having an eating disorder.

[@Buttercuprincesa]

Kelcey is the perfect cheerleader 💜💜

[@applemayteves]

kelsey is soo beautiful!

[@poppunkpizza]

America’s Sweethearts but don’t even get the pay or the respect that they deserve on the field. These ladies work way too hard and bring too much publicity to the Dallas Cowboys to not have their moment on the field or at least on the big screen. If the guys worked as hard as sees ladies and strove for perfection, they probably would’ve won a Super Bowl since their last win in 1995!

[@staceyroberts3468]

I watched this new season on Netflix and really enjoyed it!!

[@delrey874]

Can't wait

[@danitydon6976]

i miss kelly and judy the most i admire them so much

[@monicad.elliot4126]

If phenomenal women like these can move the entertainment industry , imagine how they can move the world. 🌎

[@catm2454]

5:07 blonde woman just glaring and rolling her eyes at Victoria

[@legalservices8856]

I had to turn off the Netflix show on this; way too depressing to see these girls being treated with such little value for all the huge effort they put forth.

[@AlyviaAshley]

You have a healthy mind! Good for you 👏🏾👏🏾

[@elijahacuna8801]

reece prolly my favorite rookie in the docu series

[@genielove91]

I’ve been watching since middle school. Lol The depression and lack of Black/Brown girl representation is getting old. 💁🏽‍♀️

[@AlyviaAshley]

@@genielove91 it is… I feel like some battles need to be fought like in the work place for example but in more creative spaces I feel like we should just make a lane for ourselves but it’s easier said then done I know I know

[@redlaserfox3988]

PAY THE LADIES ACCORDINGLY

[@gialee8567]

reece is gonna be the next face of dcc

[@Elle-cm9jt]

Reece for the W.

[@kcpdx]

Pay them more!!!!

[@FirstGradeParty]

Victoria 💕💕

[@ILOVENJ00]

I wonder what the salary of the coach is vs the cheerleaders who get paid minimum wage or less. Young girls are so impressionable and get caught up with the hype.

[@NothingButAComment]

I would love to know how much Kelli is getting paid compared to the cheerleaders.

[@Teresa-ob7oe]

Those old women and weird old men lurking over those young girls. I saw a show where one girl knew her worth and left competition. 😮

[@legalservices8856]

Smart girl! Good for her. This is pure insanity to give up her life to be treated like a piece of meat for no pay. Volunteer somewhere and get treated with respect.

[@VG24601]

I felt like the Netflix show made me respec the cheerleaders more but it also showed how Kelly and Judy dont really care about any of these girls.

[@msbutterflyz]

Put Kelly and Judy up the front next time.

[@user-xy6hs4tw9p]

⭐️

[@kimmanreofficial]

I love reece!!! ❤

[@ukyomeg]

I love they keep framing it as “family” and then they choose to pay them such unfair wages and then cut them every season and retire them after 5 years. It’s not a family, it’s a business and they don’t pay them fairly. They brainwash them into thinking they are fulfilling a purpose and then give them body image issues. These are some amazing ladies. It is crazy that it is other women that perpetuate this instead of fight for at least giving them fair wages.

[@QuEsT_X]

Tick tok until one of them squeals to why they really get “chosen” …. Can’t wait 😂😂😂😂

[@delphineniviere5947]

I was inpress by those young women thanks Netflix because I discover a world

[@Soofi1906]

The whole world 😂 Netflix won't he showing it in my country

[@staceyroberts3468]

I have always felt the cheerleaders should be paid more. The money that franchise makes, and now being on Netflix????? Shameful. Those ladies have to struggle too much for income. How disappointing 😢

[@bymilliebphotography8249]

I didn't expect to love and admire the show as much as I did. It would be great to watch future seasons. I just wanna know, when are these women going to get paid REAL money?!? I get that they are not the main attraction over the pro football players, but being a DCC and giving up so much of your time without being fairly compensated is also outdated. I can barely get out of bed, do my morning routine to try to look cute, work out and complete a full day of work without wanting to pass out and the DCC do so much more than that!! The DCC work full time jobs or go to school full time and they manage to carve out so much time to fulfill their obligations to the DCC organization. It's real HARD work that demands sacrifice at a very high-performance level. Bottom line, people deserve to be paid for work and performing with celebrities and traveling is NOT going to pay the bills. Unfortunately, the show did not make it seems like these girls are landing top paying executive jobs because they have DCC on their resumes. What annoys me the most is that the franchise makes money off of these ladies and has a female decision maker at the top... so essentially, it's a female not paying other hard-working females or not even lobbying for the DCC ladies to get compensated fairly for being amazing athletes. What a shame!

[@StaceyHooton]

❤❤❤❤

[@Tdragonfly]

Victoria reminds me of lightning McQueen in the movie where he can’t accept his times up

[@shelzblack488]

She's a fighter, leave her alone

[@PrincessNarz]

Where has this interviewer been? There has been this is essentially 17 th season of DCC audition process.

[@amandat3655]

PAY THEM MORE

[@marhar1172]

This is a really good show, those woman are incredible..I find Reece to be a bit creepy..Too fake and that nice and innocent persona is just too much. Everyone else seems lovely..

[@Coconut62314]

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about this. Her facial expressions, voice….it’s too much really

[@JiQkka]

She’s just happy, unlike Kelcey and Victoria, this is Reeces first time, she’s grateful for what God gave her.

[@itsbritneybisch8552]

Imagine doing all those high kicks and the jump kick with a split landing --- could you really expect an overweight person to do that without harming themselves??? Inclusivity should have boundaries and the health and safety of people should be prioritized over their feelings of "being included" and "represented".

[@fluffytail6355]

I don’t know what you’re going off about but even these women will suffer hip pain for YEARS because of those jump splits and high kicks - regardless of weight

[@kimberlyvalmera]

I grew up in Central Texas and on the high school drill (dance) team. We had the DCC come to our high school for summer camps and teach us routines and of course the kick line and jump split. I am now 52 and can definitely tell you, knee and hip pain is real. Any drill team or dance team member who grew up in Texas will know what I mean.

[@amytheshihtzumom]

Something’s missing…

[@ZeahGoat]

Who dat?

[@msbutterflyz]

The women don't like Reece.

[@abcxyz4653]

@@msbutterflyzwhat makes you say that?

[@AlyviaAshley]

@@abcxyz4653it kinda looks like Kelci is avoiding eye contact intentionally for whatever reason we aren’t privy to

[@ZeahGoat]

@@msbutterflyz WE LOVE REECE, and I don’t know why the women wouldn’t like Reece she is literally a perfect person - or close to it haha. The ladies on the show all say how nice it is to be around her and pleasant.

[@r.e.3397]

Dcc doesnt compare to cheer, that group went down hill so quick with their scandals while dcc tries to keep a clean image

[@Beepbooops78]

I always skip Reece’s scenes

[@creativeideator]

Im sorry but I don't want kelcey as a nurse. No offense but I just don't (unless it's her passion). She's truly blessed with beauty, talent, work ethic, she needs to be in the entertainment industry in some capacity. Someone else can be nurse. Sorry but that would be a waste of great talent.

[@anikadiamond007]

Gen Z is going to try to cancel the cheerleaders.

[@i.i1215]

Oh shut up

[@ElisabetTX]

Nah. Won’t happen

[@fluffytail6355]

Maybe they should be canceled. These women are being exploited for financial gain.

[@Chunter060]

Haha you got one above☝️🤫

[@anikadiamond007]

@@i.i1215 make me

[@ginnysrocky]

We want less God and Jesus, and more of the work and training these girls go through in this series.

[@mishka8559]

Agree...strenuously.

[@fluffytail6355]

Almost seems like a cult

[@AlyviaAshley]

@@fluffytail6355🎯

[@Chunter060]

99% of Hollywood and Netflix is without God or Jesus I’m sure you can put up with it for the 5 minutes across the whole season. If not, perhaps you should look into why you find it so triggering

[@VictoriaBrewer91]

I agree although I will say that’s it’s Texas and Dallas which is part of the Bible Belt sooo that’s what you’re going to see a lot of unfortunately. I am from Texas myself though not religious at all, so it was nerve wracking but I just had to remind myself most people here are like that 😅

[@Elle-cm9jt]

How are they gonna cut the 3 brown girls..be so for real. Blatantly biased. 👎👎

[@Jane-vw5om]

For everyone commenting on their pay … they know what they’re doing signing up. These girls are selling themselves. Their real meal ticket and end game is fame and bagging a rich pro player. Let’s be real 😂 Maybe Reece is the exception.

[@bymilliebphotography8249]

The girls are not allowed to fraternize with the players and how many DCC really transitioned into fame? And how many of them became wealthy from being a DCC? Obviously this OP did not watch the whole series.

[@violondon8776]

I can't stand Victoria lol

[@Carolineisaswiftie]

I really love DCC! All of them! When I was about a year old, me, my mom and dad went to a Dallas cowboys home game and we met Judy and Kelli. I’m on a cheer team and this Netflix series just motivates me want to maybe experience what it’s like to be a DCC. 🫶🏼