Was Christi Lukasiak Caring or Jealous? //Uncovered S2E10

[@abbeycase143]

Christi has serious back problems from carrying the first 4 seasons of Dance Moms

[@steventaylor1522]

Abbey Case 😂😂😂😂

[@susangarcia2506]

Abbey Case Good One! 🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@beansontoast9924]

Ikr the doctors haven't found a cure yet ಠ﹏ಠapparently it is a deadly disease called being too iconic and your body can't handle it.ತ_ʖತ

[@scarlett0340]

Lmaooo

[@shannon6795]

The way she was carrying it,it made here drop this 👑

[@AndYouWillBeWithMe]

Just remember that Abby said she was going to ruin Chloe's and Christi's lives because she couldn't kick them off the team. Idk to me this explains Christi's behavior in the later seasons

[@lisasmyth5555]

AndYouWillBeWithMe she also said in season 8 that she “never wanted chloe to win but she won all the time anyways”

[@panic_potato5187]

AndYouWillBeWithMe I mean abbby Pretty much tortured them soo

[@haileylawless7526]

Agreed, I'd never let someone talk to me or my child that way - she's sticking up for herself and Chloe just like anyone else would in their position

[@a.b.5473]

AndYouWillBeWithMe exactly, and people still like to act like Abby is innocent and that Christi was the crazy one

[@theresabonsanti4784]

Even the fact that abby thought to do that to a 9 year old girl is just wrong.

[@MS-ct1nk]

When Christie always talked about how Abby is setting Chloe to fail, she turned out right. Abby admitted in season 8 of dance moms that she always wanted chloe to loose but she won a lot.

[@lisasmyth5555]

Y Y I saw this - atrocious why would you want your own student to lose I don’t get it 😩

[@a.b.5473]

Y Y the fact that Abby had to admit this on s8 for people to finally believe it is really annoying lol

[@NicolasGonzalez-cs4fy]

It's even more disgusting to know that Abby still has the audacity to talk about her to this day

[@ElmTreigh]

What episode was this? I need to catch up.

[@frenchie4364]

ElmTreigh you can look up the clip just type in “Abby admits to never wanting Chloe to win”

[@nbv6975]

Christi might have been jealous or caring, or might not have been, but either way she will always be one thing _Iconic_

[@beansontoast9924]

PREACH👏👏👏

[@Mastergaming34568]

How to get that text Pls tell me

[@saysomethingaldcsbiggestfa792]

Tru

[@rebecca9103]

gagandeep singh if you wanna type _like_ _this_ you just put _ before and after each word :) e.g: _ iconic _ (but take the spaces out)

[@beansontoast9924]

@@rebecca9103 thanks I will use that yay♥️😃😍

[@maddisonle-guier1112]

Side note: Christi is my favourite mom and Chloe is my favourite dancer followed by Holly and Nia, I missed her and Chloe so much.

[@xsquad1735]

maddison le-guier I’ve never agreed with a comment so much

[@cassidybreuer6763]

sammeeee

[@maggies.camera]

Sams

[@alliemcevilly8210]

Same

[@kuzcospzn]

I agree! Christi, Holly, Chloe and Nia were always my favorites 💕

[@leval1000]

I liked Christi and Holly the most because they always stuck up for other kids.

[@Missab4000]

Le Val yes! I loved how she and Holly went to bat for the other girls.

[@EllinasUniverse]

plus Christi's jokes + Holly's knowledge

[@badmanicpower]

Same, Holly was my favorite but tbh I did feel like she and Nia got very stuck up by S7 and were pretty rude to Camryn and Camille at times. That’s why Christi is my ultimate favorite

[@nicoleoghlian7521]

yeah and i love how they don’t just stand up for their kid, they stand up for ALL the kids.

[@MariaFlores-ef1oz]

@@EllinasUniverse yes they made the entire show bearable to watch

[@Chloe-ii9ej]

The amount of stuff the producers don’t show is crazy. How can they hide all this and act like it’s okay?

[@Mimi_alm07]

Chlo Bear yeah it honestly makes me sick, they make some people look like demons on the show. It’s just awful

[@meganpowell7941]

And it only got worse in the later seasons...

[@yabadabaduuu111]

@@meganpowell7941 that's why I stopped watching it

[@PrivMov]

It should be classified as deformation of character

[@saradunlop8054]

Priv. Mov defamation? :)

[@charlotteolivia1736]

When she was only a young girl, Paige had to stand up for Chloe on Twitter? That is a great friend!

[@haileyparsons3844]

Charlotte Olivia I love there friendship, whenever they were on stage, and together you could feel the bond that they shared.

[@scarlett0340]

I know that was so sweet

[@missyelliot6237]

I hope they’re still friends! It was so easy to tell that they were super close in the show

[@amelia.and.murphy7358]

What did Paige say?? To defend her

[@ALDCPancakes]

@@amelia.and.murphy7358 5:12

[@felicitymcconville4322]

I have watched the season's over and over again. Christie and Chloe are now my true favorites. I don't believe she was jealous of Maddie just angry that everything went her way to the detriment of the other girls and l agree. I think she is an awesome person. Just look at how respectful and lovely Chloe is. She has a great mum. Abby treated Chloe like dirt and it was disgusting

[@naliniostenrik2787]

Uhum its Christi*

[@sofiabarrett9133]

Exactly. I couldn't agree more!❤

[@wow-hi1un]

Eh. I feel like there were many circumstances where Christi would invoke maddie where she didn’t need to be apart of. She needed to attack Abby and not Maddie.

[@reaganquinley3507]

I think Christi acts like the mean girls at school who bully me.

[@Cloudykaterina]

Folukemi Omoboye she still shouldn’t have attacked an 8 year old. Her problem was with Abby and she would tear down an 8 year old.

[@flee4342]

Good rule of thumb for reality shows: if you don’t see the person actually mouthing the words you hear AND you don’t see the person they are speaking to in the same shot. More than likely it didn’t happen the way it was shown.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

Yea the producers used old audios of what Abby said to make her look better and just put these other words over the audio

[@kelsey2333]

They did that to maddie multiple times to make her seem like a brat

[@gymnasticsgirlie0647]

@@kelsey2333 They also scripted some of her, along with some other cast members' interviews in Season 1. I'm pretty sure Abby confirmed this fact in the meet-and-greet she held when she opened her LA studio. She said that in order to make Maddie seem like a brat, they would coerce her to say certain things by literally not allowing her to get up to leave until she said them.

[@Angel-xe2tl]

Im still mad that in season 8 finale Abby did say she never wanted chloe to succeeded and hated it when she did.

[@beansontoast9924]

I can believe it I mean its _abby_. It doesn't mean that I liked it tho.

[@hamdaaljallaf4768]

I mean it’s obvious she made Chloe go up against Maddie who had 2 solos and Chloe rarely rehearsed that’s why she fell out of her turns that’s why Christi yelled at Melissa and Abby in the dressing room where Maddie cried

[@Kayla-jy6vh]

@@hamdaaljallaf4768and it was more to that as well! Maddie did two solos that she already knew and won with , Chloe had to do a brand new solo with only 40 minutes of rehearsal time .. knowing the behind the scenes , Christi’s anger was always valid .

[@beansontoast9924]

I think Christi is a lot better than the show portrayed her. The bit about her being a little controlling Is honestly what surprised me the most because I did not expect her to be like that to her kids. I hate controlling parents. Anyway,great vid as always♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@evilregal538]

Idk if Christi was much better than we saw on the show... Christi many times say in her IG posts that she was a maniac on DM

[@trisharunnallsakavictorias4767]

heck yea ....

[@Emper0rH0rde]

@@evilregal538 But she's owned up to it. Christi is probably the *last* mom from that show today to double down and insist she did nothing wrong.

[@beansontoast9924]

@@evilregal538 yeah but she owned up to it making her better and now that she has had therapy sessions she is a lot calmer and happier person I think.

[@beansontoast9924]

OMG I am soo surprised and over the moo I got freaking 1k likes oooommmmggggg

[@marybredenkamp427]

I feel that chloe did not need all that hate from abby like if agree

[@flower_topia]

Mary Bredenkamp no one of them needed hate from abby wtf

[@maryjasper3369]

you had me there until you said "like if agree"

[@geral096]

No child should go trougth that

[@dani-hx9tt]

@@maryjasper3369 Same, it gets annoying

[@a.b.5473]

Mary Bredenkamp stop being so desperate for likes

[@danielmackowiak1606]

In my opinion, Christi was rarely jealous of Maddie. Christi complained more about the favoritism and how her daughter kept getting the short end of the stick. There’s many examples of Abby “sabotaging” Chloe and Christi the caring the mother she is decided that not how this works and would call Abby out. However, the show runners probably wanted more drama so would push Abby, Melissa and Christi into a fight about the jealousy of Maddie. It’s just confuses me as Kelly, Jill and Holly we’re also called out for being jealous of her. I think every mom of the 5 besides Melissa called out Abby for being a poor role model to these girls. Christi did have a few poor arguments but 95% of time she was right. Christi is one of my favorite moms and will always will be. I think the best moment is when Chloe came back from probation and Christi comforted her after Abby refused to call her by her name. Also I don’t think Christi was jealous of Maddie as Christi always supported her and sometimes comforted her Keep the good work.

[@MsJubjubbird]

Christi was jealous of the kids that could compete with Chloe. No doubt. But I think she told herself so many times that it was the treatment she was jealous of to justify her anger that she actually believed it. What she was most jealous of was not Maddie's wins, talent or opportunities but Maddie's dedication. She really wanted Chloe to be an amazing dancer because she didn't get to be one and it was terrifying for her when Chloe wanted to quit or didn't want to practice, while there were superdedicated kids whose parents probably could have had lessons as kids themselves. She was gobsmacked Chloe could live her dream but Chloe actually saw fit to show some apprehension. She was also desperate to ignore the reality of the situation. She was very angry about how her life dream turned out but she kinda needed to let it go and find a new one.

[@teapocket5486]

MsJubjubbird and you got all that from what? Being friends with the Lukasiaks or the Zieglers?

[@loveydoveybear2232]

MsJubjubbird I’m sure Christi would’ve liked Chloe to be more dedicated, but to be honest I think it was more the issue of Abby always putting not only Chloe down, but all the other kids as well. Christi knew good and well that a dance teacher should focus on the talents of all her students and not just one. She just wanted fair treatment.

[@karimahc2111]

MsJubjubbird I see you everywhere shut up sometimes

[@haileyparsons3844]

There was an episode where Christi even stood up for Maddie, it was the episode where Abby made Maddie do the drop dance diva dance. And Christi stood up for Maddie. But because of the fact Abby called Chloe a snake, that small moment gets over shadowed a lot.

[@waitwhat2915]

I also want to point out that during the fight where Abby called Chloe a sneak Christi was actually defending Maddie. If you listening to what she is saying she's telling Abby that it's wrong to tell Maddie that all of her friends are jealous of her and that they would never be happy for her.

[@princesseleler5515]

Lol when Christi said that, she wasn't actually defending Maddie. It was more her defending her child

[@kaitie648]

THIS!!! Christi was standing up against Abby's manipulative tactics towards Maddie.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

Eleanor Harrison facts this is why I love her

[@sierralewis1232]

Princess Eleler That argument had nothing to do with Chloe. She was defending Maddie😒

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

Christi was the only person who realized the toxic relationship Abby had with Maddie. Wish Melissa would've listened to her sooner than ignoring her out of spite

[@dclottz934]

Personally I believe chloe is such a positive and polite person. She has honestly been through so much but she has never let it ruin her. Christie is an amazing mum and I think the producers provoked a lot of drama

[@beansontoast9924]

Same she seems like an abused child. You can see that she was a good friend and had a heart of gold in the early seasons that didn't harm her as much.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

Yea true

[@erinestrada941]

I honestly never thought she was jealous of other kids. Yes, she made mistakes, said mean things too, but at the end of the day, she was one of the moms who wanted all the kids to get the fair treatment from Abby. I've always liked her for that.

[@quirkyqueooordrarvrird6312]

Are you filipino??? Just asking

[@Ryleeforeverfan]

Exactly I don’t know how many times she said she wasn’t jealous of Maddie she was upset she was given special treatment over all the other girls any one who thinks differently needs to rewatch the show and open their eyes... like she said if your always told your amazing you will feel amazing and confident and portrayed that on stage... if your told your awful your lazy given lousy choreography less time practicing you will not be confident and do well...so when Chloe did amazing despite evil Abby that killed Abby....

[@ylvavolkov2122]

Erin Estrada yet she was horrible to some of the kids once they one up chloe

[@lydiamartin.]

@@ylvavolkov2122 how was she horrible to the kids though..??

[@ylvavolkov2122]

lydia martin did you not watch the show lol shes the meanest of the moms she literally talks down to the kids just because they were better than chloe in a competition. Watch any episode where chloe performed poorly compared to the rest of them like?

[@low_life_lol5865]

The producers are blind to think that we like the drama. it makes us mad and we like the moms like Holly because she doesn't fight and create drama😠

[@beansontoast9924]

Gets more views though. You can't seriously say that you would watch and begin watching the series if they were all sunshine's and rainbows🤨

[@cherryclan1]

I agree. I started watching it recently, and when they fight I fast-forward through it.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

I don’t like it if it was ONLY miners without any kinda and not to much I think it would be good

[@user-ce5cd1kw1y]

at the end of the day, they do not care what you (the consumer) like. you still watch it, you still give them views and money. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. also, with the drama, you talk about it; there are villains and heroes and attention (and ofc more $$) is gained by word of mouth thru passionate fans playing into the polarized cast. if they all got along and were neutral, you'd never discuss it, argue about it, or even remember to watch it. if it really made people mad, they wouldn't watch, but instead, that anger and investment in the drama fuel the show's viewership.

[@Julia-ds9td]

Legit. I was only ever watching to see how the routines turned out and the costumes.

[@PeppaPig-pk1du]

If Christi and Cathy got in a fight it would have aired cause that’s really dramatic and good for views

[@chironex4844]

I disagree, it would have critics complaining and kids not watching it as their parents may think it would be violent. It also would avoid any further lawsuits as Lifetime, Abby and Kelly all faced one during the dressing room right.

[@NicolasGonzalez-cs4fy]

@@chironex4844 no because the fight with Cathy and Christi happened during season 2 and the Kelly and Abby legal drama didn't happen until season 4 and there were other legal issues that happened later with Abby that made up for more drama.

[@PeppaPig-pk1du]

Chironex Kelly hits Abby-aired Yolonda chokes Stacey-aired Tammy hits Christy-aired So I don’t think they care about critics

[@beansontoast9924]

It might have caused legal problems

[@Mimi-bm6jo]

I think they didn't air it because Christy is the good mom, and all the moms who did things like that are portrayed as the bad, crazy mom

[@hermionejeangranger1863]

I think Christi was the most honest. Sure, she had some ugly moments and the scene with Maddie crying in the background is hard to watch. But what she was angry about wasn't really about maddie, it was the fact that the other kids get told they don't mount up but are never really allowed to try. I didn't see it as her being jealous, I saw her just being fed up with it all. She's fiery and got a temper. But honestly that just made her seem more relatable to me. She was more human and flawed rather than pretending to be the perfect mother who never got mad or Mama bearish.

[@sadielol828]

And holly

[@lydiamartin.]

@Casper what the fandom does though isn't Christi's fault. and Christi has made mistakes like everyone else. she doesn't seem entitled to me at all. plus, we don't need to downgrade Maddie in order to make chloe 'feel better'. chloe is so successful and she's worked extremely hard.

[@kaitlynbrown1295]

@Jaden S true I think everyone forgets that

[@jxl4262]

​@Jaden S that was still no excuse for christi to act out in that way, though. she even continued to yell after maddie and mackenzie were visibly upset. i agree that melissa and abby both could've handled it differently to avoid the conflict, but christi was certainly in the wrong for that.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

Yea she had to make them ugly because she is tried and fed up and because that’s how the show runs

[@bingokidsvlogs138]

Christi was NEVER jealous or cruel! If you go back in an episode, she stated "Just because no one played with Abby at recess, doesn't mean she has to take it out on poor little Mackenzie" and Many other times, she protected all of the girls and wanted everyone to be treated equally! Besides, she's an iconic Queen

[@jordanajacobs9822]

Cathy and Christi FRIENDS i would never have imagined

[@gloomygloomy2187]

SAME THO but I like it because they seem to be just at badd

[@kalejuice5701]

That especially shocked me too!

[@AndreeCynthia]

Christi mentioned many times on the show that Chloe has a heart of gold, and I think that came directly from Christi. When I watched the show for the first time I definitely did believe that she was just a jealous stage mom trying to protect her dreams on her daughter, but that's what I felt about all the moms (besides Holly honestly) but rewatching the show all over again up until they officially left I see it differently now. Christi always stuck up for every child and every mom on the team, she loved each dancer as if they were her own kid, she never wanted to take a child's victory away from them. She stood up for Mackenzie multiple times and was the one who comforted her, so Christi often times was doing the right thing; by being a mom with the same heart of gold she taught Chloe to have. I do believe the show made her out to be the bad guy way too many times and sadly I think a lot of people still think she still is a crazy stage mom up until this day. Rewatching the show opened my eyes to the lack of teaching and choreography Chloe was given. Christi was seriously right when she said Abby was setting her up to fail, which is probably the cruelest thing of all because here you have a beautiful and hopeful little girl who wanted to be a great dancer be constantly humiliated and beaten down. There's a difference between teaching and being flat out cruel, sadly Abby chose to be cruel to young Chloe

[@beansontoast9924]

If there is anything you can learn about these videos is that *they edit it*. They probably have her perfect choreo with a good amount of practicing time.

[@princesseleler5515]

Goo Galore everyone got good choreography, a few of the girls even said it. The producers edit the dances to make it look like some girls were walking around and only posing. Just for drama. And if the choreography was bad, why did the girls placing every single time?

[@davemccarysucks]

That's so true Christi seemed like a crazy lady at first but really she really did care about all of the children and fought for justice for all of them and chloe now shes gorgeous and going to college so she really did teach her right

[@hamdaaljallaf4768]

Christi is a caring mom when christy had a fight with Abby and got her kicked out of the nationals group dance u can see Christi comforting Sarah and gave Mackenzie a pep talk before her cry solo and also comforted Nia when she didn’t get a national solo

[@missyelliot6237]

Seriously... how is someone this much of a piece of shit to a kid

[@nats.1149]

I would like to know if Melissa was really a liar, would be an interesting video

[@secretlifeofamymac]

Naty Suástegui i don’t think she did. i have a feeling the producers set it up and only told melissa the day of or day before as maddie would’ve already have the costume in new york. i feel like melissa was given a bad image on the show where i feel like she was acc trapped as she had to work for abby to afford dance classes so she most likely felt indebted to her and didn’t want to mess that up for her kids

[@sammistar4894]

Especially about the 2 sapphire duo did they tell maddie to lie to chloes face????

[@omao4938]

Sammi Star They probably did or told Maddie something fake and Maddie really thought they were doing something certain way when in reality it was all a lie to make her seem bad.

[@sashaking1111]

Yes please, yes please!!!!!!!!!

[@madelinehaley290]

Yes!

[@maddiemcneil3268]

Was christi jealous or caring Me: No sis she was ICONIC

[@beansontoast9924]

I think she was caring in a inhuman situation

[@beansontoast9924]

Mostly _iconic_ tho

[@selinwang6171]

_iconic icon_

[@05RoadRunner]

Iconic Queen

[@khalidalkubaisi6057]

Agreed

[@haileypeters6034]

of course christi had flaws, as we all do. but i think the real christi really shines through in scenes like when she was comforting mackenzie about being compared to maddie before she did the cry solo. or when melissa wasn’t at comp in season 1 and christi gave maddie “a mommy hug” before she performed her solo, even tho maddie and chloe were competing. it was always obvious to me that christi loved all the girls so much

[@sammybobany]

even though christi come off as rude sometimes (and she was a couple of times) I still loved her and even after I stopped watching the show.

[@sammybobany]

Brealeigh Garcia I mean the actual fandom 😂

[@serahuang]

I honestly think Christi is a great parent which I didn’t realise when I was younger. Just look at how Chloe turn out and how Clara is now on their KZbin channel.

[@Valentina-uy3tl]

I think Christi was most people’s favourite including mine but everyone knows that 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 was the best mum

[@murphysullivan-gallagher9350]

@Nuh Ready After 6 years of being maltreated? I would turn to hate Abby.

[@reynalioness4992]

Both moms were good people in bad situations

[@beansontoast9924]

Yes Christi was the best character but Holly was the best mom and overall queen👑

[@augustm2771]

*Doctor Holly*

[@AP-ty6oz]

Don’t forget that abby kinda admitted she would sabotage chloe when she said in season 8 “I never wanted chloe to win” and as she controls the dances she had the power to ensure it wouldn’t be as competititive

[@Kayla-jy6vh]

Not kinda she flat out said it. To me this proved to every fan that thought Christi was just some horrible person that it was way more that wasn’t shown (only times she was out of line was when she would bring up Melissa’s personal life)

[@sophieprior1260]

1 minute ago and there’s already a dislike? Even the haters have post notifications on 🤔

[@danielmackowiak1606]

Sophie Prior Probably that one dislike is from Abby. 😂

[@danielmackowiak1606]

Sophie Prior Probably that one dislike is from Abby. 😂

[@sophieprior1260]

Daniel Mackowiak 1000% 🤣

[@josie5292]

Sophie Prior now there’s 2. Dang I guess Abby has two accounts now

[@marthamorolari6661]

Dang Abby got ten accounts now

[@NamiSwaann22]

I think Christi is just a real human who made mistakes but also owns up to them

[@reveriieful]

It doesn't matter, she's still *iconic*

[@beansontoast9924]

Ikr agreed

[@tessagummery391]

Let’s all agree though, Dance Moms wouldn’t have been Dance Moms without Christi

[@katiebrumskill9305]

Christi stuck up for all of the kids when they were treated poorly by Abby and the majority of her claims are correct she is 100 percent a caring mum and definitely not jealous

[@FREDDURST99]

Is it just me or did Christi have such a glow up 🤩

[@beansontoast9924]

Finally somebody with 2 reasonable eyeballs😍😍

[@elizasbusiness6442]

She got her nose done

[@m3bxl93]

Botox***

[@m3bxl93]

Nose job***

[@gingergirl96]

Can you do an episode of Kelly being Abby’s student as a kid and how it contributed to how Abby treated Brooke and Paige? I LOVE your series! xx

[@kayseecoward7571]

iiMxntyLeaf yes! I would love to see one like that (:

[@rashoanileemyles3667]

I think it was because Kelly still stole her crush

[@hahaH0ll13]

I love Christi. She may have been a hothead sometimes, but she loved all of the girls including Maddie even tho the show made it seem like she was jealous of Maddie. I remember seeing one episode they were in the classroom (dressing room) and Maddie had written on the white board “Christi loves Maddie” and Melissa tweeted one time that Maddie was so happy when Christi did her hair and makeup one competition

[@Kayla-jy6vh]

This is all true and people always magically forgets about when Abby called Chloe a sneak , she was defending Maddie that whole entire time . Christi would often tell Abby to stop putting Maddie on a pedestal and stop pressuring her. But no one ever mentions these times 🤔

[@adrianalvarez1468]

She was iconic😂and Really shocked about the Cathy and Christi being friends part,I mean Two Icons😂

[@haileyparsons3844]

J J You should see the deleted scene where Chloe returns back in season 7. Cathy and Christi reunite and it there was no bad blood between the two of them.

[@rileyluczak4314]

I hate these dumb producers they tried to make Christi seem like the bad guy and always jealous of Maddie. But I really think she was really just upset that Chloe got treated so porly and Maddie got treated like an actual human. I mean I can’t blame Christi it’s her daughter and she should stand up for Chloe for that....

[@aneezaagha5164]

I think she was just a mom willing to go to war for her kid. I don’t blame her…she’s an awesome mom.

[@stanislavdimov3521]

Christi is the best and you can't tell me anything

[@bjbertinirie425]

Desislava Dimova nah holly is

[@MariaFlores-ef1oz]

@@bjbertinirie425 they're both amazing you don't have to choose

[@eagann92]

She's not the best. I just told you something.

[@beansontoast9924]

Holly is amazing too tho

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

@@eagann92 neither are you

[@jessidunn0551]

Christi Is my favourite mum, she is always so supportive of the girls

[@meghancipher6186]

I think that the only nice "Christy Moments" shown on the show were when she was cheering up Mackenzie when her own MOTHER let Abby scream at Mackenzie. Christi was like "Time to be backup mom!" and COMFORTED her! She didn't HAVE to do that, she WANTED to do that! As well as when she stood up to Abby and in her iconic way told her "Stop treating the other kids like s*** because they are JUST as amazing, special, talented and WORTH as Maddie is" which I agree. EVERY CHILD was treated differently and compared to Maddie by Abby (NO HATE AGAINST MADDIE! SHE, AND THE OTHERS, ARE TALENTED AND AMAZING KIDS!), and Christi would be the FIRST ONE to call Abby out on it! I hate when the producers tried to sugarcoat Abby during her fights with Christi; that is not fair Christy, Kelly and Holly are, and always WILL BE, my favorite moms. They stand up for the underdogs (aka, the "WORK HARDER OR NO RESPECT FROM ME (Abby)" kids that would usually be in the corner Edit: I FIXED THE TYPOS!

[@Aquarius20111]

I love how the moms were trying to leave the show since the beginning.

[@LpsfudgeandMlpTV]

Everyone said that when chloe and Christi came back in season 7 it was just for the fame because why would you put yourselfs through that again but Abby was going to jail and they knew the show was coming to a close so contracts wouldn't have locked them in for 6 years and the kids left Abby and Christian and chloe never even spoke to her and you really think they'd go back for the fame when chloe had wrote a book stared in a movie and won teen choice when they weren't on the show

[@CYBER_N0T]

If they couldn’t be tied to a contract as the show was ending, of course they would go back for fame! They didn’t have to do it for six years again.

[@jaimim3675]

Even thought Christi had moments when she wasn’t at her greatest, I think what defines her as a decent person is her owning up to it. She talks about the moments when she wasn’t her greatest self, and I don’t know how you can expect much better when the teacher spewed so much vitriol at her daughter and other students and created such a toxic, stressful environment. She wasn’t her best sometimes but I understand and really adore Christi, especially her wit.

[@ellencurrie6844]

Do you think Christi would get higher pay than the other mums because she created more drama lol

[@joy5976]

That’s probably why the producers didn’t want her to leave the show, they tried to lock her in because they could get more drama out of her and get more views for the show

[@bethmissbenett]

E C yes! Also, she had some perks for the drama.

[@gloomygloomy2187]

LOL probably

[@gloomygloomy2187]

jay yea definitely everyone else did start drama but it wasn’t a lot it was every once in a while

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

No, all the full time adults had the same pay, and all the full time kids had the same pay (which was less than the adults, of course)

[@susangarcia2506]

Christi is like a totally different person now, I really love her. She's smart, she's talented and really funny. Her KZbin channel is great. She's a fabulous Mom and she gives great advice. DM was a nightmare for her.

[@jessiemacdonald3436]

I mean Abby knowingly bashed Chloe because she couldn’t leave

[@deleanorw]

Christi made the show fun, she was also super caring. I think they tried to make her look bad like they did with Chloe.

[@dazzlingforests1373]

They made chloe look really good though?

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

@@dazzlingforests1373 they did make her look like a weak dancer (underdog) who always lost against stronger dancers, when in reality she won many more times than what was shown.

[@Mcplayer5000]

Side note: Melissa, holly, Christi, Jill, and Kelly still talk to this day same as the girls Christi has confirmed it!

[@blueberry.pancakes.]

One of my fav DM moments was when Christi talked to Kenzie before the solo Cry. It’s so heartwarming

[@miss.tgamer3252]

Weather christ is caring or jealous she will always be Iconic and bright

[@pix1838]

We all know one thing *SHE WAS A QUEEN*

[@miadavis4837]

My biggest issue with Christi was how she always talked about Maddie right in front of her. She would say that it 'wasn't about Maddie' but, as young as Maddie was, there was no way that she could make that distinction. She also did straight up insult Maddie's character several times and did things like joking about Melissa giving sexual favors to her boyfriend so he'd pay for dance lessons, etc. She and Leslie also revealed Melissa's affair on TV which was absolutely horrible and damaging for both Maddie and Mackenzie who were very young at the time. Another thing she did that I thought was awful was her calling Maddie, Kendall and Kalani mean girls and bullies on TV. At that point she knew that she had an army of tween fans ready to cyberbully and harass the girls but she did it anyway. If she had legitimate concerns she could have taken it up with the moms off camera.

[@stardustaldc455]

I honestly think that if there was a physical fight that they would have aired it. Imagine the drama

[@chloelee7937]

hahah honestly look at the fight between Kelly and Abby, as well as Yolanda and Stacey. they definitely got more views those weeks😂

[@ellenburke1640]

Chloe Lee i actually think the fight between tami and CHRIST-ty was the worst in season 4! i forgot which one but it was so bad

[@chloelee7937]

Ellen Burke omg true 😂😂 and abby sat there taking a video💀💀

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

@WILLIAM RIMOVITZ Christi didn't choke her, she was throwing water bottles at her( and back) or something

[@leafybeanieboos1679]

Christi is actually a very kind person, at least now. You have to admit no matter how bad she was on the show she has apologized for what she has done wrong and is a very good mother to both Chloe and Clara. She has changed and thats the _important_ thing. What happened in 2011 shouldn’t be held against her ten years later.

[@snier1991]

everyone with eyes could see that she is just an amazing mom in impossible scenario. the jealous thing was dumb, she never cared that much about dance like Jill or Melisa

[@pigeon2575]

I LOVED AND WILL ALWAYS LOVE CRISTI PERIODT. ICONIC. WONDERFUL. AMAZING.

[@willowh8669]

Sometimes Christi made mistakes, but at least she owned it.

[@beansontoast9924]

She will always be..... _iconic_

[@beansontoast9924]

She *owned* the show❤️❤️

[@jxl4262]

true, however, i wish she wouldn't have held a grudge against the zieglers for so long. chloe is nearly an adult and she still wasn't allowed to contact maddie after all these years.

[@beansontoast9924]

@@jxl4262 it is a show and do you expect her to just ignore people that making her child's self esteem to go rlly low. Mental health?!?!

[@jxl4262]

@@beansontoast9924 chloe has spoken out about wanting to contact maddie before. however, christi wouldn't allow it. i feel like this is toxic because while chloe and maddie wanted to be friends, christi didn't want to because of her feeling against melissa. it wasn't maddie who made her self esteem low, it was abby.

[@ailbhesweeney2826]

I really like christi and I get why she was always pissed off at Melissa I just wish there was a way she could have gotten in those arguments away from the kids because it’s not exactly Maddie’s fault that Abby was nice to her. But then all the mums r guilty of that and the producers did force them into close quarters. Just wish the kids didn’t have to put up with the mums and Abbys shit lol

[@EnchantedPixel]

can we all just agree she was the most iconic mom

[@clararose]

I thought that Christi was always telling the cameras to go away after Chloe dropped her hat. The scene makes it seem like she's on the verge of quitting, which she was.

[@HarryPotter-nz3zu]

I feel Christi is actually caring because she stood up for a lot of the girls like when Melissa and Abby where screaming at Mackenzie and she was supporting her. she also has the right be mad at Abby and the producers for being so mean to Chloe (mainly the producers) and Abby was actually getting mad at Chloe because she was growing a big fandom quicker than Maddie witch obviously annoyed Abby. Also don't get me wrong she did have a bad moments but they all made mistakes because they're human. So you can't say she is perfect but she is most certainly not a monster.

[@justsomeone929]

When your early but you cant think of anything and then waste your time thinking of what to say...

[@beansontoast9924]

Relateble.

[@shantanupanda1650]

I've only watched the first two seasons yet, and I can't imagine why people think Christi is the jealous one. When I see the moms I see Kelly, Christi and Holly who band together and fight against the unfair treatment their children receive, whereas Melissa is constantly siding with Abby unless Abby decides the episode is one of Maddie's humanising downfall episodes

[@EF-kk3vh]

I literally woke up and got so excited because I remembered it’s Thursday and time for another Uncovered haha! Yeah I don’t agree with a couple of the things Christi has done, but I do have respect for her. Great video!

[@glsweeney721]

Christi and Kelly were a big part of the reason I watched the show LOL

[@sophiebyrne5919]

*Completely unrelated but I think a Brooke Kalani and Brynn trio would be amazing*

[@beansontoast9924]

Omg yeah the acro would be amazing

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

Brooke was a Kalani who trained at a 'slightly above average studio, but subpar compared to club dance'. Their duet would have been goals

[@Dani-pl1cv]

Its clear that the moms have so many problems with the shows rules and regulations.

[@taniarelys.vazquez_figuero6826]

A pro for Christi along is that she takes accountability for her actions. She admits what she said and/or did and apologizes.

[@brindasamula3904]

I feel like all the moms were jealous of the attention Maddie got but not of her opportunities and talent. They all just wanted their kids to be treated with the same attention and love as Maddie. Abby never wanted the other kids to be successful and I think thAts what the moms hated.

[@missyelliot6237]

I just posted something similar to this. She definitely wasn’t jealous of Maddie, just upset that her daughter and the other girls were constantly being treated like crap. I don’t know why people want to equate that with jealousy lol. People can be angry and not jealous lol

[@jahnayawashington7919]

Chloe’s sadness is always so evident, my poor queen

[@jaydamay6815]

I LOVEEEE the way Christi owned up to her mistakes . she was never 100% right & she got impulsive sometimes but the fandom loves her bc of her authenticity , & the way she admits her wrongdoings & corrects them .

[@FirstVote_2024]

video idea: why the girls stopped speaking to others or the truth about the irreplacables

[@Dan-rp8gb]

I wish someone would come out with footage of all the Non Drama moments... seeing the moms and girls having fun and getting along

[@i-notzoey2100]

IMO if Chloe had taken extra classes like Maddie, she would have easily been the best on the team.

[@bethkatic6841]

Abby: tried to make Chloe hated The fandom: likes her more 😂😂

[@hann1515]

not much to do with the video but: so chloe went to the same school as me and my social studies teacher told us this story (he did tell us who it was at first just that it was a famous girl that went to mars) but they went on a field trip once and chloe was there and she got *mobbed* by fans. the teacher had no clue what was going on just that kids from another school were surrounding one of his students so he found a parent chaperone from that school and was like what the hell and she was like don’t you know who that is she’s on dance moms! so now there’s a picture of chloe in the notes power point for the revolutionary war

[@beansontoast9924]

What that does not make any sense like at all whaaaaat

[@saturvixx]

you just made my day with this comment 😂

[@chickinisyumtm7374]

i personally love christi and chloe but when christi was on the show the producers made her look ungrateful until chloe got good dancing opportunities at the studio but that’s just my opinion

[@peachy.mp4538]

i watch your uncovered videos ALL the time

[@beansontoast9924]

I literally just watching all her videos on a marathon and then I was like yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

[@luciekapurova1501]

I always had a Big amount of respect for Christi since I started watching the show and I tell you why : I was a fosterchild and had a quite turbulent childhood and Abby reminded me very much of a type of fosterparents That are incredible vile and evil. I noted that right away. Christi on the Other Hand always seemed to be very protective and proud of her daughter which I in Some ways wished I had when I was a kid.

[@MichelleMarieeTV]

In my opinion, one of Christi's biggest regrets should be talking about Melissa's personal life. She has commented on Melissa's marriage and "affairs" twice on the show which I feel is ridiculous. It had nothing to do with Chloe's dancing or Maddie being treated better therefore bringing it up was unnecessary. I have to be honest when I say I couldn't stand how she would roll her eyes or complain whether Maddie got any type of opportunity. If you're not jealous, why is that Maddie can't get one solo without you getting an attitude? I feel like 85% of the time Chloe was given the same type choreography and costuming as Maddie, and she often was over shadowed. I think if Chrisiti would have taken the energy she put into complaining about Melissa and Maddie into Chloe than Chloe would have had much better confidence in her abilities. Telling Chloe that she was expected to lose and that Maddie was always put on a pedestal didn't help anything. If Abby is going to tare your kid down than it is your job to do everything in your power to boost her up, and that means not worrying about anyone but your kid. Also, I never understood why Melissa giving Maddie opportunities was ever an issue for Christi and Kelly. That is what a mom is supposed to do. They always wanted everything to be 100% equal and fair but that just isn't how life is. She should have put more effort into her own child and not worried so much about how other kids were treated. It is super annoying to watch back and see.

[@honeymoon7259]

If you check out Christi’s KZbin channel you can see just how sweet she is and that the show completely misrepresents her

[@quirkyqueooordrarvrird6312]

Hi love this video. Wish you could do more! Appreciate how much time and effort you spend in each of these well detailed videos. Im a big fan

[@lidiabenedetto7608]

recently, i started watching the spin off series “dance moms miami”. I noticed something very odd. Unlike the original dance moms, they never actually show the miami team TRAVELING. At first, i figures they just didn’t do that or whatever. but i happened to notice they go to star bound quite often in the first few episodes. and, at all these comps, the announcer is the same man. Am i over thinking this, or did they lie about traveling to different states? I mean, the host was apparently the announcer in hollywood, but also was the announcer for a different comp the next week that wasn’t in Hollywood?

[@janetorrence6868]

I love Christi and Holly and I loooooooved when Christi gave the select moms new names

[@kitoko8505]

Abby tried to make the viewers dislike Chloe by bullying her? Ummm, instead her bullying made me like Chloe more and feel for her.

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

But Chloe didn't know how much the viewers liked her, she didn't watch the show. For her, Abby was the bigger presence in her life and she was always bullying her, undermining her and emotionally abusing her. That had a more direct impact on Chloe. Christi was talking about that, because her priority was on how her daughter felt, rather than what fans thought about her.

[@divadawn509]

Christi is my favorite, she spent ALL of her time on dance moms building those kids up. She comforted Brooke and Paige, she comforted Nia, and constantly gave Chloe affirmations to offset the horrible things that Abby said to her. I would have turned into a mean girl if Abby was constantly putting down my baby too!

[@meganbos55]

This is the best series on the internet. Change my mind.

[@squirlex518]

Can we appreciate how much work goes into these!

[@maddisonle-guier1112]

I only subscribed and found you on the weekend but oh my god I’m hooked, I searched through your videos earlier to see if I’ve missed any and now I’m re-watching dance moms!

[@noellefair4373]

I ALWAYS liked Christi. At the time she reminded me of my sister. Spunky, funny, witty. Fiercely loyal, but with a huge heart that she only was able to show sometimes. She has always had a fierce sense of justice and fairness. I always appreciated her.

[@lulu_luvsu]

just want to say that i love your content and how much work you put into it 💗

[@duckydae]

i never got the impression that christi was ever jealous of maddie or anyone for that matter she just didn’t like that maddie was put on a pedestal rather than all the girls being treated equal.

[@morganv.9325]

She's always been my favorite mom.

[@TheMDavidson93]

Great video! I wondered if there was any way you could look into whether Abby’s behaviour towards some of the girls worsened as the shows popularity grew? I’m actually watching series 1 of Dance Moms right now and I do actually feel Abby seems a lot kinder during this season, to both moms and dancers.

[@vmpirebl00d4]

Hi i love these videos Kelly and Christ are the best oh btw what happen with Abby lee and Kelly fight what really happen???

[@ercami]

thanks for posting this and making some clarity