published a blog on Huff Post in which she detailed how uncomfortable she felt while taking part in the show two years earlier. Laura, who was paired with Giovanni Pernice, said:"I was placed with a dance partner I was extremely uncomfortable with – and in the end I felt broken. I cried every day. And I really was broken, both mentally and physically, by the end. To the outside world I tried to suck it up and smile, and I did that to the best of my ability, but it affected me deeply.
In 2016, American singer and her pro partner Brendan Cole had a few tough talks while training together for the competition. The singer told Digital Spy: "We've definitely had some conversations, I won't lie about that." A couple of years later, she then admitted she had kept contact with most people from that year, except for Brendan. She said: "We don't have that kind of connection. It was just for the show.