Brooke Burke slammed ‘Dancing With the Stars‘ host Tyra Banks saying that she isn’t a good match for the show. The former host made the statement on Wednesday’s episode of David Yontef’s Behind the Velvet Rope podcast.

“It’s tough. It’s a live show. And I know those live tapings are a struggle, you know, behind the scenes. You know, she’s a diva. Everybody knows that she’s a diva. There’s nothing wrong with that. And I’m not, I’m not saying anything bad about her. Be a diva. It’s not the place to be a diva. You know, your pros are the diva. Your winner. Your perfect 10 score dancer who’s never done it. That defines diva in the ballroom. So, you know, I just think it wasn’t embraced,” Burke said of Banks’ behavior in the DWTS ballroom.

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Burke, who won a Mirrorball Trophy of her own in 2008 before co-hosting the long-running dance competition series from 2010-2013, insisted that she wasn’t speaking ill of the supermodel.

However, she did feel that Banks would do better in a “shining” role as she needs to understand that “it is just not about you as the host.”

“I think that show requires a lot of compassion and loving kindness, especially as the host,” she continued. “So, I don’t really need to say it. You know what I mean? I think it was a tough transition. Change is hard for everyone, you know, they’ve gone through a lot on that show. That’s for sure. And you are just not the star as the host. Like, it is just not about you as the host. Right? So yeah, I think Tyra is great in a shining role. I will just say that.”

Banks, who took over DWTS hosting duties from Tom Bergeron in season 29, has made some on-air flubs. During her first season as host, Banks had accidentally announced the wrong bottom two couples on live TV.

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“The world is angry at the talent, but there’s a whole control room and things happening and craziness going on,” Banks said of the on-air mixup during an appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour in Aug. 2021.

“I was blamed for it, and it wasn’t me,” she insisted. “And I think that’s very important to say.”