MELISSA & JOEY - Melissa Joan Hart stars as Mel on ABC Family's "Melissa & Joey." (ABC FAMILY/BOB D'AMICO)
Melissa Joan Hart may be onto other projects – like her upcoming series Melissa & Joey for ABC Family – but it wasn’t that long ago that the actress was in nearly the same position as the current contestants on Dancing with the Stars.
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy on "Dancing with the Stars." (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR)
We’re down to the final three couples: Kym Johnson and Hines Ward, Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas, Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. And while her bets are riding on Johnson and Ward, her thoughts are on the amount of stress the competition has on the dancers.
Pictured: Kym Johnson (left) and Hines Ward (right) on "Dancing with the Stars. " (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR) KYM JOHNSON, HINES WARD
That’s certainly how it was for her when she participated in season nine of the reality show. And more than the physical rigors the actress was slammed by the mental challenges.
Pictured: Chelsea Kane (left) and Mark Ballas (right) on "Dancing with the Stars." (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR)
In the video below, Hart recalls the big stressers on DWTS and what it took to get back to normal afterward.
Dancing with the Stars kicks off the finale Monday, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and concludes Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Melissa & Joey premieres June 29th, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.