'DWTS' Contestant Olivia Jade Giannulli Just Realized Dancing Is 'Way Harder Than I Ever Thought'

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Olivia Jade Giannulliis learning quickly that dancing is hard. Really hard.

The 21-year-old is cast in the upcoming season ofDancing with the Stars, and she’s been rehearsing for a few weeks.

“The pros make it look so effortless and easy, but once you get in there and they’re really teaching you the steps, it’s way harder than I ever thought. But what I will say is the pros do such a good job,” she added.

In fact, Giannulli noted that she’s “just starting to see a few muscles show up in my back that definitely weren’t there before.”

The YouTube influencer’sDWTScasting comes two and a half years after thecollege admissions scandalthat implicated her parents,Lori LoughlinandMossimo Giannulli, and saw them each spending time behind bars.

“I want to keep evolving as a person, and I think sometimes it takes kind of difficult situations and mistakes and stuff that we’re really not proud of to do that,” she continued. “Obviously I wish I could go back in time and kind of do a lot of stuff, but I think it’s kind of important to me now to just keep learning and see where the world takes me.”

“I think the hardest part is, honestly, when you can’t figure out a move or do it incorrectly and then you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, am I ever gonna figure this out? Am I ever gonna comprehend what’s going on?” Giannulli added ofDWTSon Friday. “It can get a little frustrating, but obviously that’s what the coaches are for. And they’re so great. So it’s been a blast.”

Season 30 ofDancing with the Starspremieres Monday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

source: people.com