Nyle DiMarco Explains His 'No Competition' Comments Again Ahead of DWTS Tonight

Nyle DiMarco has been taking a lot of flack for his comments during last week’s Dancing With The Stars.

The 26-year-old activist and model signed in his vlog about what the package showed and what he really feels.

“So much happened in our [mine and Peta Murgatroyd] package this past Monday on the live show, and I feel like it was kind of a negative perspective of me,” Nyle shared. “It showed me as kind of being arrogant and cocky, and that’s not who I am.”

He added, “It was so hard for me to say anything because I was misperceived. And being deaf and also being a minority, I have a huge responsibility to represent the deaf community well. And, on top of that, I also have my own foundation and I’m the face of that foundation and I can’t have that image.”

If you missed it, Nyle had stated that he didn’t see any of the contestants as competition, but pro Val Chmerkovskiy instead.