DANCING With the Stars’ Whitney Leavitt’s candid reaction to narrowly avoiding elimination has gone viral for entirely the wrong reasons.

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star and her pro partner, Mark Ballas, were part of the three couples on the chopping block during Tuesday night’s tense live results show.

Whitney Leavitt smirking next to a male dancer.
Whitney Leavitt was caught smirking as she learned she was safe from the DWTS eliminationCredit: ABC
 

A photo split into two frames. On the left, a woman with her hand over her mouth and a man holding her hand. On the right, a woman looking up at a man in a striped shirt who is smiling down at her.
Once Whitney realized it wasn’t the best time to celebrate, she covered her mouth in shockCredit: ABC
Whitney, 32, and Mark, 39, were up against her Mormon Wives co-star, Jen Affleck, and her partner, Jan Ravnik.

Alan Bersten was also part of the three on the chopping block – though his partner, Elaine Hendrix, was absent from the episode due to being rushed to the hospital earlier that day.

Although Elaine is injured and was not able to compete on Tuesday night, the judges and fans were able to score and vote based on footage from their rehearsals.

As hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough prepared to read the results, all three contestants appeared terrified of going home.

The hosts then revealed that the couple who received the lowest amount of combined judges’ scores and at-home votes were Jen and Jan.

The moment Jen’s name was read, Whitney could be seen going from a serious expression to a relieved smile, video of the live TV moment showed.

Once she looked over at her partner, Mark, who appeared devastated that his cast mate’s journey on the show was over, she appeared to realize it was not the appropriate time to celebrate.

She immediately covered her mouth and changed her facial expression to look shocked.

Whitney Leavitt smirks as Jen Affleck's elimination is announced on DWTS.
Jen and Jan, middle, hug after avoiding elimination against Alan Bersten, Whitney Leavitt, and Mark BallasCredit: ABC
 

Nine couples in spooky makeovers and chilling routines for "Halloween Night" on Dancing With the Stars.
Hosts Alfonso and Julianne speak to Jen and Jan after eliminationCredit: Disney
Many viewers at home caught the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment and slammed Whitney for the “cruel” move.

“Yes you can be happy you are safe BUT the fact she clocked that she had to ‘hide’ her smirk is what is disgusting. it’s just very disingenuous.

“No other couple who has escaped eviction has had this reaction,” one fan said.

“Mark is like on the verge of tears, and then she’s literally laughing,” another noticed.

“She isn’t genuine. It wasn’t until she looked over at mark and saw he wasn’t smiling that she realized she should cover her smile.

“Same thing happened with Danielle interaction. Whitney was celebrating, Danielle had to remind her to be a decent person,” a third fired off.

“I hope that Whitney gets eliminated next! She’s rude & disrespectful towards Jen & Jan,” a fourth insisted.

“She gives off such mean girl energy,” one more claimed.

However, some viewers stood up for Whitney, with one pointing out: “Y’all need to touch grass, my god. She’s relieved she wasn’t eliminated, then immediately caught herself bc she didn’t want to appear as if she was celebrating her friend leaving.”

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BAD BLOOD

Jan and Jen went home on DWTS’ Halloween-themed night.

Their performance received a lot of hype online because the Taylor Swift Eras tour dancer performed to the pop icon’s Reputation smash, Look What You Made Me Do.

The pair’s contemporary dance earned them praise from the judges but still landed them near the bottom of the leaderboard.

They received a total of 34 out of a possible 40 points.

Dancing With the Stars airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm EST on ABC and is available to stream the following day on Hulu and Disney+.

Whitney Leavitt smirks next to a male dancer in a striped shirt.
Jen and Jan appear disappointed after learning they were voted off the showCredit: ABC