Justified feelings or an overreaction? Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer were once again low scorers on Dancing With the Stars, and the twinkled toed pair are none-to-happy with yet another animal comparison by the judges.

Bruno Tonioli offered this reaction to their routine: “It was like watching a cute little penguin try to be a big, menacing bird of prey. “It has to be menacing, dark, dangerous, hypnotic … like a panther stalking.”

“I always go out there and give my best and I feel like I’ve improved week to week and I don’t feel like this week was any different,” Bono, 42, told PEOPLE after Monday’s show.

“They called you an animal,” Schwimmer said. “They said you have a bad personality … I think it’s fair to say he’s not a favorite.”

Bono elaborated about the “disrespectful” animal comparisons. “I’ve been called an Ewok, a cute and cuddly bear, now tonight a penguin,” he said. “It’s disrespectful to me. ”

Lacey: “It’s rude and unnecessary, and as his friend I’m embarrassed. We are both anti-bullying … And having the judges refer to him as animals or dis his personality, it’s unnecessary. It’s rude and it’s going back on everything that people are trying to fix. It’s disappointing that it has to be here and it has to be one of my friends.”

“I cried today because I was so hurt, and I was so embarrassed that they had said that,” she said. “I’m glad that Maks stood up, because I was about to jump on that table and rip their heads off.”

*side eye* Granted, I, too, would have been peeved to be compared to an Ewok, especially in a dance competition, but to throw in the “anti-bullying” campaign is a bit much. It’s a compeition that requires judgement, not everything is going to be a bed of roses.

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Lacey Schwimmer is hitting back at critics of her fuller figure. The 23-year-old, who is paired with Chaz Bono on the current season, admits that she’s comfortable with her new figure after battling an eating disorder when she was younger.

‘I have boobs, I have a huge butt and I have a lot of muscle,’ she tells America’s In Touch magazine.

‘I like having curves – I’m proud of them!’ she adds.

Lacey, who faced criticism after stepping out in an unflattering pair of high-wasted jeans earlier this month, does her best to ignore insults.

‘There’s nothing I can do about except let it go and get over it!’ says the performer, who is in a relationship with choreographer DJ Guthrie.

She also spoke about her battle to conquer her eating disorder, which began when she was 13 and saw her drop to a size zero.
‘My hair was falling out and my skin was grey,’ she says. ‘It was a really bad time.’

She weighed just 98lbs and would often survive on six slices of turkey a day while dancing for hours.

Now a U.S. size four, she has two simple words for those who have negative comments about her body: ‘Zip it!’

Lacey and Chaz survived last night’s elimination round on Dancing With The Stars despite earning the lowest scores from the judges.

Elisabetta Canalis and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy were voted off the show after falling into the bottom two with David Arquette.

Ok, I’m all for her gaining weight – living a more healthy lifestyle…but a size four? Girl please! Maybe she and Kirstie Alley shop at the same store, because there is NO WAY she’s a size four.

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What on EARTH happened to Lacey Schwimmer!? I mean daaaaaaaaaaang!

Lacey Schwimmer is pictured leaving dance rehearsals for Dancing With The Stars wearing quite possibly the world’s most unflattering jeans ever made. The dancer is set to appear on DWTS alongside Chaz Bono (not pictured).

I mean wow – that has to be by far the WORST look I’ve seen in a long time. Not a good if you have a couple extra pounds on ya, just sayin.

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“Dancing With The Stars” professional dancer, Lacey Schwimmer, tries something new. She gets to play host at The Evening At Vanity Nightclub in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

She’s a beautiful lady, but I am not feeling this outfit at all. What do you think?

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“The Insider” breaks news that “Dancing with the Stars” pro Lacey Schwimmer was just diagnosed today with the same condition Julianne Hough suffers from.

Lacey tells “The Insider” exclusively that she learned – just today — that she too has endometriosis – only after her fellow dancer Julianne Hough was diagnosed with the condition. Lacey tells “The Insider” that she saw a doctor after realizing that she had many of the same symptoms as Julianne, and that she never would have gotten it checked out if it wasn’t for Julianne.

Luckily, Lacey only has the early stage of the condition, and is currently only taking medication for it. She tells us that surgery isn’t necessary at this time.

Julianne underwent surgery related to her endometriosis on Tuesday.

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