Courtesy of Entertainment Tonight.

Julianne Hough sat down with Entertainment Tonight and discussed why she isn’t a judge on this season of Dancing With The Stars, as well as who she’s rooting for this time around.

“I do miss the show. But what’s really fun is, I’m a fan, just like everybody who watches,” she told ET. “I watch the show now that I’m home and, you know, I have favorites and everything. Which is great because I could never really have favorites. I had to really kind of separate that [as a judge].”

As you know, Julianne served as judge from seasons four to eight.

“I love Derek [Fisher]. I think he is phenomenal. I love Lindsey Stirling. She’s just a bubble and bright light of fresh air… I think that Sasha [Pieterse] is great. She’s got such a fun personality, and she can really move,” she said, adding: “Obviously, right now, I wanted to take some time and focus on my acting and kind of get back on that path. I’m really excited, you know? This is a different chapter. I’m 29 and I feel like I’m sort of coming into my own.”