Hilaria Baldwin Reveals the Toughest Part About Being on DWTS

Plus, being away from her and husband Alec Baldwin's seven children—Carmen, 12, Rafael, 10, Leonardo, 9, Romeo, 7, Eduardo, 5, María, 4, and Ilaria, 2—took its toll.

“As much as my kids were really supportive,” she added, “seeing them miss me was painful.”

But despite the challenges and her ultimate fate on the series, Hilaria doesn’t regret a second she spent in the ballroom.

“It's a very fun show, and I'm very grateful for the experience I had,” she said. “Every single moment was just so fun, and I wouldn't be sad if I didn't have a good time. You're not sad when it's a bad experience, you know?”

And acknowledging there are “big problems in the world,” and that her elimination is conversely not one of them, Hilaria explained, “I've talked to some people who didn't have a good time doing the show, and they were like, ‘Oh my god, I was so excited when I got off.’ That wasn't my experience, because I had the best time.”

And despite worrying she uprooted her children only to be eliminated earlier in the season, Hilaria took her eldest daughter Carmen’s advice to heart: at least she tried. Plus, there are a number of lessons she hopes her time on the series has imparted onto her children.

“I think resilience, sticking together and supporting each other though something that somebody wants to do, connecting to passions—I think all of this stuff are good lessons,” she added. “My kids learn that you be yourself. You hear the negative noise, and you continue on. And yes, maybe they can trip you, maybe you're gonna fall, but you get back up again.”

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