Reece Weaver moves on.
In the third season of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, fan-favorite DCC team member announced her departure from the team. The move stunned viewers, who wondered what was behind the choice and what was next for the powerhouse dancer.
Reece struggled with the decision to leave DCC
Reece, 24, spent three years cheering on the Cowboys for their game, as well as starring in Netflix’s hit reality series about the country’s most iconic group of pom-pom shakers. But she felt it was time to move on,
“I had actually been struggling with this decision since the beginning of my third year. My cup was just filled to the brim and I was in a place – I’m still in the same place – of sincere gratitude. With a lot of just prayer and counseling, I just felt led that I was called to take a leap of faith,” she explained to Netflix’s. Tudum.
Leaving DCC and America’s sweethearts frees Reece to explore other passions – including writing a book – and career opportunities.
“During the offseason, I was really able to say yes to a lot of opportunities that I normally have to say no to because we’re in season,” she explained. The more I considered new opportunities that so graciously came in, I think my heart was ready to move on to the next phase of life.”
Reece also mentioned the “constant pressure” that comes with social media, including instant criticism and negative feedback after every game or performance.
What’s next for the ‘America’s Sweethearts’ star?
The Florida native also wanted to spend more time with her husband, Will Allman. The couple married in 2024, shortly before America’s sweethearts premiered on Netflix and made Reece an instant star. Soon after, Will quit his job to focus on managing his wife’s career. But that move sometimes made their marriage feel more like a “business partnership,” he admitted this season.
Now that her days are no longer filled with rehearsals and filming for reality TV, Reece and Will have time to focus on their relationship. The couple has already left Texas and moved back to Alabama, where they are “much closer to family,” she said. (Reece and Will met while attending college at the University of Alabama.)
In addition to working on her book and pursuing other opportunities, Reece has said she hopes to return to her dance roots.
“I actually grew up as a studio dancer. I was more on the conservatory track in dance … I really miss growing up in dance,” she said. One of my dreams has been to be on Broadway. I don’t know if it will ever happen, but I would love to at least go back to the kind of dancing I grew up with.”
Whatever the future holds, Reece is looking forward to it. Some fans have speculated online about her DCC exit, wondering if she’s leaving because of an injury she suffered last season or if Will pressured her to give up cheering. But she says it’s all noise and that she’s confident in her choice to move on.
“There are a lot of opinions out there that people will say about us, but we know not everyone will understand,” Reece shared People. “And it’s really a hard concept to grasp, but we know we have each other and we have a really good support system around us.”
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders streaming on Netflix.
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