Previous reports revealed that professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy of Dancing with the Stars wasn't happy after failing to bag the huge mirror ball trophy with partner Spice Girl Melanie Brown in the last season of the celebrity dance competition. He was understandably disappointed, and his comments following the final show indicated that he wanted to move to greener pastures. Now, after all the tension of the competition has gone, it seems like the 27-year-old dancer has changed his mind.



Chmerkovskiy revealed that he was just tired from the competition, having spent two seasons, roughly six months, away from his home in Edgewater , New Jersey , and thus is feeling very homesick.

"Being away from home for so long was taking its toll," Chmerkovskiy said in a conversation with TV Guide. "I'm one of those people who get very homesick and needs to recharge the batteries. I've missed all the Hanukkah parties and all the dinners. I haven't seen my family in four months."

The tension of the competition was even heightened as he had to work with Melanie Brown's tight schedule, due to the various activities she needed to do regarding the Spice Girls' reunion tour.

Chmerkovskiy realized the impact of his previous statements, and he seemed to be sorry that he blurted them out.

"I was like, 'ah? what have I said?' It was very tear-jerky for me'I'm honored to be part of this show, and the most important thing is the promotion of ballroom dance," he said. "When I had a free moment, I read all the e-mails and looked at my fan site and people were just devastated, to say the least. I didn't mean to do that."

Moreover, Chmerkovskiy realized that he does have fans, avid supporters who were very disappointed to hear that he wanted to leave the dance competition.

"I never had fans outside of my family. People were tuning in to see what I was going to do next, and that, to me, is mind-boggling," he confessed. "I'm not used to that kind of attention. In our ballroom world, we don't have fans like that. But a lot of people, when they found out that I was supposedly quitting the show, there was a ridiculous amount of support."

Finally, he said something that would be a huge relief to his fans. Chmerkovskiy said, "Dancing with the Stars opened up all the doors and all the opportunities'I don't want to change anything about it."