If you watch Dance Moms online, you may want to reach for the tissue box right about now, because a mainstay is about to depart.
No, not Abby Lee Miller. Maddie Ziegler will be leaving the Lifetime reality show after six seasons, according to a new report.
Ziegler, 13, has been one of the original cast members along with sister Mackenzie, 11, and their mom, Melissa Gisoni, since 2011.
Maddie began dancing at the Abby Lee Dance Company when she was just four years old and quickly rose to fame on Season 1.
Her pursuit of a bigger, better career is already in motion thanks in part to her frequent collaborator and mentor, pop singer Sia Furler.
The Australian has been a fan, and a friend, for awhile.
Sia – who cast Maddie i music videos for “Chandelier,” “Elastic Heart” and “Big Girls Cry” – will soon cast her in her feature film as well.
As for Abby Lee Miller’s future, it’s a little less bright. Or at the very least, it’s a lot more uncertain, thanks to legal wrangling she faces.
Miller was indicted on bankruptcy fraud charges in October. Miller’s fate on the show has yet to be determined, but things aren’t good.
The volatile studio owner also revealed in a December 7 Dance Moms newsletter that she even might be missing from a few episodes.
In the Dance Moms Season 6 trailer, she is seen freaking out about the case – even more than she normally freaks out about stuff.
Anyway, Lifetime has not confirmed if Dance Moms will be back for a seventh season after this, but if it is, Maddie Z. will not be on it.
Season 6 kicks off January 5. Brace yourselves.