Abby Lee Miller Slams Tate McRae For Having 'Nose In The Air' At Hotpot LA Restaurant

Popular reality star and dance teacher Abby Lee Miller may know Tate McRae from when she appeared in an earlier season of Lifetime's "Dance Moms." However, according to Miller, the latter doesn't seem all that interested in her now that she's a bonafide pop star.

During a recent interview, Abby Lee Miller, who starred in the reality show that followed her coaching several young, elite dancers for eight seasons, discussed her recent run-in with McRae. From the sounds of it, the interaction wasn't all that pleasant.

It's no secret that McRae has had an exceptional year so far. In addition to releasing trendy singles, including "Sports Car" and "It's OK, I'm OK," McRae's latest album, "So Close to What" reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

However, does Miller believe the success may have already gone to her head?

During an interview with Page Six, Miller, 59, revealed that she recently ran into McRae while out to eat at "Craig's" in Los Angeles, California. However, they didn't speak.

In response to a question about whether McRae was excited about seeing Miller, the dance teacher said, "No."

She added, "She didn't even look at me. She had her nose in the air."

In addition to McRae's voice, her fans are also moved by her stage presence and dancing abilities.

After her singles began taking over the Spotify and Apple Music charts, old footage of her dancing on "Dance Moms" and "So You Think You Can Dance?" went viral.

Elsewhere during her interview, Miller addressed a popular clip that showcased McRae beating out several of the reality star's dancers from the Abby Lee Dance Company during a "Dance Moms" episode.

“We did dances in two days, and the kids weren’t in class properly,” Miller said about her dancer's schedules. “Tate probably worked on that dance for about six months before the competition and then [did] the same routine at every competition.”

“Nobody ever did what we did,” Miller explained after saying her crew performed a new routine every week. "We did 637 numbers."

Later, though, Miller praised McRae for her appeal and skill, saying it's "great" she can execute challenging choreography while singing.

“It shows that you have to do everything. You have to be a triple threat–she’ll be acting next, probably," she said.

Miller's life after starring in the Lifetime reality show hasn't been easy.

In 2015, the reality star was charged with attempting to hide more than $750,000 of income from her "Dance Moms" spin-off, "Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition." Additionally, reports claimed she allegedly tried to hide money in secret bank accounts.

Miller eventually pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud and was sentenced to one year and one day in prison.

After being released, Miller slammed the original cast of "Dance Moms" for not visiting her after making them famous.

"Shame on you," the choreographer said. "Shame on you after what I did for you, for your children—helped make you a lot of money. You couldn’t come to visit me for eight and a half months?"

Maddie Ziegler, the breakout star of "Dance Moms" who secured deals with performers like Sia and Alexx Calise, opened up about how challenging filming the Lifetime series was for her as a child.

During an episode of the "High Low with EmRata" podcast, the young adult said she suffered a "terrible panic attack" in 2022 after old clips from the show were shared on the internet.

She also recalled a time when a producer allegedly took her aside to instruct her to act like a "brat" on the show in order to make entertaining television.

"When I was doing the show, in the first season ... I was seven, there [were] male producers saying, 'This is what you have to say,'" Ziegler revealed.

The dancer explained that she felt pressure from the show's producers to do as she was told because her mother wasn't in the room when she filmed some of her scenes. "I just have to do whatever I'm being told," she said.

"They would say, 'Say you're the best, say you're better than everyone else, say blah blah blah,'" she admitted.