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Speaking to E! News, the professional ballroom dancer and country music singer confirmed that she would be exiting the ABC show in order to concentrate on her singing career.
"I'm going to take the next one off. It's hard for us to keep going and going and going and then of course with two different things you're trying to do you get exhausted and overworked," she explained.
The 20-year-old, who is partnered with boyfriend Chuck Wicks, added: "I want to make the best record I can and show everyone I'm committed and that's where my heart is. It's hard to do both and there's a step you have to take."
Hough, a two-time winner of Dancing, entered the Billboard country music chart at number one with her self-titled debut album last year.
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