'Dance Moms' news: Departing star Nia Sioux claims show was not fake

Promotional image for the latest season of "Dance Moms." Facebook/DanceMomsOnLIFETIME

Following the season finale of the hit show "Dance Moms," star Nia Sioux revealed to fans that the program is more real than most people think.

According to a video that Sioux posted on her YouTube channel, she made it clear to her followers that the show was not fake and that the relationships of the cast members were authentic. She said in the emotion-filled video, "The girls, they're my family. The OGs who started out this show, we all came from the same place. It wasn't fake. The show was built on real stuff that happened at the studio."

Sioux was one of the original members of the program and said that she and season 7 team member, Chloe Lukasiak, were friends even before "Dance Moms" started filming in 2011. The other original members knew of each other back then even before the show's conception.

"We were all best friends before the show even started so we all go way back to like 3, 4 years old. It's just amazing to see how much has changed and what everyone's doing now," she further expressed. Sioux's finale appearance will be the last time she will be on the show. In her emotional video, she thanked everyone who helped her during her time on the program including her supportive family and dance teachers. Most of all, she thanked all her fans for sticking with her throughout the seasons of the reality show.

In related news, former "Dance Moms" star JoJo Siwa revealed in her new book that she wanted to return to the show because she had missed her friends very much. She said in her book, "By the time I left 'Dance Moms,' I'd made so many friendships. And I didn't want to leave anyone behind." She begged her mom to "go back" but soon embraced her departure from the program.

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