Former DWTS Champion & Bachelor Star Breaks Silence After DUI Arrest

Former DWTS champion, Melissa Rycroft, has opened up for the primary time since her latest DUI arrest. After a fan expressed their assist on one among her social media posts, The Bachelor alumna had a heat response. Following her arrest in September 2025, followers had been looking forward to an replace from Rycroft.

Melissa Rycroft says she is ‘struggling’ after getting arrested

The previous Dallas Cowboys cheerleader thanked a fan who wished her nicely throughout the ongoing powerful interval in her private life following her DUI arrest.

The fan shared her heartfelt message on Melissa Rycroft’s Instagram submit, emphasizing that errors are part of human life. Stating how they went via the same scenario prior to now, they criticized the fixed scrutiny confronted by the DWTS alumna.

The fan additional wrote, “There’s no excuse, however it occurred. Don’t ever neglect that you’re stunning, liked, and blessed. Be grateful that it wasn’t worse and transfer ahead with grace.”

Rycroft responded with gratitude, saying, “@blaque_and_vegan Thanks. Life actually sucks proper now and I’m struggling, however I’m making an attempt to march ahead….however thanks for the candy phrases in what looks as if a world of negativity.”

This candy trade occurred within the feedback part of a photograph that includes Melissa Rycroft and her daughter. The fan’s assist comes amid the information of The Bachelor star’s arrest on September 23, 2025, for driving below the affect in Southlake, Texas.

In accordance with the Southlake Police Division press launch, they lodged a report for a single-vehicle accident. On the scene, the officers discovered “a black Cadillac Escalade that had struck a tree.” After preliminary sobriety assessments on the scene, the officers arrested Rycroft. (by way of Individuals)

The press launch acknowledged, “Previous to the crash, witnesses reportedly noticed the Escalade driving erratically.” It concluded with, “No different autos had been concerned, and no accidents had been reported. The case stays below investigation.”

The authorities finally launched Melissa Rycroft after she fulfilled a $1,000 bond. Later, her lawyer, Bret Martin, issued a press release to Individuals. He mentioned, “We respectfully request that the media and the general public enable the authorized course of to unfold. And withhold any judgment in any respect till the entire proof has been correctly analyzed and offered in a court docket of regulation.”