Dancing with the Stars pro Keo Motsepe has never made it this far in the competition before and admits he feels more pressure than usual to prove himself.

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In his first three seasons on Dancing with the Stars -- beginning with Season 19 -- Keo never made it past Week 3 of the competition. His previous partners were Lolo Jones, Charlotte McKinney and Chaka Khan.

Now that he's paired with Fuller House star Jodie Sweetin, who is talented and has a great stage presence, Keo is approaching the seventh week of Season 22 and the couple has potential to go further in the competition, if not all the way.

During an exclusive interview with Reality TV World, Keo talked about what it's like to be up against some tough opponents this season as well as pro dancers who have starred on the show for many years and most likely made it to the finals already.

With expectations so high at this stage in the game and considering his minimal experience on Dancing with the Stars, Keo explained, "They are looking at me very closely. Every week I'm going into now, it's like, 'How am I handling everything? How am I going to do?'"

"And it's as simple as, I'm going into every week as a new experience and I give everything that I have, because I've never been there. I've never experienced that. So, I'm not holding [back] anything. I'm not like, 'Oh, I've done that, so let me do this or do that.' I'm going in that week with full intention to give everything that I have."

Keo told Reality TV World he's going to give Jodie "all or nothing."

"Every week that I've been on the show has been amazing and awesome, because I can give everything [I have] and I'm not restricting myself because I've never been there before," the pro dancer said.

So far this season, Keo and Jodie have received decent scores, putting them in the middle of the pack every week on the judges' leaderboard. However, Jodie is noticeably improving and gaining confidence.

Dancing with the Stars' next episode airs Monday night at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.


About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski is Associate Editor of Reality TV World and has been covering the reality TV genre for more than a decade.