Maddie Ziegler Said That She Doesn't Remember Filming Parts Of "Dance Moms" And That She "Blocked Out" Her Childhood Before She Started Working

Indeed, part of Maddie's reputation allegedly came from lines she was fed by production. She explained, "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.' My mom wasn't in the room, so I was like, 'OK, I just have to do whatever I'm being told.' They would say, 'Say you're the best, say you're better than everyone else, say blah blah blah.' And so I was perceived as a little brat in the first season."