Dancing With the Stars’ champ and country star Julianne Hough writes on her blog that she wasn’t surprised that Kim Kardashian was eliminated from the show Tuesday.

“Kim was one of the weaker ones,” she writes. “I hate saying that, but it’s true.”

But that doesn’t mean she isn’t a fan of Kardashian, whom she calls “a real sweetheart. Everyone has their perceptions of people before they meet them, and I can tell you she’s such a good person. Obviously, though, people have to be voted off to keep the show going. That’s the name of the game.”

And there you have it.