Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller clarifies comments after saying she’s attracted high school football players

Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller has sparked backlash for a comment she made during a recent interview.

The legendary reality TV star and child dance coach was a guest on Sofia Franklyn's Sofia with an F podcast.

Miller said one of her favorite movies is All The Right Moves, which stars Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, and Chris Penn.

"Oh, that's my downfall. I like the high school football players," Miller said.

"I still like them."

While Franklyn said she was more attracted to football coaches, the Dance Moms star double downed.

"Not [a player] that used to be in high school but one that is," Miller added.

PEOPLE says the podcast was ended immediately after that.

Fans couldn't believe their eyes and ears when the clip made its way to social media.

One said: "Did she think the camera was off or something."

Another added: "That’s so weird."

A third wrote: "This is such a disgusting thing to admit out loud."

While she reiterated her attraction to boys who are still in high school, she has defended her comments and said they were taken out of context.

In a statement to the Daily Mail, the 57-year-old revealed what she meant to say.

"It was taken out of context," she explained.

"It is completely taken out of context. It is complete and utter BS. They need to at least be able to go to a bar and have a drink and they must have healthy bank accounts.

"In my mind I was referring to when I was in high school.

"I always liked the big hunky jocks.

"Still do, just older, my age. Clearly, I was talking about when I was in high school.

"My high school reunion is coming up and there was this one hunk and oooh I hope he is there. I really hope he is there."

Miller became a household name as the leader of the Abby Lee Dance Company.

A reality TV show titled Dance Moms followed the lives of Abby, the girls who trained with her and their moms who tried to ensure their kid was the best.

Some of the girls ended up becoming big stars like Maddie Ziegler and JoJo Siwa.

The TV series ran between 2011 to 2019 and they filmed 224 episodes over eight seasons that included 10 specials.