Julianne Hough is excited about her return to Dancing With the Stars , but she understands things are going to be much different now that she’s a judge, not a dancer! And while she hasn’t “gotten the butter-me-up requests yet,” she said, the sucking up might not start until season 19 is actually underway! DWTS pro announces exit from hit ABC series So will Julianne be a harsh judge, or will she cut the pros and their partners some slack because she knows what it’s like to be in their shoes? According to her, she’s going to be similar to Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli in her scoring and critiques.