Christi Lukasiak

**Christina "Christi" Maria Lukasiak-Zook** is the wife of Marc Lukasiak, and mother of Chloé and Clara Lukasiak.

Christi is known for her constant battles with Abby Lee Miller, which was often based on the treatment of Chloe and Abby's favoritism towards Maddie. She was also known for her extremely close friendship with Kelly (who she referred to as her partner in crime), her hilarious confessions, her meme-worthy quotes and facial expressions, and her devotion towards being a good mother to Chloe.

The Lukasiak family eventually departed from the show due to a fight between Christi and Abby occurred in Hollywood, Here We Come Part 2, where although otherwise seen in the episode, Christi later revealed that Abby had made fun of Chloe's medical condition instead of calling Chloe "washed up". Christi and Chloe did not make another appearance on the show until Season 7 and Season 7B, where they returned to guest star. The pair went on to join Murrieta Dance Project until joining the ALDC teen dancers to form The Irreplaceables.

## Other Information

* According to Christi in Season 1, she was born to a very young mother. She also said that she had a hard childhood and that she ended up having a poor relationship with her mother. She went to live with her grandparents because of it.
* When Christi was younger, she dreamt of having a dance life like Chloe but was never really given the opportunity.
* Prior to Dance Moms, Christi has known Kelly Hyland for nine years. Holly Frazier for seven, and Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni for six.
* Like Kelly, Christi was also a cheerleading captain, but had to sneak out for practice as her parents weren't supportive of it.
* Christi and Marc got engaged in the Christmas of 1998.
* Christi had stated that Abby is fifty times worse than what the audience sees, if production showed Abby fifty times worse than the audience would not watch the TV show.
* After Chloe was born, Christi dreamt of having another child at first it was very difficult for her to get pregnant again. she had tried for years, but no luck. and was almost about to give up. until she finally got the news that she was pregnant again with Clara.
* As well as having their house in Pittsburgh, The Lukasiak family share an apartment with the Reasons.
* Growing up, Christi grew up in Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Virginia. but she's mainly from Pittsburgh.
* One of her parents was in the Navy.
* Despite disliking Cathy on the show, Christi has said that she has actually found Cathy to be funny.
* Her signature scent is Mimosa & Cardamom Cologne by Jo Malone.
* She is very good at crafts, she even said in a video once that she is like the MacGyver.
* She once stated that she was a perpetual nail biter and she does not like it.
* Her most promising beauty tip is to drink lots of water.
* Her first job was a baby-sitter, She also attended Red Cross classes in order to qualify to do so.
* Christi is allergic to synthetic perfumes. She and her daughters can only apply natural perfumes. Her wish would be to have a voice like a popstar.
* The last meal on earth for her would be lobster, bread, and butter.
* She is very fond of the summer season. Her favorite holiday is the fourth of July because she doesn't have to buy Christmas Gifts.
* Christi once worked as a cashier at a pizza shop that located in a mall.
* The scariest villain of-all time for Christi is Ted Bundy.
* If there was one case that she could solve, it'd be Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey.
* She is considered to be the most outspoken person on Dance Moms.
* According to Chloe, Christi has a degree in designing.
* Christi once said that she had to wear a prom dress.
* In 2020, Christi started a program called Adulting 101, which helps young adults transition into adulthood.
* Christi also started a podcast called Christi's Couch at the end of 2020.