Brooks Nader and “Dancing with the Stars” professional Gleb Savchenko are the newest dancing duo to spark romance rumors.
Nader, 27, shared a photograph of herself sitting on Savchenko's lap on social media. Both the mannequin and the 41-year-old skilled dancer rested their palms on one another's thighs for the snap.
Savchenko revealed he thinks Nader is “great” and defined they've “amazing” chemistry in a press release to Page Six. However, the two have not taken issues to a romantic stage.
Fans can see Nader and Savchenko's chemistry for themselves when the thirty third season of “Dancing with the Stars” begins Tuesday.
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Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko's chemistry led to rumors of a potential showmance. (Getty Images / Instagram: Brooks Nader)
“Dancing with the Stars” professionals courting their companions is not uncommon. The dancing competitors present has generated many relationships and even a handful of marriages.
The present's “intensity” and the quantity of time they spend collectively all through the season between practices and performances is the good atmosphere for romantic connections to develop, licensed marriage and household therapist Rachel Goldberg, LMFT, PMH-C in California's Studio City, informed Fox News Digital.
“First, both individuals share a common goal: to win and outperform the other contestants,” she defined. “This creates an initial bond and camaraderie. Then, they’re in close proximity, constantly touching, and in each other’s space, which triggers physical responses that enhance attraction.”
Goldberg additionally famous that the celebrities and professional dancers are in “a high-pressure environment, full of anxiety where they bond over shared experiences.”
“On the floor, it’s just the two of them, with all eyes on them. The only person who understands what they’re feeling in that moment is their partner who they have put full trust in,” she stated. “They also share big emotions together, whether it’s disappointment over low scores or excitement after a win.
“Lastly, these are all extremely engaging folks with personalities fitted to the media, which additional strengthens their connection. Ultimately, this intense, bodily charged expertise typically results in romantic relationships. Whether these relationships final long-term, nonetheless, is one other story.”
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev started dating after they were paired together on “Dancing with the Stars.” (Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content)
Season 25 of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2017 saw Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev couple up during the competition. By 2019, the two were officially dating, with Chigvintsev proposing to Nikki in January 2020.
The couple married in 2022 and share 4-year-old son, Matteo.
Chigvintsev was arrested Aug. 29 after authorities received a call reporting domestic violence. He was booked at 10:40 a.m. and was released at about 2:18 p.m. that same day on $25,000 bail. A court date was set for Nov. 4.
A representative for Nikki told Fox News Digital at the time, “This is a personal matter, and Nikki asks for privateness for her and her household right now.”
Nikki filed for divorce on Sept. 11, requesting sole custody of the couple's 4-year-old son.
Matthew Lawrence and Cheryl Burke
Matthew Lawrence and Cheryl Burke divorced in 2022. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
While Matthew Lawrence never competed on “Dancing with the Stars,” he technically met pro Cheryl Burke through the show. Matthew's brother, Joey Lawrence, competed on Season 3 of the dancing competition.
By February 2007, Matthew and Burke were dating. The couple went their separate ways after a year of dating but rekindled their romance in 2017.
“When we first dated, we have been each younger and immature, and I used to be so new to [Hollywood],” she beforehand informed People journal. “Now we're each adults and really feel balanced.”
They married in 2019, but Burke filed for divorce in 2022, citing irreconcilable differences.
Derek Hough and Brooke Burke
Brooke Burke and Derek Hough competed together on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2008. (Kelsey McNeal/Getty Images)
While Derek Hough and Brooke Burke never dated, the TV personality admitted she would have wanted to have a “love affair” with the dancer had she been single.
“Had I not been married, I'd have truly hoped we might have had a love affair,” Burke explained on Cheryl Burke's podcast, “Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans” in 2023.
“I do not assume I've ever stated that,” she continued. “I say that with respect.”
At the time, Burke was in a relationship with David Charvet, and they had two children together. She married the French singer in 2011, but the pair divorced in 2020.
“I'd have had an affair with [Derek],” she continued. “But pay attention, let me inform you why: You are intertwined with somebody's physique if you find yourself not a dancer. There is not any approach that I've ever been so linked — in addition to with a lover or a husband — than I used to be with Derek. And it is each single day…. So, for 3 months, you're in somebody's arms. Why do you assume folks fall in love? You odor them, you are feeling them, you are respiratory with them.
“It can be more intimate than making love in a bedroom — you're like making love on a dance floor, if you're really connected. Like, if you have energy, you're doing this dance, and you're in the rhythm, and then there's trust, then you're sharing fear, you're doing something you've never done. How many times do you… go through an experience with someone where they're all you've got?”
Alan Bersten and Alexis Ren
Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten dated in 2018. (Getty Images)
Model Alexis Ren and “DWTS” professional Alan Bersten developed a relationship throughout the twenty seventh season of the present. The starting of their fling was documented on the present in 2018.
“I am developing feelings for Alan,” she admitted in a pre-taped interview. “And I didn’t see this one coming. But it happened really quickly though, so I think I’m still trying to process it.”
However, the two known as it quits shortly after the season ended. Ren had been touring whereas Bersten was in Los Angeles getting ready to go on tour.
Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez competed collectively on the third season of “Dancing with the Stars.” (Getty Images)
“Dancing with the Stars” professional Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez struck up a romance after competing collectively on the third season of the dancing present.
The couple dated for 2 years earlier than splitting in 2008. At the time, rumors surfaced that Lopez had been untrue in the relationship.
Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec
Kym Johnson and “Shark Tank” star Robert Herjavec married in 2016. (Getty Images)
“Shark Tank” star Robert Herjavec and professional dancer Kym Johnson met as companions on the twentieth season of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2015.
They married in 2016 and welcomed twins, Hudson and Haven, in April 2018.
Johnson left “Dancing with the Stars” in 2015, however returned in 2017. However, the skilled retired her dancing sneakers after that season.
