Britt Stewart stands out as the one instructing Eric Roberts how to ballroom dance — however he is obtained some classes of his personal to impart.
Stewart and her season 31 partner, actor Daniel Durant, shocked followers of Dancing With the Stars by saying their engagement final December. The duo will tie the knot subsequent 12 months, and Roberts, who has been wed for 32 years to Eliza Garrett, provided Stewart some recommendation to the important thing to a profitable marriage.
While Roberts initially laughed at cohost Julianne Hough's suggestion that he may need any perception to provide Stewart, the ballroom professional stated she'd acquired loads of knowledge from her 68-year-old partner. Including maybe some bed room tips?
“We are on Disney so I’m not gonna say his full advice,” Stewart quipped. “But honesty is one, and I have to say it’s so full circle to be engaged, getting married, and then to be witnessing a 32-year-long marriage every single day.”
The duo danced a foxtrot to Al Green's “Let's Stay Together” as their quantity on Monday's Soul Train Night, and Roberts devoted the dance to his spouse, who was current. Both choose Derek Hough and visitor choose Rosie Perez praised Roberts for the candy emotion of such a dedication.
In response to their feedback, Roberts joked, “Well I paid him a lot of money for that. No, it was very moving especially [from] Rosie because I know her and I love her. She’s really kind.”
Stewart and Durant competed collectively on season 31 of Dancing With the Stars in fall 2022, however the duo emphasised that their romance did not start till after the competitors was over. “I think, in that moment, we realized what we had felt for each other,” Durant stated beforehand, of realizing his emotions after he was eradicated. “It was more than friends and naturally we connected and started dating after that.”
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The pair got here in fifth place of their season, narrowly lacking a spot within the season finale. They went public with their relationship on Valentine's Day 2023. Durant, who's deaf, is finest identified for his function in Oscar Best Picture winner CODA. Currently, he's starring in Deaf West's new manufacturing of Green Day's American Idiot in Los Angeles.
Roberts and Stewart earned a rating of 24 from the judges on Monday, which will probably be mixed with Tuesday evening's scores from Hair Metal Night.