On Dancing with the Stars, the celebrities work closely with their pro dancer partners — literally. They spend hours a day together creating a spectacular performance. It’s a prime setting for a romance novel, so it’s really no surprise that some of them find love along the way.
Here are 14 celebs who dated their Dancing with the Stars partners:
1. Season 31 contestant Daniel Durant and partner Britt Stewart got married in August 2025.
Britt told the podcast Lightweights Podcast with Joe Vulpis, “We built that friendship. We see each other then [in old clips from the show], and we’re like, ‘God, now we know what everyone was talking about,’ ’cause all the fans, the whole season, were like, ‘I think something’s going on. Do they like each other? Blah blah blah blah blah.’ And we were like, ‘We’re just friends.’ But now, we go back, and we’re like, ‘Oh wow. We see it.’ We see why people thought we had really good chemistry and a connection.”
Describing how their relationship began, she continued, “We were in his trailer. It was after the last episode, and we were just, like, saying goodbye. And it was so strange, ’cause…it just didn’t feel right. And Daniel — he thinks a lot. And so he was thinking, and he was looking at me. And I was like, ‘What are you thinking about? Why are you looking at me like that?’ And all he said was, ‘I think you know. I think you know why I’m looking at you like that and what I’m thinking.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, me, too.’ And then, that was it. Then I said, ‘Okay, I gotta go. I gotta go, like, figure out my life. I gotta go… I don’t know what this means right now.'”
“But that was the first time that we both were like, ‘Yeah, there’s something more here,’ and he didn’t even say it. He didn’t even say, like, ‘I like you.’ He’s just like, ‘I think you know.’ And I was like, ‘I know exactly what you… Like, I know, ’cause me, too,'” Britt said.
She also said that she didn’t catch feelings for Daniel until the end of the season. She said, “I didn’t even know what those feelings meant. Like, I remember talking to my mom one day. I was like, ‘I’m thinking a lot about him… Maybe I’m just obsessed, and I really wanna go far in the competition and all this stuff.’ And I was like, ‘But I think I’m thinking more about him than I need to be.’ I remember one time, he made a comment like, ‘Oh, it’s just dance. People flirt all the time.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t think you know me. I actually don’t flirt.’ And then I realized, in that statement, I maybe admitted that I was maybe flirting with him a little bit… I knew that something was there, and I just didn’t know what it meant. I just didn’t know if he felt the same, and I also didn’t know if it was just because we were spending every day together.”
A year after their season ended, Daniel proposed to Britt on Christmas. On a hike with their families, everyone stopped at the top of the mountain to talk about what they were thankful for and looking forward to. He told People, “I was the last one — and I started talking about the year, about us meeting and everything that happens in life. I just feel like there’s balance. She sees me. She knows my culture, my language, and understands everything about me… We were both emotional, overwhelmed with joy, and at peace knowing that this would eventually be part of our story. It felt like magic, but at the same time, it felt right and normal.”
Two years later, they tied the knot at a ranch in California. Their ceremony was all about “connection.” In a “full circle” moment, Daniel asked his childhood interpreter to interpret for him at the wedding. Britt walked down the aisle to “528 Hz Love Frequency,” and she also surprised her new husband by bringing in a group that interprets music into sign language. She told People, “My soul has been waiting for his! I love that he is unique in every way possible and will surprise me every day for the rest of my life. I will never be bored with him, and I need that! Our life together brings me so much joy. Daniel calms my nervous system, and he is home.”
2. Season 33 contestant Brooks Nader and partner Gleb Savchenko were romantically linked during their season, which premiered in September 2024, and they had an off-and-on relationship that ended in April 2025.
At first, Gleb denied dating rumors, telling E! News, “We’re just having fun honestly, and you know, just living our life… Listen, when you rehearse together for such long hours and days, you create a certain chemistry. Especially, like, when we dance together, it’s there. We’re trying to get into character pretty much, you know.”
On an episode, a producer asked Brooks how she felt about the two of them being “called a couple.” She replied, “That doesn’t make me mad at all. Gleb tells me having a strong connection is key to this dance, and something tells me that will not be an issue.”
In late September 2024, a source told Us Weekly that Brooks and Gleb were “hooking up,” but it was “casual.” The pair were also reportedly spotted kissing backstage. As the season progressed, they posted many flirty TikToks together and even got matching tattoos. She told E! News, “This is my first ever tattoo and ever. I have no tattoos. We got something that’s special to the both of us, and we’re not sharing what it is… When something special happens in your life, you need to commemorate it.”
Just 10 days after they were eliminated from DWTS, a source told Us Weekly that “Gleb ended things.” On TikTok, Brooks said, “When he’s breaking up with me but I never knew we were dating.”
Gleb later confirmed he ended things over text, telling TooFab, “There’s a lot of things. Sometimes, you can be mixed up in a conversation. So I always like to write everything down. When I wrote that down, it felt like it was perfect, because the moment you start a conversation, you might get lost, so it’s better to just write it down.”
And Brooks told TMZ she was removing her tattoo, adding, “I didn’t know we were dating, to be honest with you. You don’t have to be dating someone to make out, right?”
However, amidst the breakup and a back-and-forth on TikTok, they were seemingly reunited by the finale episode. Brooks told People, “It is all real. And the TikTok thing, those little rebuttals and back and forth were all real because we were a little bit broken up — not that we’re like, there’s no defining what we are — but he sent me that text and he started this whole TikTok thing. So I was just going back at him, and it was just kind of funny and funny banter, but we weren’t speaking. We were just TikToking, which is hilarious. Not speaking, no speaking terms, and then we rekindled. Listen, he’s such a great person and a great guy, and I’ve loved getting to know him, and I’m having fun hanging out with him.”
In April 2025, a source told People that Brooks and Gleb broke up again after he allegedly cheated on her. He denied the allegations, telling Page Six, “I was surprised to learn through article(s) published today … that Brooks has ended our relationship. The last communication I received from her was a text on April 6, asking to speak. I called her today in response, but she has not replied.”
He also told E! News, “I’m not a cheater. I’m actually a family guy. I’m a relationship guy. I’m not a fuckboy who goes around and goes on all these dates. I’m not even on dating apps… This thing happened [the rumors spreading] that broke my heart. It was really upsetting.”
Then, in the premiere episode of Love Thy Nader a few months later, Brooks alleged that, after Gleb accidentally left his phone behind, she decided to go through it. She claimed she found “all these screenshots of [her] boobs,” “like a million girls in here,” and a contact named “Threesome girl, Joshua Tree.” She said, “I don’t even know what to say. I feel really betrayed.” An end card stated that Gleb denied all of her allegations.
3. Season 20 contestant Robert Herjavec and partner Kym Johnson got married in 2016.
Robert signed on for DWTS a year after separating from his first wife, Dr. Diane Plese. From the moment he met Kym, there was an instant connection. Kym told People, “We just got along so great, we were friends. Going through that whole experience together was really fun to do. We really got to know each other, and it blossomed into something else, which is amazing.”
In 2016, they got engaged. He told People, “I still can’t believe that a year after walking into a dance studio of all places, my life has changed this much. Kym is an incredible woman, and I’m just so excited for what the future brings for us.”
Five months later, the couple got married in LA. He told People, “I enjoy every minute I spend with Kym. When I met her, I felt complete.” The couple welcomed twins, Hudson and Haven, in 2018.
