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    DWTS: Next Pro Winner Adele Zaikman Is Dating This Fellow Dancer

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    Adele Zaikman found love on the dance floor. 

    The Dancing With the Stars pro is dating fellow dancer Allen Genkin after the duo met competing on season one of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro—which Zaikman ultimately won. Genkin confirmed the romance in a tribute to Zaikman for her 25th birthday.

    “Happy birthday to the most beautiful queen,” Genkin wrote on Instagram Sept. 30 alongside several photos with Zaikman. “I want to wish you happiness, health, love and all the success that life has to offer, you deserve everything you dreamt of and more. Watching you shine like a star that you are has been a blessing and honour of mine to be by your side.”

    The 36-year-old raved that meeting Zaikman was the “best thing” that happened for him after DWTS: The Next Pro.   

    “Our connection we built is something really special, I’m the happiest and luckiest man in the world. I adore you with all my heart!!!” he continued. “Sweetheart always remember how special you are inside and out, never let anyone dim your light, because you have so much to give, and I know you will in so many ways. You are the best, and I believe the best things in life for you are only just beginning. Enjoy every moment baby, I love you.”

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    The admission of love finally going public was clearly a relief for many of the couple’s friends, with Zaikman’s DWTS partner Conner Leavitt commenting, “So I don’t need to keep this a secret anymore?”

    Fellow DWTS: The Next Pro contestant Selena Hamilton added, “Secrets out thank goodness,” while DWTS’ Hailey Bills wrote, “IVE BEEN WAITING.”

    And while the couple are happy to be open about their romance now, less than two weeks ago Zaikman had shared that she and Genkin were single.

    “I will let you know if something happens,” she said on the Sept. 19 episode of Fire Chats: The Mindfire Pod. “I will let you know guys.”

    For a look at more love matches that happened thanks to Dancing With the Stars, keep reading. 

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    Gleb Savchenko & Brooks NaderThe season 33 partners dated for about seven months between 2024 and spring 2025.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    Emma Slater & Alan BerstenIn April 2025, the fellow DWTS pros kissed on the lips onstage on the final night of the series’ 2025 tour during their show-closing duet dance, confirming months of romance rumors.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal, as their colleague Ezra Sosa wrote “FINALLY” in response to a fans’ video of the pair’s smooch.

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    Gabby Windey & Vinny GuadagninoThe former Bachelorette and the Jersey Shore star stoked dating rumors during their time competing against one another on season 31, thanks to their flirtations on social media and coy responses when asked about their possible romance.”You get to know the other celebrities on Dancing with the Stars,” Gabby told E! News in December 2022. “So, we formed a friendship right away and I feel like our senses of humor are really similar. I was so tunnel vision during the competition. I was like, ‘I’m here to win’ and I didn’t have room for anything else. So, we live in different states, but we are having fun. We’ll see.”Showmance or Real Deal: Forget GTL, this one was DOA. The pair never ended up officially dating and Gabby debuted her romance with comedian and TV writer Robby Hoffman in August 2023. The pair wed in January 2025. 

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    Britt Stewart & Daniel DurantMonths after placing fifth in the 31st season of the dance show, the couple confirmed their romance on Valentine’s Day 2023. “My Valentine,” the CODA actor captioned a selfie with the choreographer. “Happy Valentine’s Day!”Britt and Daniel then announced their engagement in December 2023 and married in front of a trouple of DWTS pros in August 2025.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    Alek Skarlatos & Emma SlaterWhile she was partnered with Hayes Grier, the two hit it off during season 21’s Switch Up week, with Alek calling her “so hot.” After her elimination, Emma spilled that she and Alek had yet to go on a date, saying, “We’ll see.” Given Alek’s tendency to blush and avoid answering questions about his feelings for Emma, telling E! News “no comment!” we think this crush was very real. But Emma danced herself off the market following Skarlatos’ 2015 run, so if it was real, it wasn’t real. 

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    Sasha Farber & Jenn TranThe dance pro and Bachelorette alum were romantically linked while competing together on DWTS‘ season 33 in 2024. However, their offscreen chemistry fizzled out by June 2025 shortly after Jenn returned to Miami to finish her master’s degree.Showmance or Real Deal: Unconfirmed.

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    Emma Slater & Sasha FarberWhich bring us to these two. After dating a little on and off since 2011, the pros got engaged live on the show in October 2016, and were married in March 2018. However, in Aug. 2022, E! News confirmed that after four years of marriage, Slater and Farber were going their separate ways.Showmance or Real Deal? Despite the outcome, they were still the real deal and have remained close friends and cordial co-stars after their split. “It’s not a nightmare at all,” Emma exclusively told E! News. “We support each other so much that I want the very best for Sasha. We support each other, very, very truly.”

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    Val Chmerkovskiy & Jenna JohnsonVal and Jenna were dating in 2015, before she was promoted to pro dancer. They got engaged in June of 2018 before making it official and walking down the aisle in April of 2019. In July 2022, they announced they were expecting their first baby together. The two welcomed son Rome Valentin in January 2023.”Life is awesome,” Val told E! News in May 2023. Becoming a dad “definitely elevated my joy for life, my joy for my family, and every day I learn something new being a father.”Showmance or Real Deal? Real deal, y’all!

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    Chrishell Stause & Keo MotsepeIn December 2020, E! News learned the Selling Sunset star was dating the Dancing With the Stars pro after they had competed separately on season 29.However, after two months of dating, E! News exclusively confirmed they had called it quits. At the time, a source close to the realtor said, “They had a fun time together but in the end, decided it would be best if they part ways. They are still friendly and cordial. It wasn’t a messy breakup, just wasn’t the right fit or right timing.” Chrishell has since found love with partner G Flip.Showmance or Real Deal: We’re calling Chrishell and Keo’s romance the real deal.

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    Nikki Bella & Artem ChigvintsevPlatonic throughout their seventh-place-finishing 2017 run, the Total Bellas star and the former Dancing With the Stars pro found their way back to each other after her split from John Cena in 2018. Nikki confirmed her relationship with Artem in May 2019, and they got engaged later that year.TheWWE Hall of Famer learned she was expecting soon after their Paris engagement, with them welcoming son Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev in 2020.Sadly, though, the pair are no longer partnering up. Nikki filed for divorce in September 2024, two weeks after Artem was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. Ultimately, the Napa County District Attorney’s office announced they decided not to file charges against him “after a thorough review of the criminal investigation and careful evaluation of the evidence presented to the DA’s Office.”Nikki and Artem settled their divorce in November 2024, with her rep noting the two also dropped their “the domestic violence restraining orders against each other in an effort to move on with their lives and effectively co-parent their son.”Showmance or Real Deal? Real deal. 

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    Alexis Ren & Alan BerstenModel Alexis and relatively new pro Alan flirted up a storm throughout season 27, and Ren had admitted on the show that she had a crush on him. At the time, a source even told E! News that they “really enjoy each other’s company” and were “seeing where things go.”Showmance or Real Deal? Largely for the cameras, unfortunately. Multiple outlets reported their split in December 2018, blaming it on long-distance and demanding schedules. 

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    Peta Murgatroyd & Maksim ChmerkovskiyThe professional dancers got engaged on Dec. 5, 2015 after dating since 2012. Maks proposed onstage at the SWAY: A Dance Trilogy event in Miami. Six months after welcoming their son Shai, the lovebirds exchanged vows during a lavish ceremony in July 2017. They then welcomed baby Rio in June 2023 and their third son Milan in July 2024.Showmance or Real Deal: A match made in DWTS heaven! 

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    Sabrina Bryan & Mark BallasThe partners struck up a romance in season five, but broke up a few months after their shocking exit. Still, Sabrina and Mark remained friendly, with The Cheetah Girls star even returning to the ballroom to cheer for him the following season.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    James Maslow & Peta MurgatroydFunnily enough, the duo had gone out on several dates before he even signed up for the show. And while they denied any romance rumors during season 18, that didn’t stop them from playing up their chemistry during performances.Showmance or Real Deal: Total showmance.

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    Robert Herjavec & Kym JohnsonSoon after the Shark Tank star announced he was separating from his wife of 14 years Diane Plese, sources confirmed to E! News that he and Kym Johnson, his pro partner from season 20, were dating and “really happy together.”While Robert and Kym at first played coy about the nature of their relationship, that quickly stopped. They were engaged in February 2016, married by June 2016, and welcomed twins in April 2018. Showmance or Real Deal: Very, very, very real.

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    Mario Lopez & Karina SmirnoffPartnered in season three, Karina and Mario quickly struck up a romance, which went on for two years, before they called it off for good in 2008. “The relationship wasn’t heading in the right direction,” Smirnoff’s rep said in a statement, after rumors of infidelity on Lopez’s part.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    Karina Smirnoff & Maksim ChmerkovskiyThe professional dancers got engaged in 2009 following just six months of dating, shortly after her split from Mario Lopez. Sadly, they called it off later that same year. But the duo remained friendly, even going on vacations together.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    Daniella Karagach & Pasha PashkovMarried since 2014, the pros announced the arrival of their daughter Nikita in May 2023.Daniella shared the happy news by posting a photo and video of Pasha with Nikita to Instagram Stories. She wrote “daddy’s girl” alongside the clip and “My Geminis” beside the picture.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal, baby!

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    Shannon Elizabeth & Derek HoughAfter showing off their insane chemistry during the sixth season, the duo dated for nearly a year before announcing their 2009 breakup in the most cordial way ever: matching tweets! “Hi everyone, we wanted you all to know directly from us, that Shannon & I have decided to end our relationship as boyfriend & girlfriend…,” Derek tweeted that August. Finished Shannon, “However, we love and care about each other very much and will remain friends and in each others lives.”Derek is now married to his dance partner Hayley Erbert.Showmance or Real Deal: Real deal.

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    Meryl Davis & Maksim ChmerkovskiyThough they dodged questions about their reported romance during season 18, a source told E! News that the eventual champs were just friends.Showmance or Real Deal: This time, ’twas a showmance.

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    Chad Ochocinco & Cheryl BurkeWhile they never technically dated, it didn’t stop him from trying to woo his professional partner during season 10, even buying her gifts like a diamond necklace and a diamond ring, which she eventually gave back. “We had a fling,” Cheryl later told Wendy Williams. “A little flirty fling. Like, a little flirt, flirt. That’s it.”Showmance or Real Deal: Showmance!

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    Erin Andrews & Maksim ChmerkovskiyOne of DWTS‘ most playful pairings, rumors continued about their relationship for all of season 10. And they weren’t doing anything to stop them! Seriously, they staged an almost-kiss on a bed for one of their finale performances. Their banter continued eight cycles later when Erin signed on as the show’s co-host.Erin is now married to former NHL centre Jarret Stoll. They welcomed son Mack in July 2023.Showmance or Real Deal: We’re calling those Erin and Maks rumors a showmance.

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    Brant Daugherty & Peta MurgatroydWhile rumors ran rampant that the duo struck up a romance during season 17, the Pretty Little Liars star always denied that he was dating Peta.Showmance or Real Deal: Showmance!

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