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Val Chmerkovskiy shares how he was ‘humbled really quickly’ on DWTS

Val Chmerkovskiy had to experience some early humbling during his career on Dancing with the Stars. The 38-year-old professional dancer is Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s brother and began appearing on the show in various capacities in Season 2. Val officially joined ABC’s competition series as a pro dancer in 2011’s Season 13 alongside model Elisabetta Canalis. However,

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Val Chmerkovskiy calls out DWTS romances as ‘unprofessional’ for celebrity contestants

Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy doesn’t believe celebrity contestants should pursue romantic relationships with their partners. The three-time Mirrorball Trophy winner recently spoke out against the idea, calling it “unprofessional.” While many dance professionals are single on DWTS, Chmerkovskiy is married to fellow dancer Jenna Johnson. In the recently-wrapped Season 33, Johnson

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Xochitl Gomez & Val Chmerkovskiy call DWTS win a ‘huge honor’

Dancing With the Stars crowned its Season 32 winners as Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy were named the show’s winning partners. The Marvel actress and her professional dance partner claimed the first-ever Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, named in honor of the late DWTS judge. The dancing duo defeated five other contending couples, including singer Jason

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DWTS alum Jenna Johnson reacts to her husband being paired with Gabby Windey

Before the Dancing With the Stars cast list was officially announced, Bachelor Nation speculated on who, if anyone, would be a contestant on the reality show. While some thought Michelle Young would be part of the cast due to her move to Los Angeles, others had matched Gabby Windey to some leaked photos. Now that

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DWTS: Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy are expecting their first child

Dancing With The Stars professional dancers Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy are expecting their first child.  The two met in 2018 and got married on April 13, 2019. Jenna has had notable partners on DWTS, winning Season 26 with Adam Rippon and dancing with Joe Amabile, Karamo Brown, Nev Schulman, and Jojo Siwa. Perhaps Jenna’s

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Dancing with the Stars’ Jenna Johnson reveals whether Val is returning

Rumors broke that Val Chmerkovskiy would leave Dancing with the Stars before Season 31. However, in a recent interview, Val’s wife Jenna Johnson said that he was planning to return, and fans shouldn’t worry. This should make Val’s fans happy since he had hinted at the end of Season 30 that he was likely coming

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DWTS’ Val and Maksim Chmerkovskiy lose a loved one, post loving tributes

Former Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy has had a tough couple of months. He was trapped in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country. He ended up stuck there for a week before Ukrainian officials forced him to leave via train with Ukrainian women and children. When he finally got back home and

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Val Chmerkovskiy talks about his brother Maksim’s experience in Ukraine

While Maksim Chmerkovskiy was trapped in Ukraine, he made lots of videos and posts showing the world what was really happening in the country. It was a frightening look at people trying to escape as the war closed in. Finally, Ukrainian officials ordered Maksim to escape on a train with women and children, with the

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DWTS Chmerkovskiy family donates 67 tons of aid to Ukraine

Val and Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s parents moved them from Ukraine to the United States when the two were children. Maksim had previously mentioned that his family moved because they knew a war like this would one day occur with Russia. However, his parents couldn’t have expected that Maksim would be in Ukraine when the war began,