Dancing With the Stars' Hottest Hookups!

Love on set! These Dancing With the Stars pros and contestants became more than just friends while shooting the hit ABC series.

Scroll down to find out which relationships were short-lived, and which ones lasted!


Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy

The Pretty Little Liars alum and her season 19 partner sparked dating rumors when they were photographed holding hands in 2014. Their onstage chemistry was so believable that Access made the two take a lie detector test, where they were asked about their supposed romance. Though the couple claimed that they’ve never gone on a date, they did admit to sharing a meal together. When asked if he’s ever kissed his partner, Chmerkovskiy responded, “Her face is just so small and her lips are so big that anywhere I’m going to kiss is going to land on her lips.” Parrish married her boyfriend Chris Long in Hawaii in 2018.

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Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson

The dancing duo tied the knot in Los Angeles in April 2019 in front of multiple DWTS pros and past partners. The couple got engaged in June 2018 after two years of dating on and off. 

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Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev

Us Weekly broke the news in January 2019 that the WWE wrestler and the ballroom pro, who were partnered in season 25, have been dating "for a while" following her split from fiancé John Cena in April 2018. The pair confirmed their relationship two months later via Instagram. "Well after that season finale 😳 First thing I'll be talking about this Wednesday," the Total Bellas star wrote on March 24, alongside a photo of herself kissing the dancer on the cheek, referring to an episode of the hit E! show, in which she confirmed the new couple's relationship.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd

The duo started dating in 2012, only to split in 2013. However, they reunited in October 2014 and tied the knot in July 2017. Their son, Shai, was born in January 2017.

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Robert Herjavec, Kym Johnson

The ABC stars fell in love while partnered on season 20 in 2015. They tied the knot in July 2016 and welcomed twins Hudson and Haven in June 2018.

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Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson

The pros dated on and off in 2016, but sparked reconciliation rumors in July 2017 after showing PDA at Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd’s wedding. The duo got engaged in Italy in June 2018.

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Alan Bersten, Alexis Ren

Turning up the heat! The Instagram model revealed her feelings for Bersten in October 2018 during season 27. One week later, Bersten admitted that he was also "falling" for Ren. The couple ended their showmance that December, though a source told Us, "They are still talking and still consider each other friends. ... They are open to whatever the future might hold."

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Sasha Farber, Emma Slater

The ballroom duo broke up in 2014 after three years of dating. They reconciled shortly after and Farber popped the question in October 2016, after the pair performed an intimate duet, and tied the knot in March 2018.

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Val Chmerkovisky, Amber Rose

The ballroom dancer met Rose while she was partnered with his brother Maksim Chmerkovisky on season 23 in 2016. The pair started dating in September of that year, only to split five months later. “We lead very different lives and unfortunately it didn’t work out between us but what does that even mean?” Val wrote via Instagram in February 2017. “Maybe it worked out perfectly. I will continue to support her, praise her and defend her.”

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Peta Murgatroyd, James Maslow

The duo, who were partnered on season 18 in 2014, had a history before taking the stage together. “I actually met James once before for dinner,” Murgatroyd revealed during a video package at the time. “We kind of hit it off. I thought he was a good looking guy and then he went away on tour for two weeks and I didn’t see him until he walked into the studio.”

Murgatroyd, who wed fellow pro Maksim Cherkovisky in July 2017, added that she and Maslow were “keeping things professional.”

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Mark Ballas, Pia Toscano

Booted Idol Toscano is "totally [Ballas'] type: gorgeous and a musician," says a source. "They have a strong mutual attraction and are very flirty, but they are not officially dating. It's very casual," a Ballas pal tells Us.

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Chelsea Kane, Stephen Colletti

Disney actress Kane has recently begun dating Lauren Conrad's ex. "She really likes him," says a source. "He's super supportive," Kane says of her man, who stars in the Web pilot Wild Life.

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Lacey Schwimmer, Mike Catherwood

"They started hooking up almost immediately when rehearsals began," an insider tells Us of the pro and her radio DJ partner. "Lacey had a boyfriend [DJ Guthrie, a dancer], but" -- surprise! -- "they broke up right before week one of the show."

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Chad Ochocinco, Cheryl Burke

Now engaged to Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada, the football star and his pro packed on the PDA during their 2010 DWTS run. Ochocino even gifted Burke with a $10,000 diamond ring as a thank you for helping him learn to shake and shimmy.

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Derek Hough, Shannon Elizabeth

After romancing on season 6, the former partners dated for more than a year but called it quits in 2009. "We love & care about each other very much," she Twittered.

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Julianne Hough, Chuck Wicks

They heated up the dance floor on season 9 but split in 2009. "It's a good thing for us right now," she told Us at the time.

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Drew Lachey, Cheryl Burke

A 2008 tabloid report claiming the season 2 partners had an affair was "completely false," his rep told Us.

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Mario Lopez, Karina Smirnoff

After dating on-and-off for two years, the season 3 partners split in 2008. He later called her a "phenomenal and talented woman."

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Helio Castroneves, Julianne Hough

Romance rumors sparked for the season 5 champs after he smooched her on-air and split from his fianceé a few months after she called off her own engagement to Zach Wilson.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Karina Smirnoff

The professional partners got engaged in December 2008 but called it off in 2009. C'est "la vie," he Twittered.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Willa Ford

Although she has admitted they were "definitely close" during season 3, she denied romance rumblings. "The show loved to fuel the relationship," she has said.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Erin Andrews

The current season 10 performers have denied romance rumors, but he recently coyly told Us: "I have gotten to know her little vices, and she knows mine. She knows all my buttons to push, and she pushes them!"

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Sabrina Bryan, Mark Ballas

"When I walked into the rehearsal hall the first day and found out who my partner was, it was so exciting," she has said of her season 5 partner, whom she called "Marky Baby." They split in 2007.

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Aaron Carter, Karina Smirnoff

He has denied that he and his season 9 partner were ever an item: "We are two people who like to be out and about, and if it were true, you would have seen us out together already!"

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