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Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Derek Hough’s love
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Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Derek Hough’s love

It doesn’t feel like fall television has really arrived until Dancing with the starsPremieres. The new celebs compete to win the popular Mirrorball trophy, now known as the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. From Bachelor Nation favorites Joey Graziadei and Jenn Tran to The Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Phaedra Parks will join the reality TV group in season 33 against Julia Roberts’ older brother and fellow actor Eric Roberts, Olympic athletes Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik and more.

Judges Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Derek Hough will be evaluating their performances and watching for their every move. But what do we know about their dating history? Read on to find out who they’re married to, who they’ve had affairs with and more.

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli attends the BAFTA TV Tea Party presented by Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions and FIJI Water at the Maybourne Beverly Hills on September 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

Monica Schipper / Getty Images for BAFTA

Tonioli, the oldest judge on the panel, was born in Ferrara, Italy in 1955 and has been in the professional dance business since the ’80s. Since Tonioli is a popular figure on both sides of the pond, it’s no surprise that he has had a long-term partner since 2010, Jason Schanne. The Michigan native is 31 years his junior and works as a model. The couple had an engagement ceremony in 2012.

Schanne, who is not active on social media, has a fairly private life. Even Tonioli, who is more active in public, has not spoken much about his partner. The two split their time between their home in London and their mansion in Los Angeles. Tonioli is currently a judge at Britain’s Got Talent and was on Be sure to come and dancethe British version of Dancing with the starsuntil 2022.

Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba attends Variety's Women Of Reality TV 2023 at Spago on November 29, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (

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The So you think you can dance Alum met choreographer Artem Chigvintsev when the Russian dancer took part in the show, and they quickly began dating in 2006. Ultimately, their relationship was not for good. They split in late 2008. Since then, the two have reunited on Dancing with the stars as an employee. Chigvintsev recently made headlines in August 2024 after he was arrested for assault on a spouse. His wife Nikki Garcia, whom he met on the set of DWTShas filed for divorce.

After her relationship with Chigvintsev, Inaba became engaged twice. First to Jesse Sloan, a man she met on eHarmony. He proposed to her on national television during an episode of Live with Kelly and Regis. She called off their engagement in 2012. Inaba got engaged to actor Robb Derringer in 2016. Their relationship ended in 2017.

Between 2014 and 2015, she was briefly in a relationship with Italian musician Tony Neiman. Her last partner was Fabien Viteri, but the two finally separated in 2021. Inaba appears to be single at the moment.

Derek Hough

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough at The Walt Disney Company's Post-Emmys® Celebration on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Disney / Eric McCandless

Hough found love in the ballroom. The former DWTS Professional and now judge is married to Hayley Erbert. She participated in season 10 of So you think you can dance and the two met in 2014 when his famous sister hired her to further Tour with them. This was not the last time they worked together, as Erbert was also a troupe dancer with DWTS for seven seasons.

Hough and Erbert were rumored to have started dating in 2016 and made their relationship official in 2017. They got engaged in 2022 and tied the knot in 2023. At the ceremony a lot the DWTS crew appearedlike Alfonso Ribeiro, Maria Menounos and Shawn Johnson. Mark Ballas, another DWTS Professional, served as Hough’s best man at the idyllic wedding in Monterey.

Dancing with the starsSeason 33, September 17, 8/7c, ABC

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