“Of course, I’ll be there,” the Russian dancer said of spending the holidays together
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Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader
Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader are spending the holidays together.
Now that Dancing with the Stars season 33 is complete, Savchenko, 41, and Nader, 27, are ready for their next big event — Thanksgiving!
Speaking to Extra after the dance competition series came to an end on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the dancing partners — who have also sparked flames outside of the show — shared their turkey day plans.
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Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader during their “Dedication Night” performance on “Dancing With The Stars”
“Listen, we do have a crazy chemistry, and being in the ballroom after five weeks, having a break — it was amazing,” Savchenko said in a joint interview with the model. “Joey [Graziadei] and Jenna [Johnson], congratulations to them, they were incredible tonight and everyone else, and we killed the rumba. I felt like we could have been in the finals.”
“It was so much fun being back and being with all the other cast members,” Nader said. “We had a few days at the practice studio practicing together and it was fun to be back.”
Though the pair didn’t come out on top, she added: “We definitely won other things out of it other than the Mirrorball.”
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ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” contestants Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko
Savchenko admitted that there was still a palpable chemistry between himself and his dance partner after the two previously dated but had a public split.
“You can’t deny it — it’s a fact. It’s there, yeah, that’s for sure,” the Russian choreographer said, adding, “Listen, we’re just having fun, we’re living life, we’re doing us, and we’re just having a lot of fun.”
Their fun includes holiday cheer with Nader’s family, even though the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model won’t be preparing any meals.
“I am hosting at my house, and all my sisters are going to be there. No one’s cooking, Raising Cane’s — this isn’t an ad — but they will be involved. I’m ordering everything. I’m not cooking anything,” Nader told Extra.
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Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader, October 2024
Savchenko confirmed he would be present for the fast food feast. “I will be there, yeah, Thanksgiving,” he said. “Of course! Of course, I’ll be there. It’s all about the family.”
During Tuesday night’s finale, an insider observed that Nader, who wore a big diamond ring, was “all over” Savchenko.
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Although the two had previously been eliminated from the show, they returned for Tuesday night’s live taping and performed a sultry dance to “Reunited” by Peaches & Herb, alongside Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber.