While there are TV shows explicitly made for finding love on the small screen (The Bachelor, Love is Blind, Love Island), other reality series appear to be a hotbed for romance. Take Dancing With the Stars, for example. Model Brooks Nader, 28, and dancer Gleb Savchenko, 41, were partnered up during season 33 of the competition show — the same season as famed scammer Anna Delvey — and constantly fueled dating rumors after being caught kissing, acting horny in public, and getting tattoos with one another. But now, after six months, it looks like the curtain has closed on their steamy showmance.
According to People, an unnamed source revealed Nader called off their relationship this weekend after suspecting Savchenko had cheated on her. Yikes. He, on the other hand, apparently had no idea their relationship had even ended — in fact, it sounds like Nader ghosted him. Double yikes. “I was surprised to learn through article(s) published today … that Brooks has ended our relationship,” he told “Page Six” in a statement. “The last communication I received from her was a text on April 6, asking to speak. I called her today in response, but she has not replied.”
Savchenko said he was last with Nader on March 31 or April 1 in New York — they’d been filming an episode of an untitled reality show starring her and her three sisters. “She was sad to see me leave, but I had to return to ‘DWTS’ to finish my four-month tour at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,” he said. “I am still processing everything, and while I don’t have all the answers, I wish Brooks the best moving forward.”
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The former dance partners are both active on TikTok and have seemingly posted response videos to the drama. Nader’s video shows her parents consoling her with the caption “probably needed a hug.” Savchenko’s video, on the other hand, features him winking and lip-syncing to a sound that says, “To everyone who watches my life and gossips about it, don’t give up. Season two is about to come out.” I wonder how Nader feels about that one.
I’m a lover of love, so I’m hoping this situation is just fodder for Nader’s new reality show. I mean, what better way to get your untitled project picked up than by stirring up a dramatic storyline?
The Cut has reached out to Nader and Savchenko for comment and will update this post if we hear back.
