Dancing With the Stars season 32 champions Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy are making ready to carry out collectively once more — and Us Weekly has the primary look.
In the course of the Tuesday, November 26, season 33 finale of the ABC actuality competitors collection, Gomez, 18, and Chmerkovskiy, 38, will hit the ballroom ground collectively for the primary time since profitable the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in December 2023.
In Us’ sneak peek on the duo’s pre-taped package deal, which is able to air earlier than their dwell efficiency, Gomez shares what she’s been as much as since DWTS.
“I graduated highschool, I turned 18, I used to be on the [DWTS] tour, I’ve been designing some clothes,” the actress says. “I purchased a automotive, however I don’t know easy methods to drive. And that’s about it.”
Gomez persistently wowed the judges all through season 32, and she or he’s able to take the stage once more.
“This efficiency means a lot to me simply because I would like to have the ability to showcase Val and I’s partnership and the time I had on Dancing With the Stars,” she tells cameras within the clip. “It type of symbolizes the ending of my season. I’m now not the reigning champion, and now that’s another person’s journey. I’ll all the time be there for my Dancing with the Stars household — that’s what I’m most grateful for.”
The video shares a glimpse of Gomez and Chmerkovskiy rehearsing their routine.
“Being reunited with Val is a lot enjoyable,” Gomez says. “I missed him and his character, and strolling proper again into the studio, it felt like coming again dwelling.”
Chmerkovskiy echoes the sentiment, telling Gomez, “I missed this power.” He then asks his former associate, “How do you are feeling about passing the torch to the following champion of Dancing With the Stars?”
Gomez responds by recalling the second when season 31 winner Charli D’Amelio handed the trophy to her final yr.
“I used to be, like, such an enormous fan of [Charli], and so I’m simply excited to be that particular person this yr,” Gomez says.
5 {couples} are within the operating to be the following Mirrorball Trophy winners: Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Danny Amendola and Witney Carson, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten and Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold. Graziadei, 29, and Johnson, 30, and Kinney, 24, and Aromstrong, 30, have persistently been on the prime of the leaderboard all season, though something might occur through the season finale.
Johnson completely informed Us after final week’s semifinals that she desires her and Joey to concentrate on “pleasure” through the finale.
“I simply need this to be a joyful expertise, as a result of it’s over so quick and we’ll by no means get this second again in time,” she mentioned. “So, I really need it to be a optimistic week for us. Though there’s lots to perform, I simply need it to be a second we are going to always remember.”
Johnson has been married to Chmerkovskiy since 2019. They share son Rome, 22 months. After profitable season 32, Chmerkovskiy positioned eighth this season with associate Phaedra Parks.
The three-hour Dancing With the Stars season finale airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, November 26, at 8 p.m. ET. You may watch the episode on Disney+ the following day.