Inside ‘Dancing with the Stars’ couple’s big move: They’re Floridians now
Goodbye, Los Angeles. Hello, Florida.
After mountains of boxes, plenty of tears and traveling almost 3,000 miles, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd have settled into their new Boca Raton home.
The couple who fell in love as professional celebrity partners on “Dancing with the Stars” are now official residents of the 561.
The pair documented their separate cross-country trips with sons Shai, 8, Rio, 3, and Milan, almost 2, from Los Angeles on social media. Their vlog opens with the famous pair in a car crying and wiping their eyes.
“Something new is never easy,” read the caption. “There are tears you don’t expect, goodbyes that hit harder than you imagined, and moments where you wonder if you’re making the right decision. But sometimes you have to leave what’s comfortable to find what’s meant for you.”
Murgatroyd flew with the two youngest, with Chmerkovskiy hitting the road with their eldest. A subsequent post sees the family of five reunited, sitting on the stairs of their sleek new place, which is surrounded by a lush, palm-tree filled backyard.
In another video, the 39-year-old Kiwi and 46-year-old Ukrainian busted out some of their famous moves on the grass to christen the house, and seem definitely OK with the decision to relocate.
“The happiness, the slower pace, the sunshine, watching our boys love every second of it,” said the subsequent post. “It’s everything we hoped for and more.”
So will Murgatroyd and Chmerkovskiy stay for the long haul and get Florida PrePaid for the kids? Or is there a chance they’ll head back to the City of Angels, their home of 16 years? That much is unclear, but TMZ reports the TV personalities didn’t sell their property on the West Coast.
Property records obtained by the outlet show their four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in La La Land was listed on the rental market for $18K a month.
This story was originally published July 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM.
