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‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Gleb Savchenko admits he broke up with partner

Ezra Soza confronts Gleb Savchenko.
Ezra Soza confronts Gleb Savchenko. Screengrab from Ezra Soza's TikTok page

“Dancing with the Stars” professional Gleb Savchenko is setting the record straight when it comes to his relationship with his season 33 partner, model Brooks Nader.

Earlier this week, videos of Savchenko and Nader sparked speculation that the former couple had reunited as fans said it appeared they were making the TikTok videos from the same house.

The speculation came after Savchenko and Nader spent days sharing cryptic social media videos implying that they had broken up after being eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars.”

Savchenko’s colleagues, fellow “Dancing with the Stars” professionals Ezra Sosa and Rylee Arnold, decided to get to the bottom of the reality television conspiracy.

After Sosa and Arnold showed Savchenko a video claiming the former pair was filming from the same house, Savchenko claimed they weren’t.

“It’s not the same house. Totally different house. Look, that plant—I’ve never seen that plant before,” he told them as they giggled in the background.

@ezrasosa i still have so many questions #dwts @glebsavchenko ♬ original sound - Ezra Sosa

That’s when Savchenko shared a message to Nader, saying, “Brooks if you’re watching, I miss you.”

“You were the one who texted her, Gleb,” Arnold says in the background, alluding to Savchenko ending the relationship over text.

“You were the one who ended it,” she continued, prompting Savchenko to confirm, “I did.”

Then when asked why he ended it if he misses Nader, Savchenko said, “stop recording, and I might tell you.”

After being eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars,” Savchenko and Nader shared social media videos of themselves kissing and celebrating what appeared to be a blossoming romantic relationship.

@brooksnader A WIN IS A WIN ‍️‍️‍️‍️‍️ @glebsavchenko ♬ A WIN IS A WIN - Clifford Taylor IV

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Savchenko alluded to the relationship during an Oct. 15 episode of the Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey podcast.

While talking with host Harry Jowsey, Savchenko said he believed he “manifested” Nader as a partner.

“In one of the (journal) pages I described a perfect person, and I wrote all the things, and Brooks hits 99% of it,” Savchenko told Jowsey. “She’s really, really cool.”

“I wasn’t planning on meeting anyone,” he continued, addressing his recent breakup.

“I was going through – I broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years and I was going through a lot, just wanted to be on my own. Never planned anything.”

Jowsey then ask Savchenko point blank if he was “in love” with Nader. “I can’t hear you,” Savchenko joked. “I don’t know, maybe.”

“We’re just hanging out, we’re just having a good time,” he added. “And she’s amazing. I love her, being around her, she’s got such a great energy, great personality, like just obviously super hot.”

That all changed on Oct. 24 when Nader suggested trouble in paradise.

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Alongside the “neutral face” emoji, Nader wrote, “When he’s breaking up with me but I never knew we were dating.”

Fans ran to the comment section begging for clarification. Even Sosa commented, “wait, WHAT?”

The former couple then continued to publicly spar with each other through several other videos shared on social media.

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Sara Vallone
Miami Herald
Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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