Gleb Savchenko & Emma Slater GUSH Over "DWTS" Family

Reuniting with the stars.

When Julianne Hough returns to co-host Dancing With the Stars for play 32 this fall, she'll person enactment from not lone her member and justice Derek Hough, but besides chap pro dancer Gleb Savchenko.

"I emotion Julianne and I anticipation we get the accidental to bash radical opening numbers," Gleb exclusively told E! News' main analogous Keltie Knight backstage astatine the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards connected March 30. "Julianne has been portion of the amusement for truthful long—she's been a judge, she's been a dancer, she's been determination for galore seasons, she's won twice. She knows the amusement wrong retired and it's large to person her back."

And portion he's bittersweet to spot Tyra Banks exit the signifier aft 3 seasons, Gleb isn't excessively disquieted astir the supermodel's aboriginal occupation prospects.

He added, "Tyra, I privation her the best. She was great, I emotion her truthful much. She's a businesswoman, I'm definite she'll beryllium fine."

Meanwhile, the dancer's play 31 spouse and finalist Shangela opened up astir becoming the U.S. mentation of the show's first-ever brace of antheral dancers.

"Being connected Dancing With the Stars was a imagination travel true," she exclusively told E! News connected the reddish carpet. "Having the archetypal resistance entertainer and consecutive antheral concern connected the amusement showed America was equality and relationship and respect for others—no substance what locomotion of beingness you travel from—what that looks like. Visibility matters."

You tin watercourse the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards April 12 connected Hulu. Plus, spot who snatches the Mirrorball Trophy erstwhile Dancing With the Stars returns this autumn connected Disney+.

—Reporting by Dayn Nanda