The Real-Life Loves Of Dancing With The Stars Season 35's Famous Ladies

"Dancing with the Stars" is back for its 35th season, and while the show has been on ABC for over 20 years, it's more popular than ever thanks to its exciting cast — who also happen to have inspiring love lives. The new season's cast is stacked with stunning all-stars like reality TV fan-favorites Ciara Miller and Sarah Jane Nadar. Then there are those we can't wait to see what they'll wear, like "The Traitors" star Maura Higgins, whose fashion icon status can't be denied, and Olympian Amber Glenn, who's also had the most stunning outfits on the ice. While those fabulous women all appear to be currently single, the other famous ladies on this season have partners offscreen who will be cheering them on as they compete with their onscreen partners for the infamous Mirrorball Trophy.

The reality competition, which first premiered in June 2005, broke ratings records last year. "We had the highest share of young audience since the 'Friends' finale in 2004," showrunner Conrad Green told Entertainment Weekly in 2026. His plan to keep that energy for this season? "Continue to surprise, engage people, good storytelling, lots of warmth, lots of fun, lots of razzle-dazzle, beautiful people doing crazy things and working hard," he said. Some of those beautiful people around will be these wholesome couples, for sure. So let's get to know the real-life loves of the "Dancing with the Stars" Season 35's famous ladies.

Jenna Dewan's casting on "Dancing with the Stars" Season 35 may be a little controversial due to her background as a professional dancer, but what's not debatable is her love life. That's because the "The Rookie" actor has been with her fiancé, Broadway star Steve Kazee, for over 7 years, and the couple shares two children. Dewan first met Kazee when she saw him perform in the show "Once" in 2012, but they didn't get together until he slid into her Instagram DMs after learning of her split with her ex-husband Channing Tatum in 2018. "I was not at all looking for any kind of relationship ... but it was everything I needed, if that makes sense," she explained to People a year later, while expecting their first child.

Kazee went on to propose at Dewan's 2020 baby shower. "He had written this song and halfway through he sings, 'will you marry me?' And everyone gasped," she told The Knot in 2021. However, the wedding has since been on hold due to her divorce from Tatum, which was finalized in 2024. When discussing her wedding with People in February 2026, though, Dewan revealed, "We're planning on it. We're getting closer." It may be hard to plan a wedding while she's competing on "Dancing with the Stars," but Kazee is still very supportive. Not only did he repost her announcement about joining the show on his Instagram Story, but he's already cheering her on, writing, "League is cooked."

Julia Stiles is another actor with a dance background who will be on this season of "Dancing with the Stars." The actor played a classically trained ballerina turned hip-hop dancer in the iconic 2001 teen movie, "Save the Last Dance," so she knows her moves. Stiles also has a longtime love who will be cheering her on: She has been married to camera assistant Preston Cook for almost 10 years. The two met on the set of her movie "Blackway" in 2014, and got engaged the following Christmas Eve while on vacation in Colombia. They later tied the knot in 2017 after announcing they were expecting their first baby. 

These days, Cook has apparently been keeping their home running smoothly while the mom-of-three competes for the Mirrorball Trophy. In a September 2026 Instagram post, Stiles took the time out of her busy practice schedule to wish her man a Happy Anniversary, writing, "Thank you for holding down the fort while I live my dance dream." Cook gets in on a little of the fun when Stiles practices at home with their kids. "Sometimes I pick them up, and I'm actually practicing the dance holding them. And my husband will just stand there, and I kind of twirl around him," she told E! News in 2026. 

As a popular '90s singer and actor, Tatyana Ali will be no stranger to the spotlight when she competes on Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars." Her husband, Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, however, isn't in the entertainment industry. Instead, he's a professor at Stanford University. The "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star met Rasberry back in 2014 in a pretty normal way too, through the dating site eHarmony. "It was my first time dating online. We wrote letters for months before we decided to Skype. And then, of course, met," Ali told ET in 2016. Rasberry later popped the question during a hike in Yosemite, and in 2016 they got married. At the time of their wedding, Ali was pregnant with their first son, Edward. "It's pretty amazing. There's so much good. We feel so blessed," she told People before the ceremony. The couple later welcomed their second son, Alejandro, in 2019.

While Rasberry appears to be pretty private and hasn't publicly commented on Ali's stint on "Dancing with the Stars," they have made it a point to support each other at other events. In February 2026, for example, Ali posted a photo with Rasberry on Instagram, writing, "What an incredible experience to work alongside my husband, Vaughn Rasberry, at the Creativity & Innovation Forum." Later that May, she also posted about being "Vaughn's +1" at a Stanford gala. We're sure Rasberry will be cheering on Ali once she's on stage.

Giada De Laurentiis' longtime boyfriend, producer Shane Farley, supports the chef's participation on "Dancing with the Stars" 100%. In fact, he pushed her to do it, along with her daughter, Jade. "They both thought that this is a really great time to do something completely new," she told E! News in September 2026. De Laurentiis has talked about not taking life so seriously since she began dating Farley in 2015, after her split from her ex-husband, Todd Thompson. Not only did she tell People in 2024 that her relationship with Farley was full of laughter, but in a 2026 birthday tribute on Instagram, she wrote, "You make our life so fun!" As for Farley, he gushed to People in 2018, "Giada is one of the most positive people I have ever met. She's warm and absolutely beautiful."

There are many sweet pics of Giada De Laurentiis and her boyfriend Shane Farley on her Instagram, since he's often seen by her side whether they're traveling the world together or filming "Everyday Giada." Yet, he won't rehearse any dances with her. "He was like ... 'I'll just video you, and you can watch yourself. I'm on the sidelines' ... he won't rehearse with me, but he'll feed me, and he'll be there to record it and support me anyway he can," she told E! News, too. Feeding his girlfriend so she can focus on dancing really is still a top-notch gesture on Farley's part.