Danny Amendola Gets Flirty With Julianne Hough On ‘DWTS’

Julianne Hough had a playful response when former NFL star Danny Amendola flirted together with her throughout Tuesday’s “Dancing With the Stars” season finale.

Hough lately revealed that she is single and open to assembly a brand new associate, two years after finalizing her divorce from ex-husband Brooks Laich. In the meantime, Amendola, who beforehand dated Olivia Culpo for 3 years earlier than their 2018 cut up, was most lately romantically linked to TikToker Xandra Pohl.

Nevertheless, Danny Amendola referred to her as “an incredible good friend” again in September, leaving his present relationship standing unclear.

Following Amendola’s freestyle routine along with his associate, Witney Carson, the pair—dressed as Ken and Barbie—joined Hough on a big prop mattress to obtain their scores. As they settled in, the 36-year-old co-host casually requested, “How is it dancing as Ken?” to which Amendola cheekily replied, “I feel the true query, Julianne, is why are you in my mattress?”

Whereas Carson shortly appeared away in shock, Hough didn’t miss a beat, responding with a teasing, “Is that an invite?” earlier than easily shifting again to the enterprise at hand, “Let’s get your scores!”

The scene shortly shifted to the judges’ panel, the place Carrie Ann Inaba awarded the pair a 9 as Danny and Julianne shared a second, holding fingers. Nevertheless, the rating reveal was briefly delayed when Derek Hough raised his hand in confusion, playfully asking, “What’s taking place?!” His fellow judges shortly reminded him to share his rating, prompting Derek to flash a ten and, in a nod to Ryan Gosling’s portrayal of Ken within the Barbie film, exclaim, “You’re Kenough!”

Whereas the second was shortly brushed apart, there could possibly be a future duet within the works for the previous DWTS professional and the retired NFL star.

Julianne Hough has been making it clear that she’s single and able to mingle, utilizing her platform as a “DWTS” cohost to share her present relationship standing.

Following her shock efficiency to the viral TikTok track “Man in Finance” throughout the November 19 episode, her cohost, Alfonso Ribeiro, couldn’t assist however acknowledge her dancing expertise. He remarked that it was nice to see Julianne out on the ground with fellow professionals Sasha Farber, Val Chmerkovskiy, and Pasha Pashkov, having fun with the second and showcasing her strikes.

“Yeah, the blokes. Nicely, you already know, I’m single and I’m searching for a man wherever I can discover one,” she quipped. Ribeiro determined to have enjoyable with that response by including, “For those who’d like a date, textual content Julianne’s first identify. Message and knowledge charges could apply.”

In a 2019 interview with Girls’s Well being, Julianne Hough opened up about her sexuality, sharing particulars of a dialog she had together with her then-husband, Brooks Laich. In the course of the dialogue, Hough explored her emotions and id, reflecting on her journey of self-discovery.

“I (instructed him), ‘You recognize I’m not straight, proper?’ And he was like, ‘I’m sorry, what?’ I used to be like, ‘I’m not. However I select to be with you,’” she stated on the time. “I feel there’s a security with my husband now that I’m unpacking all of this, and there’s no worry of voicing issues that I’ve been afraid to confess or that I’ve had disgrace or guilt about due to what I’ve been instructed or how I used to be raised.”

Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich had been married in 2017, however after 5 years collectively, they finalized their divorce in 2022.

Throughout a current look on the “Jamie Kern Lima” podcast, Julianne Hough mentioned her private journey of realizing that she is “not straight.”

She defined, “Popping out is among the most susceptible and empowering issues you are able to do. For me, it’s not about being straight, homosexual, or queer; it’s extra about studying what love is, and I really like individuals,” in line with Us Weekly.

Hough, a former “Dancing With the Stars” professional turned host, additionally shared that she initially struggled with understanding her sights however selected to stick with her then-husband, Brooks Laich, throughout that interval of self-discovery.

“That’s the freedom of the love that I used to be beginning to expertise in seeing individuals as a result of I used to be capable of take off a stage of safety as a substitute of being so internalized,” she stated on the podcast. “So, I used to be beginning to see individuals and seeing their hearts and seeing their magnificence and their essence. I used to be like, ‘Wow, I really like individuals and I don’t know if it’s a sexual attraction or this attraction, however I’m simply seeing individuals.’ That was, like, such a ravishing revelation.”