Dancing With the Stars' Brooks Nader Reveals Relationship Status During Debut With Gleb Savchenko

Brooks Nader—who is partnered with Gleb Savchenko on Dancing With the Stars—cleared the air about her relationship status during the season 33 premiere on Sept. 17.

By Gabrielle Chung Sep 18, 2024 2:01 AM
| Updated Sep 18, 2024 12:52 PM
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Brooks Nader may be partnered up with Gleb Savchenko on Dancing With the Stars, but her dance card is empty outside of the ballroom.

Almost three months after sparking romance rumors with Greek Prince Constantine Alexios, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model cleared the air about her relationship status during the Sept. 17 premiere of DWTS season 33.

While explaining why she chose to dance to Britney Spears' "Piece of Me," Brooks shared, "I’m newly single, so the lyrics are super liberating."

And for now, dance is her only bae.

"I'm here because me and dance have some unfinished business," Brooks quipped, noting that she was on her high school's dance team before pivoting to modeling. "I have a bone to pick with dancing. I dumped him for a while, but I gotta take back that ex and run their life."

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Dancing with the Stars Season 33 Cast

However, the 27-year-old also joked that it doesn't hurt the competition to have a "healthy little flirtatious vibe" with her pro dance partner as well.

As she put it, "He's so hot."

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And what does Gleb think of their ballroom chemistry? "We have a lot of fun," he said during the premiere, with Brooks chiming in, "and it's obviously all about dancing."

She added, "That's what we're here to do."

Indeed, Gleb told Page Six on Sept. 13 that there’s no romantic interest between them, though they have “amazing” chemistry on the dance floor.

Brooks was linked to Constantine Alexios—a member of the member of the former Greek royal family—in June, when she brought him as her date to Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey's wedding. Prior to that, the Louisiana native was married to advertising executive Billy Haire from 2019 to 2022. 

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Meanwhile, Gleb was married to fellow dancer Elena Samodanova for over a decade before she filed for divorce in 2020. The pair share kids Olivia, 13, and Zlata, 7.

He was last romantically linked to model Elena Belle, who was his date to Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev's 2023 wedding.

Keep reading for a look at the season 33 cast.

Anna Delvey 

The inspriation behind Inventing Anna traded her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa. However, the fake heiress was eliminated during the season's Sept. 24 episode, with her saying that she learned "nothing" in her now-infamous, one-word farewell speech.

Ilona Maher

The Olympic rugby player was ready to ruck up the dance floor with pro Alan Bersten, finishing as the runner-up.

Chandler Kinney 

The Disney Channel star tried to dance her way to the top with partner Brandon Armstrong and ultimately placed third.

Brooks Nader 

The model and her partner Gleb Savchenko were ready to strut along the ballroom, but took their final bow on Oct. 15.

Reginald VelJohnson

All that mattered for the Family Matters alum and partner Emma Slater was taking home the Mirrorball Trophy. However, their journey was cut short during the second week of competition on Oct. 8.

Eric Roberts 

The Dark Knight star was partnered with Britt Stewart. They were eliminated in the second week alongside Reginald and Emma.

Joey Graziadei

The Bachelor alum has found his rose between thorns in partner Jenna Johnson, winning season 33.

Tori Spelling 

The alum of Beverly Hills, 90210 was oh so ready to dance alongside Pasha Pashkov. Unfortunately, the two last only one week and was cut from competition in a double elimination alongside Anna and Ezra.

Danny Amendola 

The NFL pro and partner Witney Carson sure scored a touchdown on the dance floor, placing fifth in the finale.

Dwight Howard 

The NBA star hoped to stand head and shoulders above the competition with partner Daniella Karagach, but was eliminated from the competition on Nov. 12.

Stephen Nedoroscik 

The Olympian had his sights set on another medal—or should we say, Mirrorball Trophy—with partner Rylee Arnold, placing fourth in the Nov. 26 finale.

Phaedra Parks 

The Traitors alum was sure to weed out the competition with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, but ended up getting cut from the lineup Oct. 22.

Jenn Tran

Though Bachelorette star and partner Sasha Farber were full bloom in the ballroom, they were eliminated from the competition on Oct. 29.