Dancing With the Stars Crowns Season 34 Winners in Dramatic Finale

A new Dancing With the Stars winning couple been named after Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Elaine Hendrix, Dylan Efron and Jordan Chiles and their partners competed in the season 34 finale Nov. 25.

By Corinne Heller Nov 26, 2025 4:02 AM
| Updated Nov 26, 2025 6:00 AM
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Crikey, winning Dancing With the Stars has become a family tradition.

Robert Irwin and partner Witney Carson were declared the winners of the ABC show on the season 34 finale on Nov. 25, 10 years after his sister Bindi Irwin won the Mirrorball trophy.

"My sister said it best: Thank you for changing my life," the TV personality—son of Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin and Terri Irwin—said after he and the dance pro received the same honor. Witney added, "I'm so grateful for Robert. Honestly, I feel like I already won with him as my friend."

Before the 21-year-old and Witney were crowned the winners of DWTS season 34, couples Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy, Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa, Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach and Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten were revealed in second, third, fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Robert—who was considered one of the frontrunners throughout the competition—had kept his and Bindi's dad close to his heart as the pair quickstepped their way to victory.

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He revealed before the semifinals that he wore two keepsakes from their father—who died in 2006—on every performance day: a button-down shirt and a ring created from keys to the siblings' childhood home.

"These two things are a way to keep me close to home and to what’s most important to me," Robert said in his Nov. 17 video, adding that he likes that the shirt, which he had repaired, "still looks and feels like him."

"Each one of the holes, and the tears, and each of the missing buttons," he explained, "tells a story."

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Season 34 of DWTS previously featured contestants Corey Feldman, Jen Affleck, Lauren Jauregui, Baron Davis, Hilaria Baldwin, Scott HoyingDanielle FishelAndy Richter and Whitney Leavitt—who was eliminated on the semifinals one week before the finale.

Andy, who was voted off one week before the Secret Lives of Mormons cast member, shared his thoughts on the season's voting trends while defending the reality star's honor following what he called her "insane" exit.

"There's a whole soap opera going on adjacent to this show online," the 59-year-old told Entertainment Weekly in an interview posted on Nov. 19. “It's a good way to sort of take the temperature of what the audience is feeling in terms of voting. I've seen forever, there's like people just like, 'Whitney's gotta go,' and I'm just like, 'What? Why?'"

While many fans agreed Whitney had it coming, one week prior to her departure, she stunned viewers when she channeled Roxie Hart in her and Mark's Argentine Tango performance of "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago.

Other dance highlights this season included Elaine and Alan incorporating the Parent Trap handshake into their Cha-cha-cha on the premiere and Dylan and Daniella's air walk move spurring many—including the dance pro's husband Pasha Pashkov—to reenact it on social media.

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This season also went harder than ever on the nostalgia.

Former dance pros Kym Johnson-Herjavec and Cheryl Burke served as guest judges, as did Tom Bergeron. The former DWTS host appeared on the Nov. 11 episode, which doubled as a 20th birthday celebration for the series and featured a slew of additional faces, including the original six dance pros and past celebrity contestants such as Xochitl Gomez and Ariana Madix.

Read on to see all the stars who returned to the ballroom...

Jonathan Roberts, Charlotte Jørgensen, Edyta Sliwinska, Ahly Costa & Louis Van Amstel

All six original pros from season one—inlcuding Alec Mazo—returned for the show's birthday. In fact, they opened the episode with moves that proved they've still got what it takes to dance to the top.

Apolo Anton Ohno & Rashad Jennings

The Olympic speed skater (season 4 winner and  season 15 contestant) was Jordan Chiles' partner in the relay dance against Elaine Hendrix and her guest partner, NFL alum and season 24 winner Rashad. 

Xochitl Gomez & Joey Graziadei

Season 32 winner Xochitl partnered with Robert Irwin against Alix Earle and her partner, season 33 winner Joey for the relay dance. 

Rumer Willis & Kaitlyn Bristowe

Rumer (season 20 winner) partnered with Dylan Eforn in the relay dance against Andy Richter and Kaitlyn (season 29 winner). 

Kenya Moore

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star returned to the ballroom after competing on season 30 with Brandon Armstrong

Chandler Kinney

The Disney Channel star, also partnered with Brandon, returned after placing 3rd in season 33. 

Daniel Durant, Ilona Maher & Marlee Matlin

The season 31, season 33 and season 6 alums struck a pose together on the event's red carpet. 

Kelsey Anderson

The Bachelor alum was there in support of her fiancé Joey as he hit the stage with Alix. 

Sabrina Bryan

The Cheetah Girls star returned to the ballroom 18 years after she competed on season 5, before going on to compete in the all-stars 15th season.

Kristi Yamaguchi

The former champion smiled wide upon her return to the ballroom after skating to the top during season 6. 

Charity Lawson

The Bachelorette alum—and season 32 contestant—was a vision in gold on the red carpet.

Lindsay Arnold

The former pro—who last competed during season 30—returned to the ballroom. 

Stephen Nedoroscik

The Olympian was all smiles during his return after flipping his way to fourth during season 33 with partner Rylee Arnold

Bill Nye

The science guy returned to the ballroom 12 years after he became the dancing guy during season 17. 

Jenn Tran

The Bachelorette alum, who placed 7th alongside partner Sasha Farber during season 33, struck a pose. 

Chrishelle Strause

The Selling Sunset star returned after finishing in 8th during season 29 with partner Gleb Savchenko

Ariana Madix

The Love Island USA host showed off her new darker hair while returning after placing 3rd with Pasha Pashkov in season 32. 

Scott Hoying & Sasha Farber

The season 34 contestant, who was eliminated alongside Rylee, struck a pose with the former pro. 

Amanda Kloots

The 4th place finisher from season 30 returned to cheer on her former pro partner Alan Bersten

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