Ariana Madix in third place, and Jason Mraz as the runner-up. This is Chmerkovskiy’s third mirrorball win. Another historic first — Pashkov and Karagach are the first-ever married couple to compete against each other in a “DWTS” finale.
This was the first “DWTS” season without head judge, ballroom legend Len Goodman, who retired last season and died this April after prostate cancer spread to his bones.Last season’s champs, TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and pro Mark Ballas also returned to the ballroom for a stellar encore performance.
Ballas and his wife BC Jean also welcomed their first child, a son named Banksi Wylde Ballas, on Tuesday. The finale got off on the wrong foot as viewers were not impressed that the first 30 minutes of the three-hour-long broadcast were comprised of the judges recapping the stars’ previous dances. “Ummm this is the weirdest start ever.
Where’s the opening number?” one fan tweeted.“I know they’re not wasting time with a recap rn…” another wrote. “DWTS” premiered in 2005.
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