As Dancing with the Stars season 33 approaches its finale, pro dancer Emma Slater shared a TikTok video on November 25. The clip featured eliminated contestants Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko appearing close to each other amid the rest of the cast and crew.
Slater captioned the video, “Just call me paparazzi,” which showcased the duo near the dance floor. The moment featured Savchenko holding Nader as she wrapped her legs around his waist.
Slater's immediate reaction while filming the couple was:
“What is happening?”
Nader heard her fellow castmate and, upon realizing she was being filmed, quickly landed on her feet while still holding onto Savchenko in a close embrace.
“Omfg,” Nader replied in the comment section of the video.
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko will be performing at Dancing with the Stars season 33 finale
In a November 18 interview with E! News, Gleb Savchenko hinted that details about his status with Dancing with the Stars partner Brooks Nader could be found on their TikTok profile.
However, their TikTok presence doesn’t provide much clarity. While they frequently appear in each other’s recent videos, it remains unclear whether they have reconciled or are still broken up.
The pro dancer further shared in the interview that he would be reuniting with Brooks Nader during the Dancing with the Stars season 33 finale to share a dance.
All the couples from the season are set to perform in the finale episode. According to Gleb Savchenko, the cast recently held creative meetings to discuss costumes, music, and choreography. He also shared that rehearsals for the finale will begin next week.
“We’re dancing together for the [DWTS] finale. All of the couples from this season are coming back and we’re performing a dance, so we had some creative meetings that went over costumes and the music and choreography. And then next week we start rehearsals.”
Emma Slater's November 25 TikTok video featuring Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader appears to have been filmed during rehearsals for their DWTS finale performance.
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko share their DWTS experience
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko were amongst the thirteen couples featured in Dancing with the Stars season 33. The duo got eliminated during Dedication Night in episode 5. They performed a Salsa to "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and dedicated the presentation to Nader's three younger sisters.
In a post-episode interview with Good Morning America, Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko reflected on their journey on the show. Savchenko went so far as to call Nader his best dance partner to date.
"I've had a blast. This is my best season, you know, and I've done the show for such a long time. Brooks has been my best partner, and I thought we were going to go all the way. Kinda bummed we got eliminated," Savchenko said.
The Dancing with the Stars 33 pro dancer added that he was excited about the future and that the duo was "celebrating life" because they're both "very blessed and grateful".
Nader chimed in and called her journey on the dancing show "the most life-changing experience ever" adding that she formed a lot of great relationships along the way,
Dancing with the Stars made her so much as a person and pushed her in ways she never thought she could be "pushed and survive."
"He's [Savchenko] such an amazing dancer and teacher and I would not have had this experience at all if he wasn't my partner. I feel like for the next few weeks, my body's very broken, so I'll be just dancing in the club with my friends to music, which will be fun," the model concluded.
Dancing with the Stars season 33 airs every Tuesday on ABC.