Val Chmerkovskiy is still in the running for Dancing with the Stars' Season 23 mirrorball trophy.
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Val joined DWTS in Season 13 as a pro partner and won the show's 20th season with actress Rumer Willis, a feat the uber-competitive pro had anxiously been waiting to accomplish.
Val's latest celebrity partner is Olympian Laurie Hernandez, who has been a frontrunner since the start of the season. The pair already advanced to the semifinals, but could they make it all the way? Fans have no doubt, but talented competitors like James Hinchcliffe might stand in their way.
Below is a list of 8 facts Reality TV World has compiled about Val Chmerkovskiy:
- Born Valentin Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy in the Ukraine on March 24, 1986, he and his family relocated to Brooklyn, NY, in 1994.
- He is a classically trained violinist and once played concertmaster violin with his youth orchestra in Carnegie Hall.
- Val graduated high school from The Hudson School in Hoboken, NJ, and went on to study Business Management in college.
- A big fan of fashion, the pro dancer launched his own clothing line in 2013 called VALENTIN, a luxury streetwear brand.
- Val was rumored to have dated Kelly Monaco, Janel Parrish and Jenna Johnson from the DWTS family. Most recently, he's been romantically linked to Season 23 contestant Amber Rose, who was partnered with Maksim.
- Val is an ambassador for the charity Pencils of Promise and co-owns six competitive dance studios under the brand "Dance With Me."
- The DWTS pro has an adorable bulldog named Sir Sleep, and his soon to be sister-in-law is show pro Peta Murgatroyd, who is currently expecting her first child with Maksim.
- Val is a two-time World Latin Dance Champion (Junior and Youth) and a 14-time U.S. National Latin Dance champion.
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