So far four celebs have been revealed to be on the Fall 2026 season: Ciara Miller, Jackson Olson, Guillermo Rodriguez, and Maura Higgins.
DWTS: Maura Doesn’t Want To Dance With Gleb
After news broke that she had joined the new season of DWTS, Maura Higgins was inter viewed by E! News. When she was asked who she wanted to be paired up with, Maura joked anyone BUT Gleb Savchenko.
Higgins told E! News, “That’s only because I’m loyal and I’m friends with Brooks [Nader].” She added, “I don’t really like the way he speaks about women. I don’t really want to spend all my time with someone like that. ‘I’m like, no thank you.”
In 2025, Gleb Savchenko was paired up with Brooks Nader on the reality TV show. They began dating and he appeared on her family’s reality TV show.
A few months later the couple split because Savchenko was caught cheating on her with other women. Brooks went through his phone on an episode of the show and all hell broke loose.
DWTS: Gleb Shades Season 35 Co-Star
Maura Higgins made those comments about the Dancing With The Stars pro back in May, but apparently Gleb never got wind of them until now. In fact, he says he doesn’t even know who Maura Higgins is.
Savchenko told Daily Mail, “Until I was asked to comment on this story, I’d genuinely never heard of this girl, Maura, so I’m certainly not going to lose any sleep over the opinions of someone I’ve never met.”
Brooks Nader’s ex added, “It’s odd to publicly attack someone you’ve never even met, but if that’s how she wants to make headlines before the show starts, that’s her choice.”
Would it be hilarious is ABC did pair Higgins and Savchekno up together on Season 35? Do you think that Maura was wrong to say those things about the DWTS pro?
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