'He's lovely... he's great': Kym Johnson FINALLY confirms romance with billionaire Dancing With The Stars partner Robert Herjavec
Kym Johnson has ended months of speculation by confirming her romance with former Dancing With The Stars partner Robert Herjavec.
The 38-year-old professional dancer broke the news during an interview with The Morning Show hosts Todd McKenney and Kylie Gillies about her new judging role on the Australian version of the hit series, which returns to Channel Seven on Sunday evening.
Asked directly if she was romantically involved with the Canadian businessman, she replied: ‘Yeah. He’s lovely, he’s great. He’ll be at the first show watching and it’s really lovely to have him here.'
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Confirmed: Kym Johnson has ended months of speculation by confirming her romance with former Dancing With The Stars partner Robert Herjavec.
Sydney born Kym is back in her native Australia after featuring in fourteen seasons of Dancing With The Stars in the United States, where a diverse range of celebrity dance partners included Jerry Springer, David Hasselhoff and Donny Osmond - with whom she won the Mirror Ball.
Her final appearance alongside Herjavec led to an eighth place finish, and she admitted his enthusiasm helped them reach the latter stages of the competition.
'Robert hadn’t had any dancing experience,' she said. 'He’s a businessman and he just embraced it – it was a great season.'
Time to share: The 38-year-old professional dancer broke the news during an interview with The Morning Show hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies about her new judging role on the Australian version of the hit series
The pair enjoyed an amorous display shortly after their arrival at Sydney airport, where they were seen kissing amid the chaos of arrivals on Sunday morning.
'It’s so great he’s come out here with me,' Kym added. 'I’m showing him around – he’s going to come to the show.'
Referring to their sizzling dance-floor chemistry, Kym admitted the passionate onscreen kiss they shared wasn't as spontaneous as it looked.
Candid: Asked directly if she was romantically involved with the Canadian businessman, she replied: ‘Yeah. He’s lovely, he’s great. He’ll be at the first show watching and it’s really lovely to have him here.'
Smitten: The pair enjoyed an amorous display shortly after their arrival at Sydney airport, where they were seen kissing amid the chaos of arrivals on Sunday morning
'It was for the fans,' she said. 'The fans requested we do something – it was just a little kiss. You gotta give them what they want.'
Fellow DWTS dancer Cheryl Burke recently opened up about the pair's romance, telling People magazine: 'I haven't talked to her in a while, but they seem very in love.'
Their romance comes shortly after billionaire businessman Herjavec's split from wife of 24 years, Diane Plese, with whom he has three teenage children.
Loving it: Kym's final appearance alongside Herjavec led to an eighth place finish, and she admits his enthusiasm helped them reach the latter stages of the competition
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