Val Chmerkovskiy is currently competing on Season 25 of Dancing with the Stars this fall on ABC.
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Val, who is 6'0" tall and the little brother of Maksim Chmerkovskiy, has won Dancing with the Stars twice -- Season 20 with celebrity partner Rumer Willis and Season 23 with partner Laurie Hernandez.
For this season, Val is paired with ESPN personality and former Paralympic swimmer, Victoria Arlen, and she's defying the odds week to week and impressing everyone with her dance ability considering she has no feeling in her legs.
Val and Victoria definitely have a chance to take home a mirrorbally trophy because they have great chemistry and perform with a lot of heart and joy.
Below is a list of 6 facts Reality TV World has compiled about Val Chmerkovskiy:
- Born in Ukraine on March 24, 1986, Val and his family relocated to Brooklyn, NY, in 1994.
- Val is currently dating and in love with Jenna Johnson, a former Dancing with the Stars pro and So You Think You Can Dance All-Star.
- He is a classically trained violinist and once played concertmaster violin with his youth orchestra in Carnegie Hall.
- A big fan of fashion, the pro dancer launched his own clothing line in 2013 called VALENTIN, a luxury streetwear brand.
- Val has an adorable bulldog named Sir Sleep and is an uncle to Maksim and wife Peta Murgatroyd's baby son Shai Aleksander.
- 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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