Alan Bersten and Emma Slater sparked dating rumors while competing on Dancing With the Stars season 33 in October 2024. The pair fueled the romance rumors in April 2025 after they shared a passionate onstage kiss. So, are they – or aren’t they? Life & Style lays out all the clues that point to a DWTS romance between Emma and Alan.
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater Spark Dating Rumors
In October 2024, a photo circulated via X of Emma and Alan holding hands backstage during a taping of Dancing With the Stars season 33.
Neither of the pair publicly addressed their PDA moment. However, a source talked to Us Weekly at the time and claimed that the two were “hooking up” and that it was “ongoing” and “not new.”
Alan Bersten and Emma Slater Fuel Dating Rumors On Stage
The professional dancers had fans on their feet and their jaws on the floor when they shared an onstage kiss during the final stop of the DWTS tour in Rosemont, Illinois, on April 19, 2025.
Audience members shared clips of the performance on social media, which quickly went viral. In the video, Alan held Emma close in the middle of their performance to Donna Summer’s “Last Dance,” and they kissed before going back to their routine.
The crowd went wild, and their cheers almost overpowered the music.
A fan shared a clip of the PDA moment via TikTok, leading people to ship the possible couple.
“Hearing the crowd react is insane. Cuz same,” one person wrote in the comments section of the post.
An audience member gushed, “I screamed so hard when this happened! driving home now in shock! OMG.”
However, not all fans were keen on Emma and Alan having a romantic relationship.
“I think I’m the only one not into this. I like them both, but …” a third person wrote, as a fourth fan added, “I knew they were dating but it just doesn’t scream chemistry I dunno.”
Emma’s prior marriage to her ex-husband and fellow DWTS superstar, Sasha Farber, is seemingly a big reason why people aren’t feeling her romance with Alan.
Inside Emma Slater’s Marriage to Sasha Farber
Emma and Sasha went from colleagues to lovers when they decided to give their love a shot in 2011. After splitting in 2014, Emma and Sasha got back together and two years later, he got down on one knee during DWTS season 23.
The former couple exchanged vows during their wedding ceremony at Los Angeles’ Bella Blanca in March 2018.
Emma and Sasha faced challenges a few years into their marriage, leading them to quietly separate in April 2022. They didn’t publicly share the news until the following February, when she filed for divorce.
The pair’s split was amicable, but there’s one thing that they continue not to agree on: why they ended their marriage.
During an appearance on “The Viall Files,” Emma said that their timeline on kids didn’t match and that was what led to their divorce. However, Sasha later claimed that was not true in a response to a fans’ comment via Instagram.
Despite their differing views, Emma and Sasha have continued to remain close friends. They even spent Thanksgiving together in 2024 alongside Sasha’s girlfriend and DWTS season 33 partner, Jenn Tran.
