Ciara Miller has her eye on one Dancing With the Stars pro when she hits the ballroom for season 35.
“I’ve been campaigning for Val [Chmerkovskiy],” Miller, 30, told E! News during the Monday, May 4, Met Gala livestream. “I don’t know if they hear me, but yeah, sending out some emails, putting my word in. We’ll see where everyone wants to place me.”
Miller, who adhered to the “Costume Art” theme during fashion’s biggest night, noted that she’s looking forward to trying her hand at the Cha Cha and said she’s also “really excited for a waltz.”
“Very random, but a box step I’ve always loved. Like, I want to be in Bridgerton so bad,” she said, referencing the Netflix show set in the Regency era.
Hulu announced during the Get Real House event in April that Miller and Love Island’s Maura Higgins would be competing on DWTS, while simultaneously confirming the show’s renewal.
The move came amid an ongoing scandal involving her ex West Wilson and BFF Amanda Batula, who are newly dating. The Summer House costars are set to address the controversy at the season 10 reunion, which filmed in April. (In leaked audio from the reunion, Miller appeared to confront Wilson, 31, and Batula, 34, over their relationship.)
When rumors began circulating on Bravo fan sites last year that Miller could be joining DWTS season 34, the reality star shared that she would not shut the door on the opportunity in the future.
“Yeah, why not? I mean, I grew up dancing,” Miller exclusively told Us Weekly in 2025. “I did ballet for 10 years. Why not?”
Ciara Miller is open to exchanging summer houses for the ballroom later this year. “Yeah, why not? I mean, I grew up dancing,” Miller, 29, exclusively told Us Weekly when partnering with Brawny’s three-ply paper towels. “I did ballet for 10 years. Why not?” Last month, rumors circulated on Bravo fan sites including @BravoandCocktails that […]
“I would totally,” she continued. “I would love that, honestly, but whatever’s right for me at the right time.”
Miller also gave a shout-out to Chmerkovskiy, who ultimately placed runner-up during season 34 with partner and influencer Alix Earle. (Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and pro Witney Carson took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in 2025.)
“In my head, maybe Val,” she said. “I want someone who is hard on me. Like, ‘You got to get this down.’ We’d have to work so hard. I don’t want any funny games. We’re in there to work!”
Dancing With the Stars season 35 will premiere this fall on ABC and Disney+ and streams the next day on Hulu.
