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It looks like things are continuing to heat up between Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> partners Brooks Nader<\/strong><\/a> and Gleb Savchenko<\/strong>! A backstage video<\/a> from the show\u2019s Tuesday, September 24, live show showed the two sharing a quick kiss while preparing to take the stage for their dance.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were kissing after practicing their dance backstage,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cBrooks also had her arm around Gleb. He looked very comfortable with her that way. They look like they are definitely a thing. It\u2019s very clear something is going on with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans first started speculating that a romance was brewing between Gleb, 41, and Brooks, 27, when they posted a cozy photo together during rehearsals before the show\u2019s September 17 premiere. In the pic, Brooks was sitting on Gleb\u2019s lap, with their hands intimately placed on each other\u2019s thighs. The picture went viral and other DWTS<\/em> pairs even got in on the fun by recreating the image themselves.<\/p>\n However, the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit<\/em> model and pro dancer have played coy about the rumors. \u201cWe were trying to get into character,\u201d Brooks explained to Life & Style<\/em>, referring to the backstage kiss. \u201cIt\u2019s all about the dancing. It\u2019s all about the performances. We practiced so hard, we had to rehearse. We spend so many hours a day together. We have a great chemistry, great relationship, friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n Gleb jumped in and added, \u201cShe\u2019s really cool, actually. You haven\u2019t noticed that? She\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair also shared a kiss in rehearsal footage, as Gleb admitted, \u201cI\u2019m trying to teach the quickstep but it\u2019s hard because she\u2019s distracting.\u201d However, he told the judges that the PDA was simply them trying to get into character<\/a> for the dance. Meanwhile, Brooks weighed in on the public speculation about the duo\u2019s relationship status, adding, \u201cThat doesn\u2019t make me mad at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of the Dancing With the Stars<\/em> premiere, Gleb publicly denied that he and Brooks were dating, although he did call his season 33 partner \u201cgreat\u201d and confirmed that they have \u201camazing\u201d chemistry on the dance floor.<\/p>\n Gleb was previously married to fellow pro dancer Elena Samodanova<\/strong>, whom he shares two daughters with. The pair tied the knot in 2006 but announced their separation in November 2020. One month later, she filed for divorce, and it was finalized the following year. In 2023, Elena, 39, and the girls moved to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n Brooks married Billy Haire<\/strong> in 2018 but they split just four years later. In June, she brought Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece<\/strong> to Olivia Culpo<\/strong> and Christian McCaffrey\u2019s<\/strong> wedding. The following month, she was briefly linked to Tom Brady<\/strong>, with a source telling People<\/em>, \u201cThey\u2019ve been hooking up this summer, having rendezvous in different cities. It\u2019s casual. She has a very active social calendar and likes to party and Tom is often with the kids and doesn\u2019t like the nightlife scene.\u201d<\/p>\n However, two other sources denied that the stars were an item. Brooks and Tom, 47, have not addressed the romance rumors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n