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New York Post
30 Oct 2024


NextImg:‘DWTS’ pro Emma Slater is ‘hooking up’ with Alan Bersten after Sasha Farber divorce: report

Two more “Dancing with the Stars” pros are allegedly in a relationship.

Emma Slater and Alan Bersten are “hooking up,” a source told Us Weekly in a report published Wednesday.

The insider claimed that the pair’s romance is “not new, it’s ongoing,” and that they are not an out in the open couple.

The Post has reached out to reps for Slater, 35, and Bersten, 30, for comment.

Emma Slater and Alan Bersten on “Good Morning America” in September 2017. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Fans first speculated that Slater and Bersten are an item earlier this month. A fan shared a picture on X of the professional dancers seemingly holding hands.

Emma Slater and Alan Bersten. Getty Images

In a Reddit thread, one fan claimed, “I’ve been hearing about these two for 3 years so if they ever come out publicly it’s literally the worst kept secret lol.”

Somebody else said, “They’ve been rumored to be dating on and off since the start of covid.”

Alan Bersten and Emma Slater perform at the “DWTS” live tour in 2020. Getty Images

Slater was previously married to fellow “DWTS” pro Sasha Farber. They started dating in 2011, got engaged in 2016, and then tied the knot in March 2018. Slater filed for divorce from Farber, 40, in February 2023, nearly one year after their breakup.

The exes and Bersten have all been competing on the current season of “DWTS.”

Emma Slater and Sasha Farber at the “DWTS” Season 23 finale in 2016. Getty Images
Sasha Farber and Emma Slater in Los Angeles in March 2020. GC Images

Slater and her partner, actor Reginald VelJohnson, were eliminated on the Oct. 8 episode. Farber and his partner, “The Bachelorette” star Jenn Tran, were sent home on last night’s episode.

Meanwhile, Bersten and his partner, Olympian Illona Maher, are still in the competition.

Sasha Farber and Emma Slater getting engaged in 2016. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

There’s also been speculation about Farber’s relationship with Tran, 26. Farber kissed his partner’s forehead at the end of their rumba to “Kiss the Girl” from “The Little Mermaid” last week. Judge Derek Hough then said that he “shipped” the two.

Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber arrive at “DWTS” rehearsals on October 3. GC Images

In an interview with Page Six, Farber and Tran jokingly said they’d lean into the buzz about their chemistry if it meant getting higher scores.

“But let’s just say, when he gives us a 10, then we will take that ship,” said Farber.

“We’ll kiss when Derek gives us a 10!” added Tran. “That’s when we will kiss.”

Sasha Farber and Jenn Tran at “DWTS” rehearsals on September 18. GC Images

Slater, for her part, was romantically linked to her Season 32 partner, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Mauricio Umansky, last year. They were spotted holding hands on a dinner date during the season, following Umanksy’s split from his longtime wife, Kyle Richards.

Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater on “DWTS.” theemmaslater/Instagram

But after Richards, 55, said she was “hurt” by the cozy pictures of Umansky and Slater, the pair denied that they were “dating” and clarified that they were just “good friends” in an Oct. 2023 Instagram video.

Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater at Park Elm at Century Plaza launch event in October 2023. Getty Images for Park Elm at Century Plaza

Two months earlier, Slater appeared on Nick Viall’s “Viall Files” podcast and said that having kids was the reason behind her split from Farber.

“We’re just at potentially two different places. But the hard part was that the love actually didn’t go [away],” Slater said on the podcast. “It’s really the kid thing. It’s interesting because I do want to have kids,” she added. “I just don’t want to delay Sasha’s path in having kids because I know that he is ready for that.”

It’s not unique for “DWTS” pros to find love on the show.

Married pros Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson, Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd, and Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov are all still together.