‘DWTS’ Partners Jan Ravnik and Jen Affleck React to Taylor Swift’s Engagement
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- Dancing with the Stars season 34 partners Jan Ravnik and Jen Affleck revealed their reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement in a new interview
- The dance competition shows’ newcomers also said they hope Swift’s fanbase will support them this season with their votes
- Ravnik gained fame as Swift’s backup dancer during The Eras Tour
Dancing with the Stars partners Jan Ravnik and Jen Affleck revealed their reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s engagement.
Chatting with Extra following the season 34 DWTS cast reveal on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the show’s newcomers reacted to Swift and Kelce’s engagement news, which Affleck, 26, said was announced the same day she met Ravnik for the first time, Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Ravnik shared that, like “the rest of the world,” he is “happy” for the Cruel Summer singer, 35, whom he supported as a backup dancer on her record-shattering Eras Tour. “She deserves the best,” the professional dancer and choreographer added.
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Affleck, who stars on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, is just as excited for Swift and Kelce.
“I found out who my partner was on the same day that she got engaged. I was like, ‘What is going on right now?’ ” she said. “Like, yeah, it’s a dream come true.”
Ravnik and Affleck are also hoping their fellow Swifties will vote for them.
“Whatever votes we can get, honestly,” Aflleck said, with Ravnik adding, “Exactly. I think she’s doing great [with] dance steps and in rehearsal she’s amazing, so I think she’s gonna kill it no matter what, and let’s just hope that they’re voting for us.”
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Ravnik and Affleck will compete against other celebrity pairings to take home the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Among this season’s lineup is Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Jordan Chiles with pro Ezra Sosa, The Traitors and social media star Dylan Efron with pro Daniella Karagach, Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel with pro Pasha Pashkov, and Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying with pro Rylee Arnold.
The cast also includes The Parent Trap actress Elaine Hendrix with pro Alan Bersten, NBA All-Star Baron Davis with pro Britt Stewart, actor and musician Corey Feldman with pro Jenna Johnson, Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui with pro Brandon Armstrong and comedian Andy Richter with pro Emma Slater.
Dancing with the Stars season 34 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and is simulcast on Disney+. The show streams the next day on Hulu.
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