‘Dancing With the Stars’ Babies: See Which Pros Gave Birth

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'Dancing With the Stars' Babies: See Which Pros Gave Birth

Ballroom babies! Peta Murgatroyd, Karina Smirnoff and and more Dancing With the Stars pros have welcomed children over the years. The Faith, Hope & Love star gave birth to her and then-fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s son, Shai, in January 2017. "This is, without a doubt, the best thing that has ever happened to us!’” the couple told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. The pair tied the knot six months later in New York. Before Shai’s 1st birthday, their little one already “love[d] music.” Murgatroyd exclusively told Us in March 2018: "We’re trying to introduce him to that every day. He sits on our hip and we take him around the room and dance with him. He loves that.” By the following year, the little one was “obsessed with Pitbull and Dua Lipa” during dance parties with his parents. "I think we would be upset if he was uncoordinated with us being his parents,” Murgatroyd joked with Us in February 2019. [jwplayer vREcS1ew] As for Smirnoff, the season 13 winner welcomed her son, Theo, in April 2020. “She’s doing well,” a source told Us at the time. "As a first-time mom, she's a bit nervous but also excited!” The Famously Single alum didn’t show her baby bump until three months after her infant’s arrival. “#FBF The day before Theo arrived. #hospitalfashion #timeflies,” Smirnoff captioned a July 2020 Instagram slideshow. Smirnoff experienced “anxiety” as a new mom, she said during a May 2020 event. "I love babies, but when I would come to my friends who had a newborn and they were like, 'Here, hold,' and I'm like, 'Oh, my gosh, how do I?’” she explained. "I wouldn't even know how to grab him or her. So, I was panicking thinking, ‘OK, the baby’s going to be born and I'm not even going to know how to change a diaper.' And everybody's like, 'It comes instinctively, don't worry.’" Because of her nerves, Smirnoff moved in with her “incredibly helpful” parents, gushing, "I wouldn't be able to do it without them.” Keep scrolling to see more DWTS pros and their mini-mes, including Gleb Savchenko and others.

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Nikita Pashkova

Daniella Karagach and Pasha Pashkov’s first child, a baby girl, arrived in May 2023.

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Jet McAllister

Nearly one week after her DWTS bestie Arnold delivered her second child, Carson’s son Jet arrived.

“He’s here,” she gushed via her Instagram Story on May 14, 2023. “I’m so happy I’m holding him now.”

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June Cusick

Arnold gave birth to her second daughter, whom she named June, on May 3, 2023.

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Rome Chmerkovskiy

Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on January 10, 2023. “Our world is forever changed,” Johnson captioned a black-and-white photo of the couple’s hands holding onto the baby’s fingers.

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Zane Austin Green

Sharna Burgess and Brian Austin Green welcomed their first child together on June 28, 2022, she shared via Instagram two days later. “My heart is now forever outside my body,” the Australia​​ native wrote alongside a photo of their newborn holding tightly to the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum's finger.

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Kevin Leo McAllister

Witney Carson’s baby boy made his Instagram debut in January 2021. “Named after his Grandpa who sent him down to us,” the Emmy winner captioned a sleeping shot. "My little Leo, I love you more than words can express. You are the most precious gift. My life will forever be changed by your sweet spirit. Welcome to the world Leo."

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Sage Jill Cusick

Lindsay Arnold and her husband Sam Cusick’s daughter, Sage, arrived “eight days early” in November 2020 via C-section. “My sweet baby girl, I love you more than I even thought was possible,” the So You Think You Can Dance alum captioned a hospital pic via Instagram at the time.

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Theo Smirnoff

Learning to breast-feed her baby boy was a "whole shock" to Smirnoff, she said in May 2020.

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Zaia Boss

Allison Holker and her husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, welcomed their daughter in November 2019.

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Maddox Boss

"He has already stolen my heart with [h]is big bright eyes, stunning radiant smile and the way he snuggles perfectly into my arms,” Holker wrote via Instagram after her and Boss’ son’s April 2016 birth. "He is perfect in every way."

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Shai Chmerkovskiy

The little one is "all about" his mom, Murgatroyd exclusively told Us in November 2018.

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Zlata Savchenko

Gleb and his wife Elena Samodanova's baby girl arrived in August 2017.

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Olivia Savchenko

The couple welcomed their eldest daughter in 2011 before he joined the ABC show.

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Weslie Fowler

Holker shares her eldest daughter, born in 2008, with her ex-fiancé.