If fans want to date Paralympian Ezra Frech, they need to go through Dancing With the Stars pro Daniella Karagach first.
“Big sis has to approve. The DM’s gotta go through her,” Frech, 21, exclusively told Us after the season premiere on Tuesday, September 15. “They have been pretty crazy. Honestly, I haven’t even gotten to all of them, or been able to look at all of them. So I don’t have one that stands out.”
While Frech has yet to open his DMs from potential love interests, Karagach, 33, noted that her inbox is already full of dating inquiries for the track star.
“People send me applications, just so you know,” she told Us. “I’ve been getting full applications [with] what they do for a living, what their nationality is. … I get everything. I don’t even look. … I see it, and I’m like, ‘OK, I actually have to do this.’”
Frech is on board with Karagach, who is married to fellow DWTS pro Pasha Pashkov, fielding the offers.
“[It] has to go through her, though. They all have to go through her. She’s big sis,” Frech stated. “She has to approve. But yeah, I haven’t even opened up my phone in a minute, so we’ll check back in.”
Frech isn’t focused on dating at the moment, instead keeping his eye on the mirrorball trophy prize. During Tuesday’s premiere, Frech and Karagach delivered a sizzling tango set to Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” that earned a total score of 20 out of 30.
“[The judges] said such nice things. I was so grateful, and I was so surprised by the scores,” he told Us. “I was not expecting that, not at all. They were tough tonight, and they were honest, and I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ I was so happy.”
Karagach, for her part, gushed that she was on “cloud nine” over finishing second on the leaderboard.
“The whole thing was so much fun,” she said. “There was no real pressure going into it because I feel like we’ve over prepared for this moment where we just came out and we just had the best time.”
Frech jumped in, confirming that he and Karagach indeed had plenty of fun on the dance floor.
“We were backstage and we’re like, ‘Let’s just go have fun.’ That’s what it is. This is what the show is about — going out there, doing your best,” he added. “You’re never going to get your first night back on Dancing With the Stars. I wanted to appreciate every moment and have the best time, and I’m happy. … I didn’t feel any pressure. We prepared and we worked so hard, and we felt like we were in our own little bubble, her and I. We were so locked in. I wasn’t really worried about the external expectations, and I just wanted to go out there and wear my heart on my sleeve and I’m on cloud nine too.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. The two-part premiere continues Wednesday, September 16.
