Gleb Savchenko wants the “Dancing With the Stars” fans to know he’s “good” after he was cut from the Season 35 pro lineup.
Mere hours after the new cast was announced, the hunky pro dancer shared a shirtless video to Instagram in which he laughed and panned the camera down his chiseled abs as he said, “Guys, you can stop telling me you’re sorry. I’m good.”
“Guys, I promise… I’m good 😂❤️,” he wrote in the post’s caption.
With Savchenko not coaching a celebrity this season, it marks the first time in a decade that he hasn’t competed for the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
While he first joined the show in 2013 for Season 16 — dancing alongside Lisa Vanderpump — it wasn’t until Season 23 in 2016 that he became a more permanent fixture in the ballroom.
Savchenko, 42, has consistently appeared on every subsequent season through last year’s Season 34, which saw him dancing with Hilaria Baldwin.
The Russian dancer hinted in his latest Instagram post that his future on the ABC reality competition series is unclear, writing, “Nothing but love and gratitude for all the years in that ballroom. Excited for this next chapter — and wishing everyone an amazing season. 🪩.”
“No sad messages,” he added. “We’re moving forward. 😉.”
Savchenko’s shocking exit comes on the heels of his ex-girlfriend — and Season 33 celebrity partner — Brooks Nader’s youngest sister, Sarah Jane Nader, joining the Season 35 cast.
Sarah Jane, 23, will be dancing alongside Hailey Bills, who has officially been promoted to pro status from the troupe this season. This marks the second time the show has paired two women together.
Savchenko and Brooks, 29, met in September 2024 when they were paired together on “DWTS” and quickly sparked romance rumors. Their relationship was confirmed later that month after the two were photographed kissing backstage.
Despite their headline-making PDA, the former couple told Page Six exclusively in October 2024 they had their sights set on winning the show.
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“I feel a Mirrorball. I want it and I know we can do it,” Savchenko — who has still yet to win the trophy — told us at the time. “We both work really hard every single week and we’re taking it a week at a time … whatever happens, happens.”
Brooks also explained that the focus on their chemistry was “not really distracting” to them.
However, following their elimination later that month, Brooks shared a cryptic TikTok video seeming to suggest that Savchenko had ended things with her. “When he’s breaking up with me but I never knew we were dating,” she wrote in onscreen text at the time.
By the “DWTS” Season 33 finale in November, it appeared things were back on for the pair.
“Listen, I’ll tell you this. We have a crazy chemistry and when we’re together, we just love being with each other,” Savchenko exclusively told Page Six after the finale about where their relationship stood.
“We’re hanging out and we’re having fun. We’re living our life, we’re doing us, whatever that is, and we’re just having fun. That’s what life should be about,” he added.
Brooks blushed when chiming in that Savchenko was “amazing, obviously.”
The romance was officially over in April 2025, with Savchenko revealing he was “surprised to learn” through the media that Brooks had ended their relationship in a statement to Page Six.
“I am still processing everything, and while I don’t have all the answers, I wish Brooks the best moving forward,” he added, while denying Brooks’ claim that infidelity on his part was the reason behind the split.
Savchenko dished on his bedroom misadventures with Brooks in April 2026, calling her “probably the worst sex of my life” and alleging that he “chipped [a] tooth” during a sexual encounter.
In recent months, the pro dancer has been accused of being “rude” by his Season 23 partner Jana Kramer and been embroiled in a legal battle with ex-wife Elena Samodanova, whom he claims “abducted” their daughters and moved to China.
Savchenko, who is currently dating OnlyFans model Kaitlin Trujillo, shares daughters Olivia, 15, and Zlata, 8, with Samodanova.
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