‘Dancing with the Stars’ Premieres Tonight — See 9 of the Show’s Hottest Couples!

Mar 21, 2016 5:00 pm·

Dancing with the Stars premieres tonight!

To get excited for Season 22 — airing this evening at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC! — we're taking a look back at nine of the hit dance competition's hottest couples!

Click through the gallery below to see nine DWTS couples!

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Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec

Kym first confirmed the duo's relationship in September 2015 and they later became engaged in February 2016. The former DWTS partners tied the knot in July 2016!

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd

The couple first became an item in 2012 and dated for 10 months before calling it quits. They rekindled their romance in early 2015 and got engaged in December 2015. They welcomed their first child, son Shai, in January 2017!

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Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks

Julianne and Chuck — who are the only DWTS couple to ever date prior to appearing on the show — broke up shortly after their run on Season 8 back in 2009.

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff

The professional dancers got engaged in 2009 after dating for only six months. They later called it quits that same year.

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Derek Hough and Shannon Elizabeth

The former duo dated for almost a year following Season 6 — which aired in 2008 — before announcing their breakup on Twitter.

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James Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd

Interestingly, the two went on several dates before appearing on the show's 18th season in 2014 — but they weren't a couple during the competition!

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Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff

The couple dated from 2006 until 2008.

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Damian Whitewood and Peta Murgatroyd

The two dated from 2007 until 2012.

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Mark Ballas and Sabrina Bryan

The duo started dating during Season 5 in 2007 but broke up just a few months after exiting the show.

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Emma Slater and Sasha Farber

The pro dancers first began dating in 2011, but briefly split in 2014. By December 2015 the two were back together and Sasha proposed to Emma during a DWTS episode in October 2016!

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Amber Rose and Val Chmerkovskiy

After meeting on Season 23 of DWTS — Amber was a competitor, Val a pro! — the duo reportedly began dating around Halloween 2016. They split in February 2017.

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