It looks like it will be double the Dancing with the Stars’ babies. Jenna Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd are determined to (and planning on) experiencing motherhood together, expressing that they want to get pregnant at the same time so they can support each other.
The two pros have been dancing together on Dancing with the Stars since 2016, have more in common than just their career choice. Peta and Jenna are married to dancers as well, the Chmerkovskiy brothers. Peta is married to Maksim Chmerkovskiy; the two dated on and off since 2012, and finally married in 2017. They welcomed their only child so far, Shai Aleksander, on January 4th, 2017. Jenna had a similar story with her now-husband. She dated him on and off since 2015 and finally married in 2019. The sisters-in-law and Dancing with the Stars pros will soon have more than that in common, as they plan to have babies at the same time.
Now that Peta is officially a US citizen, she’s thinking about expanding her family. She was recently paired with former-NBA star, Lamar Odom, who was sent home this past month from the competition. While Jenna is still on the show currently with Queer Eye’s expert Karamo Brown. The two dancers spoke to Us Weekly about their pregnancy pact. Jenna told them on Disney night for Dancing with the Stars, “Peta and I have a deal that we’re going to get pregnant together.” Even Johnson’s partner, Karamo even thinks babies running around won’t be too far off. He said, “Literally no joke, walking out of practice the other day, I said to Peta, ‘You need to have another kid,’ and she was like, ‘Soon hopefully,’”
Peta went on to gush about her sister-in-law by saying that she would make a great mother, saying, “She’s been so supportive to me and been so great in this entire process. On top of loving Dancing With the Stars and loving this whole journey, having a partner who says ‘You can do it,’ I’m like, ‘I know what you’re going to be like as a mother.’ Literally, let’s start.” While Peta is already a mom of one, Jenna is still in the honeymoon phase of her relationship after just getting married in April. She said, “We definitely want babies but just not yet. I love married life and I love every second with him so I really cherish that.” However, now that Peta and Maksim’s child Shai is now 2-years-old, the family wants to make him a big brother. “I would love to have more kids.” She continued, “We’re talking about it now and trying to - it sounds crazy - schedule it in. The next season will probably be in fall again so, can I fit a baby in before then? Probably can, so we’ll see if it’s doable, yeah.” Peta clarified that she would want one more right now, but the third child can wait a bit.
The odds of having two new Dancing with the Stars babies coming this fall are not out of the question. Since both women are prepared and eager to have babies at the same time, it would be good for them both emotionally to rely on each other. It remains to be seen if the two dance pros will be in next season’s Dancing with the Stars or if they will be out on maternity leave.
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Source: Us
