Dancing With the Stars pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy has been open about how much he appreciates many of his former celebrity partners.
Getty Dancing With the Stars pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy has been open about how much he appreciates many of his former celebrity partners, and he once again opened up about how one of those contestants is his hero. In season 23 of Dancing With the Stars, Chmerkovskiy was partnered with Olympic artistic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, and the pair took home the win and the Mirrorball trophy. Now, Chmerkovskiy shared a news story about Hernandez on his Instagram story and opened up about why she’s his hero and why he looks up to her. Instagram Chmerkovskiy shared that he is proud of Hernandez and that she’s his hero. “Guys, talk about my hero,” he wrote. “I CANNOT IMAGINE how absolutely difficult it was to get back into this shape and into the form to compete again. Especially when you had every excuse not to. I love you and I’m proud of you and your ability to sacrifice for and towards greatness.” Chmerkovskiy was referring to Hernandez competing in her first gymnastics meet since the 2016 Rio Olympics, which according to Sports Illustrated, was over 1,500 days ago.
