Who is Peta Murgatroyd from DWTS married to?
PROFESSIONAL Latin dancer and actress Peta Murgatroyd returned to ABC’s popular dance competition Dancing With The Stars 2020 on Monday night. Peta was recently seen giving a full kiss to her husband when he visited her during the practice of the season 29 of DWTS in Los Angeles. Let’s find more about Peta Murgatroyd. Who […]
PROFESSIONAL Latin dancer and actress Peta Murgatroyd returned to ABC’s popular dance competition Dancing With The Stars 2020 on Monday night.
Peta was recently seen giving a full kiss to her husband when he visited her during the practice of the season 29 of DWTS in Los Angeles.
Let’s find more about Peta Murgatroyd.
Who is Peta Murgatroyd from DWTS?
Peta Jane Murgatroyd was born on July 14, 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Her parents moved to Perth, Australia when Peta was young and raised her there.
That’s where she discovered her for dancing and dedicated herself to the study of classical ballet as a preschooler.
Unfortunately, Peta injured her ankle when she was 16 and had to switch to the Latin dance form.
The 34-year-old rose to fame after featuring on ABC’s hit dance competition television series Dancing With the Stars in 2011.
Though she was eliminated in the first round, but she returned with a vengeance in the following season and won the Mirrorball Trophy with football player Donald Driver in Season 14.
What’s more, Peta and American mode Nyle DiMarco were crowned DWTS Season 22’s champions in 2016.
In addition to being successful on the dancefloor, Peta also gained popularity on screen from her roles in movies including Faith, Hope & Love (2019), Living on the Fringe, and Why Women Kill (2019).
Who is she married to?
In 2004, Peta was chosen to be a cast member of Burn the Floor, a live dance show, where she toured the world for six years.
Burn the Floor then landed on Broadway in 2009, where Peta had the lead female dancer role.
That’s when she met her husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
She reportedly found him “arrogant” at first glance but learned the sweet truth later, the Cinemaholic reports.
His generosity won her heart, and the two developed a close friendship.
After being in an on-and-off relationship for three years, the pair got engaged in December 2015 and got married in July 2017 after they had a son.
Did Peta Murgatroyd have a baby?
Peta and Maksin welcomed a son Shai Aleksander Chmerkovskiy in January, 2017 during their long engagement.
Peta revealed to HollywoodLife.com exclusively that she “was pregnant for eight weeks out of the 10 weeks [of filming] — it was really challenging,”
“I would walk into the dance studio and have these hot flashes and tell them to open up all the doors and windows because I was sweating.” Peta added she didn’t plan to have a baby while going through grueling rehearsals and filming sessions for DWTS Season 22.
Nonetheless, she loves her baby boy veery much and often offers glimpse of their daily live on Instagram.
In June, she posted a series of photos showing the love her husabnd has for their son Shai.
The caption read: “This is all that matters. Thank you @MaksimC for the incredible amount of love that you give our son. He heeds, listens and learns from you. He follows your kindness and strong spirit. He tells me how much he loves you before he sleeps.
“His favorite book is ‘Combines’ where you taught him everything to know about a Combine 
I hope everyday feels like ‘Father’s Day’ because we appreciate you for every sacrifice you’ve made for us. We love you so much and we are your biggest fans. Always and forever.”
What is Peta Murgatroyd net worth?
DWTS cast Peta as its professional member (dancer and teacher) for season 13, and since then, the franchise has become like her close family.
She won the dance competition show during season 14 with partner Donald Driver and again during season 22 with Nyle DiMarco.
Peta boasts a net worth $400,000 according to Celebrity Net Worth.
When is Dancing With The Stars 2020 on TV?
Dancing With The Stars has four judges voting for their favorite dances.
The show has spawned 28 winners since it started back in 2005 and the 2020 stars will also be hoping to clinch that Mirrorball trophy.
This year, Peta dances with former Washington tight end Vernon Davis.
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DWTS Season 28 kicked off on ABC on September 14, 2020.
It will continue next Tuesday (September 22, 2020) on ABC 8e/7c.