Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson with son Rome at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa on August 23, 2024 in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.Photo:John Parra/Getty
John Parra/Getty
TheDancing With the Starspros told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview at the 12th Annual Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles that their2-year-old son Rome"loves to dance."
The married couple, also hosts of the award ceremony, opened up about their son’s recent milestones with Johnson saying, “He is just talking so much, which is wild how quickly it just shifts when they start picking up on so many words. His big milestone that I think we’re both really proud of, he can count to 10, which is crazy.”
She continued to say that they’re “really proud of him” and added that the toddler has also taken up swimming and gymnastics.
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Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson co-host the 12th Annual MUAHS Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Feb. 15, 2025 in Los Angeles.Greg Doherty/Getty
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“It is the absolute best getting to raise him,” said the proud mom.
Johnson then revealed that Rome “loves to move,” to which Chmerkovskiy said, “He loves to dance, loves to sing. He is a performer.”
But that’s not all, the 2-year-old is also a big fan of watching his parents, who areboth Mirrorball champions, on the hit dance competition series.
“What’s fun is he loves watching us dance,” Johnson said. “If we ever have a video of us dancing, he loves watching it over and over and over again. So we’ll see what he wants to do.”
Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson with son Rome at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa on August 23, 2024 in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.John Parra/Getty
The two first met onDancing with the Starswhen Johnson joined the show as a troupe member in 2014. Aftera few years of dating— witha brief break in between— theytied the knotin April 2019.
Three years later, the couple exclusively revealed to PEOPLE that they weregoing to become parents. Theywelcomed their sonin January 2023.
On Sunday, Feb. 16, the proud parents raaved about their son’s second birthday party in a jointInstagrampost. Sharing a video of the race car-themed festivities, they wrote, “Two Fast 🏎️💨🏁 We were able to celebrate Rome turning 2 last weekend and it was overwhelming to see so many people show up for our sweet boy.”
source: people.com
