Official: DWTS Peta Murgatroyd And Maks Chmerkovskiy Are Expecting First Baby In January
Awww, I’m so glad this news is finally official. Dancing With The Stars Peta Murgatroyd And Maks Chmerkovskiy are indeed expecting their first baby. Here is more from People…
“I’m looking forward to nurturing something and just having the baby be the center of our world,” says Murgatroyd. “I’m looking forward to putting all our energy into this beautiful soul.”
They still don’t know whether they’re having a boy or girl, but “we’ll be in trouble with a little me running around,” jokes Chmerkovskiy. “So hopefully they’ll be a lot like Peta.”
The happy couple admits they were planning to start a family, but initially didn’t envision having a baby until after their 2017 summer wedding — not that they mind!
“The timing is perfect, actually,” adds Murgatroyd. “I’ll have the baby in January and then I’ll still have about six months to prepare for the wedding.”
“The baby will make a wonderful addition to the wedding party,” adds Chmerkovskiy. “A wonderful, tiny addition.”
Congratulations Maks and Peta!! To read the full article, see People.
ETA: You can watch a video report now at People. People has also posted another part to the story. Note how Nyle DiMarco knew Peta was pregnant before she told him or anyone.
“I was so sick,” Murgatroyd says in the current issue of PEOPLE. “Nyle would see me falling asleep on the couches and on the floor of the rehearsal studio. He’d look at me like, ‘What’s going on?’ And I’d go, ‘Oh, I’m just tired.’ ”
But in reality the pro dancer, 29, was suffering from nausea, a side effect of being pregnant with her first child with fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 36.
Murgatroyd had planned on keeping her pregnancy a secret until she entered her second trimester. But since she’d become pregnant just a few months into the season, it was impossible to hide by the May 23 finale.
“I had to make sure my costumes were hiding it as much as possible, but a couple of people noticed,” says Murgatroyd, who went on to win the season with DiMarco.
In fact, DiMarco had known for weeks before he mentioned it during semi-finals week in mid-May.
“Nyle actually came up to me and wrote me a text that said, ‘I know,’ ” Murgatroyd, who is now in her second trimester and currently enjoying life on the road with Chmerkovskiy as he and his brother Valentin travel the country in Maks & Val: Live on Tour. “I just lost it laughing because he had known for about two weeks and didn’t say anything to me.”
More at People.
ETA2: Check out the instagram below too. So cute!!
And this one too if you haven’t seen it yet.
In other news, fire is hot & water is wet 😛 I was rolling my eyes so hard that they almost got stuck the other day, just reading through the stans lurking on Peta’s Instagram and insisting that she “is 100% NOT PREGNANT, my mom/sister/neighbor/hair stylist is good friends with her and knows the truth!” Sure, that was just a big food baby in the pic she posted on the 18th…definitely NOT a baby bump, despite the fact that Peta has always had a flat stomach. Must have just been all-you-can-eat pancakes at IHOP. 😉
All that said, I’m actually really happy for them – seems like the Peta & Maks life plan is falling together nicely. Will be interesting to see if a little one softens Maks up a bit – seems like a lot of my friends really stopped sweating the small stuff after they had kids. Gives them perspective.
So yeah, Peta is definitely out for season 23, then – she’ll be too far along by September for it to really be feasible for her to partner a celeb. I know a lot of folks seemed to be of the opinion “Allison danced while pregnant, so there’s no reason why Peta shouldn’t be able to, too!” Thing is, by the end of season 21, Allison was only 5 months along – Peta will already be 5 months along by the time season 23 STARTS. And the bigger the bump gets, the harder it gets to partner someone – it’s a real bitch when you’re in hold, because you can’t get the right body contact. Plus it creates a lot of balance issues, so lifting is pretty much out. I’m guessing we’ll see the same female pro lineup we saw for season 22, just swapping out Peta and swapping Allison back in.
I’m happy for them because they’ve said all along they wanted a family. It’s not like this pregnancy is a surprise (regardless if they are acting like it). And it explains why the wedding was planned for a year from now.
It certainly isn’t breaking news. The headline should have read ANOTHER DWTS baby. P and M are not the first pros to procreate. Maks just always likes to think he is a groundbreaking badass.
I’d rather see Emma back than Allison. I like Allison a lot but I’d love to see Emma and Sasha both as pros. Emma has said on IG that she is house hunting so it looks like she wants to stay in the USA for awhile.
I would also guess that most likely, she’ll be out for season 24 also, because the turn around time between having a baby and being back in shape and ready for the season is not enough, imo. Getting used to a new baby and being sleepless for a while (which is completely normal) and healing and recovering from having the baby and getting in shape and partnering a new partner and being gone for a large portion of the day and planning a wedding all at once would be way too much for even Supergirl!
Awww! I luv babies! Congrats to them!
I too want Emma instead of Allie. We’ll see…
I love how Make says he hope the baby is like a Peta. 🙂 I’m loving all the DWTS babies! Can’t wait to see this little one.
Congratulations to Peta and Msks. Going to be one gorgeous and one well-loved kid.
Wishing them both a healthy baby and lifetime of happiness.
I thought Peta being pregnant was something tabloids made up, but I guess she actually is! Congratulations to the both of them, and I think they will make good parents. That being said, I do hope Emma is back instead of Allison, I missed her optimism and non-drama.
So official congratulations to Peta and Maks! Wishing them both plus their burgeoning family health and happiness!
Sorry to tack on but @Courtney – You think Edyta will be back as a pro for S23? So that leaves Emma out(permanently)? And no hope for Jenna. Why would Edyta get treated differently from other pros that they brought back recently for one round, Kym, Louis, Anna?
Forgot about Edyta. Honestly, no idea what’s gonna happen there – part of me wonders if they might bring back a different “old school” pro each season for awhile…they did it with Kym in season 20, Anna & Louis in season 21, and then Edyta in season 22. Maybe Ashley Costa in season 23? No idea. Overall, though, my gut feeling on the female pros is that Allison is guaranteed a spot, and they might bring Emma back if they have room. Not sure why they seem to have turned on the latter, but I get the feeling that they really want Allison to “happen” and Emma is just not as much of a priority. I also still think there’s an outside chance that Jenna could get promoted to pro – especially since she’s taken on a bigger role at SYTYCD and DWTS seems like they’re trying to bogart some of their viewers (which is puzzling, considering that SYTYCD’s ratings aren’t really improving…and they were pretty dismal last year). Only thing I feel fairly certain about is that Peta’s out for s23 and Allison is back in.
Personally I hope Allison comes back and we keep edyta but as long as its not Jenna I’m cool with it. She started off as fun to watch but not anymore.
Thanks for the explanation Courtney. Thanks to kickin’ it all around with you guy here at Pure, I do think that’s probably very close to the way TPTB figure these things. So 12 pros. I expect Val, Mark, Keo, Tony, Witney, Sharna, Lindsay, plus probably Karina and Allison are a lock. Leaving only 3 “open” spots but with Sasha, Artem, Emma and Jenna with hopes/expectations. Current troupe members like Alan with high hopes. Plus probably several past pros who would come back and do a season in a heartbeat. As you always tell us Courtney, DWTS is a fabulous job for a pro dancer. Great pay, visibility and networking opportunities.
A couple of updates to the first post for those interested. Court, that “softening” you mention on Maks is happening more and more by the day. I wonder if he’ll start talking about it all on tour now too.
As for who to replace Peta, I love Allison, Emma, or Edyta. I’d love for any of them to dance. I also liked Anna T the season before.
Congrats for Peta & Maks…maybe this is why there’s no lift in Nyle & Peta’s dances until the very last weeks? Because her pregnancy was still very new?
@courtney @voguerista I feel like peta really did soften up maks a bit and now more so with this baby. as a long time fan of the show who has seen maks in the early seasons, didn’t think i’d see this day haha, really cute to witness. hoping the best for them! though will miss peta on the show, she is such a fantastic and strong dancer and a patient teacher with her celebs.
Well I say a big YES to the return of Alison and Emma. And a big fat NO to Anna T and Edyta. (Sorry if that offends anyone).
I love that Alison & now Peta have been pros while pregnant & I think Alison will return. I’ve felt tptb are ageists when it comes to the women while Tony can stay as long as he likes. The way they phase out, Kym, Anna, now it seems Karina. Coming back for a season, w/an older celeb, seems to be an exception. These new Mom pros show they don’t have to make all the female pros fit the ‘sexy, young, vixen, mold’ only, like older women & mothers can’t be. We like a little variety. Karina is still the best dancer, choreographer of the women & it’d be a shame to not have her return.
I like Edyta. Was excited she was back but then it was kind of a ‘been there done that, too much has changed’ feeling. Would love to have Emma back and don’t mind, am expecting, Alison to return. As far a Jenna goes, I don’t see why tptb would want to make her a pro now when they obviously have a reason for not doing so in 5 seasons. She’s been passed up by old pros & new pros when there have been openings. And I saw her on the SYTYCD mentor edition and she’s the same. Changes to the hair, clothes, make-up etc. but the personality is the same. Immature & not well-rounded imo.
Love the ultrasound/sonogram photo! (Not sure which it is lol.)
Yeah, Allison will probably be back and Peta will be out. I keep hearing Edyta only came back because Geraldo requested her like Paula did Louis last fall but that might not be true.
I’m imagining next season’s male pro lineup will be the same as this one unless Mark leaves and if he does I’m gonna guess Alan gets a hot or maybe they’ll want to get a male throwback pro in there this time. We’ve had a bunch of women return, why not a guy?
I get the feeling Emma is expecting/hoping to be invited back but sitting out instead of doing troupe for this season like the show offered might not bode well for her chances going forward. I think Jenna may be promoted but it depends on how she does on SYTYCD and how long she lasts too because I believe there is some overlap with DWTS and she might not have enough time to properly partner a celeb if she is still doing SYTYCD stuff.
Congrats to them!
Ya know, I noticed that something was off a bit with Peta last season. She seemed a bit withdrawn and looked completely wrung out. I actually thought she might be sick or going through a depression!
I had severe morning sickness for almost the entire 9 months of my pregnancy while working full time. It sucks big time. I can’t imagine having a physical job which also requires you to be on camera while dealing with morning sickness. Peta is a real trouper.
Adorable baby bump!?
I’m happy for them. I truly believe that having a baby softens the parents. So hopefully, we’ll see a kinder, gentler Maks!
CONGRATULATIONS!! to Peta & Maks. May you have a good healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby! Maybe a New Year’s Baby???