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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Jenna Johnson, Val Chmerkovskiy engaged

By Associated Press

Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy get engaged in Venice. | @Dance10Jenna

LOS ANGELES — “Dancing with the Stars” cast members Jenna Johnson and Valentin Chmerkovskiy (shmehr-KAWF’-skee) are engaged.

Johnson on Thursday tweeted photos of her 32-year-old fiance on his knee popping the question in Venice. The next photo shows the 24-year-old kissing Chmerkovskiy.

He tweeted that he can’t wait to “make you my wife.”

Johnson won the show’s athletes-only season with Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon in May.

Chmerkovskiy’s brother, Maksim, married “Dancing with the Stars” dancer Peta Murgatroyd last year.

#ENGAGED @iamValC pic.twitter.com/D1hqJNeD84
— Jenna Johnson (@JennaJohnson) June 14, 2018

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