Artem Chigvintsev joined the cast of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ in 2014, following his victory on England’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
Artem, who previously won the U.K.’s Strictly Come Dancing with Kara Tointon, was initially tapped to join the DWTS troupe for season 18. The next year, he was tasked with teaching Back to the Future star Lea Thompson how to dance.
Keep scrolling to revisit Artem’s complete history on DWTS — and what the stars had to say about his teaching style:Artem and Lea danced together every week except for one when the show introduced “Switch-Up Week.” The Russia native was re-partnered with Pretty Little Liars alum Janel Parrish for a steamy burlesque number. Lea, meanwhile, did a jazz routine with Janel’s partner, Val Chmerkovskiy. In rehearsal footage, Lea and Val got jealous of the steamy performance.
“Had a blast in my first #DWTS performance with @artemchigvintse,” Kerrigan tweeted in March 2017. “Thank you all for the support and here's to many more!”One year after the show, Nikki broke up with fiancé John Cena and Artem reached out to check in on the athlete. The pair eventually started dating, getting married in 2022 two years after welcoming son Matteo.
She added, “After Dancing, we’re going to start classes as a couple because we’ve realized that we both feel like we’re not listening to each other. … We finally both just said, like, ‘We need to bring someone in to help us so we don’t get into that place.’”Artem was paired with the skier on the all-athletes season of DWTS.The Paralympic champion was the first blind competitor to appear on DWTS.
“ told me to have a lot of patience — which I do — but also that he’s just such a great teacher and that I’m going to learn so much, and I already have,” Charity told Us in September 2023.“Look, it’s all with a good intention,” he told Us. “Because I know sometimes when we have someone who has a great potential, you want to bring it out of them. It worked for Kaitlyn — she won the mirrorball trophy.”The Office alum told Us in September 2021 about the hours that they put into rehearsals.
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