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Former 'DWTS' Pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy And Peta Murgatroyd Share Major Family News: 'Everything We Hoped For'

Parade Published Jun 29, 2026 Reviewed Jun 30, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
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The Chmerkovskiy family consists of five members.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd got married in 2017.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy joined Dancing with the Stars in Season 2, while Peta Murgatroyd joined in Season 12.
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Their children are Shai, 9; Rio, 3; and Milan, who will be 2 in July.
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Peta Murgatroyd left Dancing with the Stars after Season 32.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy left Dancing with the Stars after Season 25.
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Changes for the Chmerkovskiys keep coming.

In an announcement shared to Instagram on Monday, former Dancing with the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd shared that they've moved to Florida.

"We did it… we moved to Florida," they announced in a fun video that first looked like a cheeky pregnancy announcement. "Leaving behind the place we’d called home for so many years wasn’t easy, but sometimes the biggest leaps lead you exactly where you’re meant to be."

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While it's unclear when the family of five actually relocated from where they were living in Los Angeles, the post's caption alluded to the fact that they've been settling in.

"The happiness, the slower pace, the sunshine, watching our boys love every second of it… it’s everything we hoped for and more," they wrote in their joint post. "Worth every box. Every goodbye. Every unknown."

"No looking back… only looking forward," they concluded.

While tons of followers congratulated them on their new chapter, their fellow former DWTSpro and Murgatroyd's podcast co-host Sharna Burgess also showed her support.

"Love you miss you and I love this for you and the fam," she wrote. "It looks good on you babe, coming to visit soon!"

Other former contestants from the ballroom dance competition show including Candace Cameron Bure,Rumer Willis, and Teresa Giudice also sent their well wishes.

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Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd joined DWTS in Season 2 and Season 12, respectively. They tied the knot 2017 and are parents to Shai, 9, Rio, 3, and Milan, who will be two in July.

Chmerkovskiy, who won the Mirrorball Trophy with his Season 18 partner Meryl Davis, left the show after Season 25. Murgatroyd, who won twice with Donald Driver and Nyle DiMarco left after Season 32.

Murgatroyd has gone on to host a podcast with Burgess entitled, Penthouse with Peta.

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