Finally feels actual! Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer couldn’t be happier about with the ability to showcase their romance in public after the Bachelorette finale.
The New Jersey native, 29, cheered on his fiancée, 31, within the viewers throughout the Monday, September 26, episode of Dancing With the Stars, which felt further particular for Gabby and professional associate Val Chmerkovskiy. “Oh, my gosh, having him here was amazing,” the previous Denver Broncos cheerleader completely advised Us Weekly after reaching a powerful rating together with her waltz. “[I’m] excited to perform for him and [for] him to see a different side of me that … we don’t get to share with each other, you know, every day.”
Gabby gushed: “This last week has been, honestly, like a dream come true. I feel like I’m on cloud nine. [It’s] so cheesy.”
Gabby Windey and Erich Schwer. ABC/Craig Sjodin
Fans watched the couple get engaged throughout the season 19 finale of The Bachelorette on September 20 after Erich initially seemed to be barely hesitant about getting down on one knee. “He mentioned, ‘I want to continue to date you,’ in order that doesn’t scream, ‘I want to propose,’” Gabby said during the finale before the romantic proposal aired. “I don’t wish to drive him into a choice.”
However, Erich’s worries pale and he requested Gabby to be his spouse. “When I met you, I, like, immediately was 100 percent myself. I’ve never met anybody that I felt that comfortable with — that deep of a connection. I felt like I really knew you for years,” he mentioned as he proposed. “I didn’t know it, but I had met my soulmate. … You are the most amazing person I’ve ever met. It’s you and me until the wheels fall off. I’m head over heels in love with you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
The actual property analyst paid his associate a go to throughout her DWTS rehearsals with Val, 36, as they practiced their dreamy waltz for the Elvis Presley-themed week. The duo twirled to “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” and left the judges — and Erich — speechless.
“I’m so proud of you,” Erich raved after the dwell efficiency, coming onto the ballroom ground to present Gabby a kiss.
Gabby advised reporters afterward that the romantic second between her and her fiancé felt “like the perfect close to a beautiful dance.”
The ICU nurse and the Ukraine native earned a 32 from the judges, with Bruno Tonioli telling the pair he was “totally, totally swept away” by their routine. At the tip of the evening, Gabby and Val have been tied for first place with Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas, who danced a quickstep, and Wayne Brady and Witney Carson, who carried out a jive.
Though they landed on the high of the leaderboard, Gabby and Val aren’t planning to coast by means of the competitors. “We’re only in week two, but I think we both worked our asses off, mostly me this last week and just, like, getting the basics of ballroom [dance],” the Bachelor alum mentioned on Monday. “That validation feels great and I feel like it’s giving me more encouragement for the future.”
The ballroom professional went on to tease a little bit of what the twosome have in retailer for James Bond week. “We’re doing the cha-cha, which I’m excited for,” Val hinted. “I’m excited to show [a different side] of Gabby as well. The cha-cha is a little bit sexier, a little bit more fierce. You know, we showed the beautiful side, the romantic side. Now we can get into the competition.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on Disney+ Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
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