Maura Higgins won’t partner with Gleb Savchenko on DWTS

Maura Higgins has refused to partner with Gleb Savchenko on her upcoming Dancing With The Stars stint next month because she is not joyful with the “way he talks about women.”

The 35-year-old Love Island UK and Traitors star talked about Gleb’s title while reflecting on who she would not need to be paired with, and said she is going to stay “loyal” to her best pal and former DWTS contestant Brooks Nader, who dated Gleb. Along with Summer House’s Cierra Miller, Maura was one in every of the first celeb contestants announced for Season 35 of the widespread dance competitors present.

Brooks, however, has moved on and was believed to be courting Rocketman star Taron Egerton earlier this yr.

Brooks and Gleb dated while they had been partnered on Dancing With The Stars in 2024, and the former couple went by means of a “messy” breakup. “I’d be happy with anyone but Gleb,” Maura told E! News. “That’s only because I’m loyal and I’m friends with Brooks [Nader].

Maura added, “I do not actually like the approach he speaks about women. I do not actually need to spend all my time with somebody like that. I’m like, no thanks.”

The Sun reported that Gleb was not joyful with Maura’s condescending comments in the direction of him. A source told the outlet that Gleb thought Maura was “out of line for coming for him like that.”

“He will get that she is being a very good mate and sticking up for her pal, however she wasn’t in the relationship and doesn’t know all sides of it. It’s going to be actually awkward backstage now. They’ll principally need to keep away from each other as Gleb received’t be making small speak, and Maura’s not the sort to again down both.”

Gleb made some condescending comments about Brooks after their relationship ended, adding that she was “the worst intercourse” he ever had.

“When I dated her, it was fairly unhealthy. Probably the worst intercourse of my life,” he said at the time.

Gleb also claimed that Brooks was “so f—ed up.”

“She needed to make out with me, and I used to be like, ‘That’s not my vibe,'” he said. Gleb also claimed that Brooks “choked me, pushed me against the wall, chipped my tooth.”

Brooks revealed in an October 2024 TikTok clip that the pair had decided to split.

“Gleb obtained approach too snug, particularly in the period of time he was spending at Brooks’ dwelling, to a point it had begun to concern Brooks’ people and household near her,” a source told US Weekly about the couple’s cut up.

Maura was announced as a contestant on the popular dance competition show in April, having previously stated that her “dream partner” would be DWTS pro and three-time champion Mark Ballas.

Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars kicks off on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday, September 15, at 8 PM EST.