Julianne Hough surprised everyone – including brother Derek Hough – when she started flirting Dancing with the stars participant Danny Amendola on live TV.

During the season 33 finale on Tuesday, November 26, Julianne, 36, asked Amendola, 39, about his Freestyle performance with Witney Carson as they hang out on a bed of his dancing on a Barbie mixture of Lizzo‘Pink’ and Ryan Gosling“I’m just Ken.”

“The real question is, Julianne, why are you in my bed?” Amendola asked Julianne, who replied cheekily, “Is that an invitation?”

The crowd went wild with the interaction as Julianne burst out laughing and Witney, 31, appeared shocked, but it was Julianne’s brother who had the most accurate reaction. “What’s going on?!” asked Derek, 39, as the camera panned to the judges’ table after that sultry interaction between Julianne and Amendola.

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Julianne Hough had numerous relationships before marrying – and later divorcing – her ex-husband, Brooks Laich. The Dancing With the Stars host was introduced to Laich in December 2013 by her Curve costar Teddy Sears. Us Weekly confirmed in February 2014 that Laich and Hough were dating and that the couple was engaged (…)

Julianne has enjoyed using her platform as DWTS cohost to make it clear that she is single and looking to meet. Following her surprise appearance on the viral TikTok song “Man in Finance” during the November 19 episode Dancing with the starsJulianne’s cohost, Alfonso Ribeirosaid it was great to see her on the floor with other professionals Sasha Farber, Val Chmerkovskiy And Pasha Pashkov.

“Yes, the boys. Well, you know, I’m single and I’m looking for a man wherever I can find one,” she joked. Ribeiro decided to have fun with that answer, adding, “If you want a date, text Julianne’s first name.” Message and data rates may apply.”

Although Julianne has discussed her single status, she hasn’t spoken out about anyone special since her divorce from her ex-husband Brooks Laich. The former couple tied the knot in 2017 after four years of dating. They sparked split speculation in early 2020 when they spent some time apart during the COVID pandemic and announced their separation later that year.

“We have lovingly and carefully taken the time we needed to reach our decision to separate,” the couple said in a joint statement in May 2020. “We share an abundance of love and respect for each other and will continue to lead together. our hearts from that place. We kindly request your compassion and respect for our privacy in the future.”

A source said this exclusively We weekly at the time the pair “argued a lot” before calling it quits, adding: “(They) just had different positions on important issues. (They tried) to find themselves apart from each other and resolve any issues they faced that aggravated during their marriage.

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Us confirmed that Julianne and Laich’s divorce was finalized in June 2022. Julianne has since discussed how difficult the experience was for her.

‘It wasn’t right. That can be difficult to fully accept,” she said in an episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast in August. “I feel like our relationship and our marriage were just right, and the ending to it is also right. We both regret that it didn’t work out because I don’t think we had the maturity to get together. He contracted while I was expanding. We just couldn’t find each other in that.”

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