Gleb Savchenko is continuing to be a supportive partner to Hilaria Baldwin even after their elimination from Dancing With the Stars.
During the Thursday, October 9, episode of the ABC dance competition’s official companion podcast, hosted by season 33 winner Joey Graziadei, Baldwin, 41, got emotional about being voted off the show on Disney Night.
“This has been an experience that I never thought I would have, and I’m so grateful,” she began, noting that she “never” imagined dancing again after past injuries. “And to meet [Gleb], that’s been incredible. I also am grateful that everybody else gets to continue to dance. … I really think we are a team, so my team continues to go on.”
Baldwin admitted she felt “a little jealous” of the remaining couples who will be picking up rehearsals after their Tuesday, October 7, performances. She then started to tear up when asked about how special it was to reignite her love for dance.
“I opened my heart,” she said after taking a deep breath. “And now it’s broken again.”
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Hilaria addressed the criticism she’s faced throughout her marriage to Alec Baldwin, with whom she shares seven children: Carmen, 11, Rafael, 9, Leonardo, 8, Romeo, 6, Eduardo, 4, María, 4, and Ilaria, 2.
“No matter what I do, it’s not enough,” she confessed.
Alec, 67, supported his wife on Tuesday night alongside their kids. When Hilaria expressed regret over letting down her family, Savchenko, 42, promised that wasn’t the case.
“I just want to jump in and say that you worked your butt off every day in the studio,” he told Hilaria. “You are a true inspiration. You’re not just a mother — an amazing mother to seven incredible kids — but you’re also a real superhero in the dance studio.”
Savchenko praised Hilaria’s dedication during the rehearsal process, saying, “I would go on a break and I’d come back and you were still rehearsing in the mirror, trying to perfect all those steps.”
The ballroom pro went on to credit Hilaria for helping him fall back in love with dance. “I don’t think I’ve ever done that level of routine since I’ve been on the show,” he said, telling Hilaria she “should be so proud” of what she accomplished.
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Despite receiving a high score from the judges on Tuesday for their Star Wars-themed quickstep, Hilaria and Savchenko didn’t get enough votes to stay in the competition. Following their elimination, Hilaria got emotional while telling Us Weekly about Alec’s support throughout the show.
“He always says to me, ‘You’ve supported me through so many things, and so I’m here to support you through this.’ It’s been a wonderful journey,” she told Us before mentioning their kids. “And any mom out there knows how much we, not only do we many times birth them — although I’ve come into motherhood in different ways, so I’m sure that other people out there have as well — but we get up with them, and there are difficult nights, and we stress about them, and we’ll support them and everything, and to have my kids out there in the audience supporting me, and then to see them cry afterwards, it broke my heart.”
During their podcast appearance, Savchenko and Hilaria insisted they were ready to cheer on the rest of the cast as the competition heats up. Savchenko even told Hilaria their partnership doesn’t have to end.
“If you want to rehearse tomorrow, we still can do it. It’s $500 an hour,” he quipped.
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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