Kym Herjavec
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Kym Herjavec | |
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Born | Kym Johnson 4 August 1976 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Known for | Dancing with the Stars |
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Children | 2 |
Website | officialkymjohnson |
Kym Herjavec (née Johnson; born 4 August 1976) is an Australian professional
Dance biography
Johnson began dancing at the age of three. She began ballroom dancing at 13 years of age.[1] In 1998, she and her partner, Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius, placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championship in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom.[2] They also were finalists as the U.K. Ballroom Championships at Blackpool. She retired from competitive ballroom dance in 2001, but continued dancing on stage.
Since 2001, she has appeared in a number of events and films, including:
- Burn the Floor, a touring ballroom dance production.
- Performing at Elton John's 50th birthday party.
Television appearances
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In Australia
Johnson's first major television appearance was as a professional on Dancing with the Stars, a televised ballroom dance competition.
She appeared on Seasons 1-3 of Dancing with the Stars in Australia in 2004 and 2005. In Season 2, she and her partner, television presenter
In early 2006, she appeared on the Australian program
In 2013 Johnson appeared on season three of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia but got fired on the fourth week as the losing project manager.[3]
In 2013, Johnson became a judge on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Dancing with the Stars Australia results:
Season | Partner | Place |
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1 | Justin Melvey | 3rd |
2 | Tom Williams | 1st |
3 | Michael Caton | 9th |
In the United States
Later the same year (2006), Johnson appeared on
Johnson later continued to tour America with the Dancing with the Stars Tour, but was unable to perform in every show due to an arm injury.
Johnson returned to the ballroom on 19 March for
. This was Johnson's second time being the professional runner-up.Johnson returned to the ballroom for
For
In
Along with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, Johnson appears in the DVD Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance.
For season 12 of DWTS, Johnson partnered with professional athlete Hines Ward. During rehearsal after Episode 19, Johnson suffered a neck injury, and reported that she was "shaken up" but would be all right. The couple performed the dance as scheduled, and went on to win the season on 24 May 2011.
For season 13, Johnson was partnered with actor and producer David Arquette. They were voted off in the seventh week of the competition and came in 6th place.
In Season 14, Johnson was partnered with Jaleel White. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated, finishing in 7th place.
For Season 15, She danced with her Season 4 partner Joey Fatone. They were the second couple to be eliminated, finishing in 12th place. During week eight, she returned to perform a trio Salsa with Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke. The trio earned a 30 from the judges.
For Season 16, she partnered with General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher. They made it to the semi-finals, but were eliminated, landing them in fifth place.
It was announced on 11 February 2015, that Johnson would return to the United States as a professional dancer on the
It was announced on 27 February 2017, that Johnson would return as a pro on
Dancing with the Stars (U.S.) results
Season | Partner | Place |
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3 | Jerry Springer | 5th |
4 | Joey Fatone | 2nd |
5 | Mark Cuban | 8th |
6 | Penn Jillette | 12th |
7 | Warren Sapp | 2nd |
8 | David Alan Grier | 9th |
9 | Donny Osmond | 1st |
11 | David Hasselhoff | 12th |
12 | Hines Ward | 1st |
13 | David Arquette | 6th |
14 | Jaleel White | 7th |
15 | Joey Fatone | 12th |
16 | Ingo Rademacher | 5th |
20 | Robert Herjavec | 6th |
24 | Mr. T | 10th |
5678 Fitness
In October 2015, Johnson announced that she would be releasing her first fitness DVD, 5678 Fitness, and a book entitled The 5678 Diet, in January 2016.[6]
5678 Fitness is a full-length at home fitness program based on cardio-Latin dance, combining high energy dance routines with a total body workout.[7] In conjunction with the launch of her personal fitness and lifestyle brand, Kym Johnson shares her life lessons, nutrition and exercise plans, and entertainment style through anecdotes, recipes, and contributions from her celebrity dance partners in her first book The 5678 Diet.
Personal life
Johnson was previously engaged to Australian cricket player Shane Watson who she separated when she started dating her Australian Dancing with Stars partner, Tom Williams .[8]
In September 2015, Johnson confirmed that she and her Dancing with the Stars season 20 partner, businessman Robert Herjavec, were in a relationship.[9] On February 27, 2016, the couple became engaged.[10] She and Herjavec married on July 31, 2016, in Los Angeles, and she has since changed her last name.[11] Herjavec gave birth to the couple's twins in 2018.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars - Home - ABC.com". Abc.go.com. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Kym Johnson Biography - Celebrity Survivor". Archived from the original on 9 November 2006.
- News Limited. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "The Stars Align for a fourth season of ABC's hit alternative series, Dancing With the Stars". abc.go.com. 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars' Season 20 Pros Revealed: Vets Mark Ballas, Kym Johnson, and Val Chmerkovskiy Confirmed to Return - Yahoo Celebrity". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kiuAXdnBk8. Home & Family. 19 October 2015.
- ^ "5678 Fitness: Complete Home Fitness Program - Kym Johnson". officialkymjohnson.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Marks, Lisa (27 March 2012). "Kym Johnson: I hope I find Mr Right". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec Dating". People.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Nahas, Aili (27 February 2016). "Dancing with the Stars' Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec Are Engaged!". People. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars' Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec Are Married!". people.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Robert Herjavec on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Who is Kym Herjavec? Discover her Wiki, Height, Family, Husband, Net Worth, Facts & More".celebpocket.com
External links
- Official website
- Kym Herjavec at IMDb