Karina Smirnoff Became a First-Time Mom at 42 — inside the DWTS Alum's Personal Life
"Dancing With The Stars," alum Karina Smirnoff became a mother for the first time at the age of 42 and welcomed her son, Theo Gabriel, in April
Dancer Karina Smirnoff always wanted to be a mother, and this year her dream finally came true. The "Dancing With The Stars" alum first announced her pregnancy in December , with a sweet Instagram post.
The dancer, who has kept the identity of her son's father a secret, shared the first snap of her seven-month-old son's sweet face for the first time on Instagram on November 4,
Karina Smirnoff and Antonio Brown on "Dancing With The Stars" in | Source: Getty Images
THE GREATEST DREAM
The woman who's reached the finals of the ballroom world championship, has innumerable dancing trophies, including the coveted Mirrorball Trophy from dancing with the stars, has always wanted children.
This was a dream Karina had often confided, but fans were stunned when she revealed her pregnancy through an Instagram post in December , sharing a photo of herself holding a pregnancy test and smiling happily.
Karina expressed her joy at the news, and
Former DWTS Moved In With Parents to Deal With ‘Anxiety’
Former Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Karina Smirnoff has opened up about her mental health struggles when she became a first-time mom earlier this year, something that was no doubt compounded by the COVID global pandemic. Here&#;s what she had to say about moving back in with her parents and how they provide such a great support system.
Smirnoff Panicked When Her Baby Son Was On the Way
In an interview with US Weekly, Smirnoff said that when all of her friends were having babies, she was like a deer in the headlights when they would try to get her to hold their little ones. So when she was expecting one of her own, she panicked a little about not being ready for parenthood — especially because she&#;s doing it on her own.
&#;I was panicking thinking, ‘OK, the baby’s going to be born and I’m not even going to know how to change a diaper.” And everybody’s like, ‘It comes instinctively, don’t worry,&#; said Smirnoff, but she said despite all of those kind words, she still found herself &#;going through a lot of anxiety,&#; so she decided to move in with her parents to get some much-needed support.
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Anna Melnikova-Duknauske
Anna, originally from Russia, started her artistic career in figure skating but quickly discovered that performing solo was not for her! Anna started Ballroom and Latin dancing at age nine.
Justinas was born in Lithuania, into a family of ballroom dancers. He grew up in the studio watching his parents dance, and began dancing himself at the age of five.
Justinas and Anna started dancing together in Since then, they have become World Professional Latin Showdance Champions, World Professional Latin finalists, and Blackpool Professional Latin finalists. They were married in January
Dancing with the Stars Alum Karina Smirnoff Welcomes Son Theo Gabriel
Karina Smirnoff just performed a quickstep into motherhood!
The Dancing with the Starsalum, 42, gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, in Los Angeles this week, PEOPLE confirms.
“Karina and baby are healthy and well,” a source close to Smirnoff tells PEOPLE. “She’s already head over heels in love. She’s excited for the next journey.”
The new mom later shared her baby boy’s first photo — of his feet! — captioning it with his name reveal: “Welcome to the world Theo Gabriel! 💖💖💖.”
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Smirnoff revealed her baby news in December, sharing a photo of herself holding up a positive First Response Early Result pregnancy test on Instagram.
“I’m super excited to start a new chapter in my life,” she told PEOPLE exclusively at the time of her announcement. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom. I have so many emotions that I’m going thro
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Anna, originally from Russia, started her artistic career in figure skating but quickly discovered that performing solo was not for her! Anna started Ballroom and Latin dancing at age nine.
Justinas was born in Lithuania, into a family of ballroom dancers. He grew up in the studio watching his parents dance, and began dancing himself at the age of five.
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Dancing with the Stars Alum Karina Smirnoff Welcomes Son Theo Gabriel
Karina Smirnoff just performed a quickstep into motherhood!
The Dancing with the Starsalum, 42, gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, in Los Angeles this week, PEOPLE confirms.
“Karina and baby are healthy and well,” a source close to Smirnoff tells PEOPLE. “She’s already head over heels in love. She’s excited for the next journey.”
The new mom later shared her baby boy’s first photo — of his feet! — captioning it with his name reveal: “Welcome to the world Theo Gabriel! 💖💖💖.”
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Smirnoff revealed her baby news in December, sharing a photo of herself holding up a positive First Response Early Result pregnancy test on Instagram.
“I’m super excited to start a new chapter in my life,” she told PEOPLE exclusively at the time of her announcement. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom. I have so many emotions that I’m going thro
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