Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills are competing as an all-female same-sex partnership on Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, and their chemistry has been making plenty of headlines. Many people have been talking about their dynamic, and now Brooks Nader has shared her reaction to her sister’s partnership.
Brooks Nader weighs in on sister Sarah Jane Nader’s chemistry with Dancing With the Stars partner Hailey Bills
According to TMZ, Brooks Nader said she is proud of her sister and called Sarah Jane’s same-sex partnership with Hailey Bills “iconic.”
The American model also said the two look very cute together and share great vibes and “synergy.”
Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills showed their chemistry when they held hands while leaving rehearsals together.
Sarah and Hailey are the third same-sex pairing in Dancing with the Stars history. Before them, JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson competed together in Season 30 in 2021. Shangela and Gleb Savchenko appeared as a pair in Season 31 in 2022. Siwa and Johnson finished as runners-up with their partnership.
For context, Sarah Jane Nader has previously opened up about her bisexuality. Earlier this summer, she went out with Pete Davidson. Her sister Brooks Nader also gave a hilarious reaction to the outing.
Talking about Dancing with the Stars Season 35, the show will premiere as a two-night event on September 15 and 16, 2026, on ABC and Disney+. Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will host the season. Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli will serve as judges.
Apart from Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills, the other contestants competing this season are Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik, Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten, and Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy. The lineup also includes Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach, Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart, and Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas.
Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman, Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong, Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, and Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson will also compete. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa, and Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold complete the lineup.