That makes them “great friends,” she stressed. “Not dating.”

Indeed, Farber confirmed to E! News’ The Rundown‘s Erin Lim Rhodes that he wasn’t partnering up with Bristowe (“Definitely no hard launch there”) or host Julianne Hough for that matter.

“I’ve known Jules for so many years,” he explained in the exclusive interview. And their recent poolside choreography was just one of many fully platonic hangs. “We were just talking life,” Farber continued. “Jules is amazing. We go backwards and forwards with life advice.”

But while he hasn’t found his next IRL partner just yet, plenty of Dancing With the Stars pros and celebrity contestants have cha-cha-ed their way to romance in the ballroom. (And, for the record, he did get engaged to former wife Emma Slater live on air in 2016 and enjoyed an are-they-or-aren’t-they pairing with season 33 partner Jenn Tran in 2024.)

While potential season 34 champ Robert Irwin is still on the hunt for someone who is “genuinely kind” (applicants can plead their case to his ballroom partner Witney Carson), many DWTS contestants exited stage left with more than just the mirrorball.

As this season heads toward its grand finale, see which pairs are still in step.