How did Stephen Nedoroscik's dance partner Rylee Arnold meet her boyfriend Walker Lyons? All about the couple's relationship

By Animesh Pandey

Modified Oct 31, 2024 06:15 GMT

Rylee Arnold has made it to the top six of the 33rd season of the dance reality show 'Dancing with the Stars' along with her partner and double Olympic medalist gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik. However, the 19-year-old choreographer is also in the headlines for her relationship with NCAA football player Walker Lyons, who represents the USC Trojans.

In a recent interview with Access Hollywood, Arnold opened up about her relationship, and how she decided to make it public.

"I mean I'm just feeling really good in my relationship right now. I found a really good guy who treats me so well, and makes me so happy, and we thought it was a great time to share it and I want to share this journey with all of you guys. So I just think it was really fun and I'm so grateful to have who makes me feel as special as he [Lyons] does," Arnold mentioned.

When asked about how did Lyons and Arnold meet each other, she replied,

"Crazy coincidences actually, and just like mutual friends, but yeah it was actually kind of crazy how we met."

Rylee Arnold also mentioned that she is thinking of a double date with Walker Lyons alongside Stephen Nedoroscik and his partner Tess McCracken. Nedoroscik instantly nodded in agreement to the proposal.

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Rylee Arnold 'hard launches' her boyfriend

Rylee Arnold with her boyfriend Walker Lyons. Image: Rylee Arnold's Instagram (@ryleearnold1)

On October 28, Rylee Arnold surprised everyone with her Instagram post. She uploaded some photographs of her visit to the Big Ten Conference game between the USC Trojans and Rutger Scarlet Knights. She captioned the post with a question,

"Is this a hard launch?? 🤭❤️‍🔥"

With this post, Arnold made her relationship with the USC Trojans' tight end. In a conversation with E News, Arnold mentioned how Lyons responded to the thought of publicizing their relationship.

"I’m like, ‘Walker I’m sorry,’ ” said Arnold. “ ‘It’s scary I know.’ But he’s been the best sport about it—he’s just the best."

In another conversation with People, Arnold recounted their first date, and what attracted her towards Lyons.

"He was so easy to talk to. We have so many similarities which was so fun to talk about. He is so sweet and humble and just all the amazing qualities. So I’m really curious to see how this all pans out," mentioned the 19-year old choreographer.

Rylee Arnold looks forward to making it to the semifinals of the 33rd season of 'Dancing with the Stars' with her dancing partner Stephen Nedoroscik. Arnold was the runner-up on this show as a teenage choreographer in and hopes for a similar performance with Nedoroscik this season.