Dancing with the Stars pro Ezra Sosa‘s dream partnership on the show has actually been over a year in the making.
“Trisha Paytas, please,” he said in a recent ABC interview when asked about who he’d love to paired up with. “I need it to happen, just for my sanity.”
“I need to dance with her on the show, she’s iconic,” he added of the YouTube personality. “She has manifested this, and I just want it to happen for her. I also want to be her partner, I want to be there with her when it happens.”
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The idea of Paytas joining the show isn’t too far off actually since she recently showed off her dance moves on the DTWS live tour stage during its Los Angeles stop over the weekend.
“Tysm @dwtstourofficial for having me and @ezra.sosa for being my collaborative manifester,” she captioned a few photos. “If this is the closest I get to being in the actual show, I’m the happiest dancing clam. Also this whole live show gave me chills. So inspired.”
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And she even had the backing of Season 34 semifinalist Whitney Leavitt who commented “MAKE IT OFFICIAL @dancingwiththestars !!!!!! We want @trishapaytas” on her photos.
Paytas has also been putting the idea of partnered with Sosa into the universe since 2024 when she shared her 2025 dream board on TikTok.
Sosa, who started on ballroom dance competition show in 2021 as a troupe member and then became a pro in 2024, was previously partnered with disgraced socialite Anna Delvey and US Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles.
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While Season 35 of DWTS is slated to pick back up again this fall, some cast announcements have already been made.
Summer Housestar Ciara Miller along with Love Island and Traitors star Maura Higgins are confirmed to join the upcoming season, while Henry Winkler and Rob Rausch are also rumored to be joining.
In the meantime, other pros have also shared their dream partners as Jenna Johnson shared she’d love to be partnered with TikTok musician, Mr. Fantasy, and Val Chmerkovskiy has said previously that he wants olympian Lindsey Vonn to be his partner.
DWTS also just announced a new spin-off, Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, which will premiere in July.
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