{"id":2182037,"date":"2025-11-30T20:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T20:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2182037"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T20:22:16","slug":"dwts-pro-emma-slater-addresses-retirement-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwts-pro-emma-slater-addresses-retirement-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"DWTS Pro Emma Slater Addresses Retirement Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\"><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> pro <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/emma-slater\/\"><strong>Emma Slater<\/strong> <\/a>is addressing speculation that she may be hanging up her ballroom shoes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I posted this exact video back in September it confused a lot of people. I wrote a caption that said something like, \u2018You never know when it will end, thank you <em>DWTS<\/em> for the ride of my life,\u2019 and people thought I was leaving!\u201d Slater, 36, wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emmaslaterofficial\/video\/7577527982378601783?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> on Friday, November 28.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the message, Slater shared a sentimental video of her standing in the <em>DWTS<\/em> rehearsal room. As she pointed to the show\u2019s sign, Slater gave a soft smile for the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was actually just being honest (I mean it\u2019s the truth!) this is the ride of my life and no one knows when it will end,\u201d she continued. \u201cI truly am so thankful, and one day I will watch videos back of this time. And I will be proud because I recognized even in the moment how special this time is.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emmaslaterofficial\/video\/7577527982378601783\" data-video-id=\"7577527982378601783\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@emmaslaterofficial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emmaslaterofficial?refer=embed\">@emmaslaterofficial<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>When I posted this exact video back in September it confused a lot of people. I wrote a caption that said something like \u2018you never know when it will end, thank you DWTS for the ride of my life\u2019 and people thought I was leaving! I was actually just being honest (I mean it\u2019s the truth!) this is the ride of my life and no one knows when this will end. I truly am so thankful, and one day I will watch videos back of this time. And I will be proud because I recognized even in the moment how special this time is.  Thank you DWTS and thank you to everyone who gets enjoyment from it. And that\u2019s probably you!!! So thank you \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70\ud83e\udd70 P.s if you want to live more in gratitude try the book called \u2018The Magic\u2019.<\/p>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Emma Slater\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7577528018722147085?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Emma Slater<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cThank you <em>DWTS<\/em> and thank you to everyone who gets enjoyment from it. And that\u2019s probably you!!! So thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While sharing the same video in September, Slater seemingly hinted at her future with a cryptic caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you #DWTS for the journey of a lifetime,\u201d she wrote via TikTok at the time. \u201cYou never know when your time is up so I\u2019m gunna love it every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of <em>DWTS<\/em> and Slater were quick to chime in and publicly speculate about her place on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like this riddle,\u201d one user wrote, while another added, \u201cWhy does this feel like a goodbye video? Yet the season hasn\u2019t even started yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, guessed that Slater was simply writing a message of gratitude and was in no way hinting at her reality TV future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what people are meaning of thinking she\u2019s not gonna be on the show after this season,\u201d a third wrote. \u201cShe\u2019s just saying you never know when you won\u2019t get called back again by the show have nothing to do with her partner this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slater ultimately finished <em>DWTS<\/em> season 34 in 7th place alongside her partner, comedian <strong>Andy Richter,<\/strong> who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/america-keeps-voting-for-andy-richter-to-stay-on-dwts-why-we-agree\/\">captured fans\u2019 hearts<\/a>. (<strong>Robert Irwin<\/strong> and pro <strong>Witney Carson<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/who-won-dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-full-finale-recap-and-scores\/\">ultimately won the competition<\/a> earlier this month.)<\/p>\n<p>After the pair\u2019s elimination, Slater reflected on their partnership with a series of clips from their season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll I can really say right now is I love you Andy and thank you for changing my life. I\u2019m so glad now we are family. \ud83d\udc9b,\u201d Slater wrote via Instagram earlier this month. \u201c@richtercommaandy I cried about a million times putting this together. Look at these memories. You are SO SPECIAL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richter, for his part, gushed that he was grateful for the experience \u2014 which included <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/andy-richter-details-borderline-abuse-he-put-himself-through-on-dwts\/\">both physical and mental toughness.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really started to enjoy it and started to feel transformed by it and started to like the exercise,\u201d he told <em>People<\/em> earlier this month. \u201cThere was just a lightness to me, I mean in attitude. I was able to sort of feel like, yeah, I\u2019m going to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancing With the Stars pro Emma Slater is addressing speculation that she may be hanging up her ballroom shoes. \u201cWhen I posted this exact video back in September it confused a lot of people. 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