Xochitl Gomez gushed over Robert Irwin’s “Dancing With the Stars” win amid dating rumors.
The actress, who won the Season 32 Mirrorball Trophy, recorded the moment Irwin and his pro partner, Witney Carson, were revealed as this year’s champions.
“I am so incredibly proud of you two!” the “Raven’s Home” alum, 19, captioned the video of Irwin, 21, and Carson, 32, emotionally hugging onstage.
“What a season!” she added, alongside a heart emoji.
While Gomez had previously shared the number fans could text to vote for Irwin, who suffered an injury shortly before the show, she did the same for fellow competitors Alix Earle and Jordan Chiles.
Notably, photos surfaced hours earlier of the former Disney Channel star having a private meetup with Irwin on the “DWTS” lot.
Gomez brought the Season 34 winner a bouquet ahead of his win, and the duo laughed and chatted.
According to TMZ, the “Baby-Sitter’s Club” star also “spent some time backstage” with Irwin’s family members.
Reps for Irwin and Gomez have yet to respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
The pair sparked dating speculation earlier this month when they danced together during the show’s 20th anniversary celebration.
Irwin gushed about having the “best time” working with Gomez, calling their routine “so much fun.”
He went on to tell the New York Times, in an interview published Sunday, that dating in the public eye is “challenging to navigate.”
Over the weekend, the zookeeper explained, “Anything you do will be on TikTok the next day.”
Irwin’s last public relationship was with Rorie Buckey from 2022 to 2024.
Carson wrote via Instagram in September that viewers have been “flooding” her with “applications” to date Irwin.
“We are currently dancing our lives away so we are unable to respond,” she quipped — before pitching her dance partner for the next “Bachelor” season.
The following month, Irwin joked to Page Six that he wanted admirers to “keep [the messages] coming, saying, “I’m on the lookout, and it’ll happen when it happens.”
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