Brooks Nader Reveals She and ‘DWTS’ Partner Gleb Savchenko Got Matching Tattoos With ‘Special Meaning’

The SI Swimsuit model divulged details about her new ink.
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko / Disney/Eric McCandless/Getty Images

Brooks Nader is sneakily divulging little details about her new tattoo. The supermodel, who is best known for her six separate appearances in the SI Swimsuit magazine, as well as her 2023 cover girl moment, was a contestant on season 33 of Dancing With the Stars.

Though she and partner, Russian choreographer Gleb Savchenko, were eliminated in Week 3 on the show, the duo are still winners because they found each other. The couple have been cheekily teasing their casual relationship all over social media, showing off intimate clips during practice sessions and even spending quality time together outside of the DWTS studio. On Oct. 10, the 28-year-old shared a TikTok of her and the 41-year-old getting tattoos. She filmed herself getting her low hip bone tattooed by Savchenko and immediately went viral. Last week the Baton Rouge native spilled some info about her new ink.

“I'm not going to say what the tattoo is of, but it has a special meaning. It’s a little symbol, and it means something special,” Nader told Us Weekly at an event with Clarins Beauty in Austin for F1 Weekend. “No animals. It’s a bit more in the astrology realm, but it’s not my star sign. None of that. It means something in that world. That’s my best hint I can give.”

Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko / Disney/Eric McCandless/Getty Images

Though she and Savchenko have never explicitly confirmed the relationship, they have been spotted kissing and cozying up on set of the show and online. When asked on live television by DWTS host Julianne Hough, the duo said repeatedly said they were having a blast and enjoying each other‘s company.

“We’re just doing us,” Savchenko revealed of his relationship and chemistry with Nader while on an episode of Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey. “We’re just hanging out, we’re just having a good time and she’s amazing, I love her, being around her. She’s got such a great energy, great personality.”

27-year-old reality star Jowsey also asked the professional dancer if he was in love, to which Savchenko responded, “I don’t know, maybe.”

Fellow SI Swimsuit cover girl Ilona Maher, who graced the front of the September digital issue, is also a contestant on the show. After her phenomenal Disney Night performance inspired by Luisa from Encanto last night, the Olympic rugby player is heading into Week 5 with her partner Alan Bersten. Watch Dancing With the Stars on ABC or Disney +.


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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.