The Bachelorette's Jonathon Johnson Supports Jenn Tran atDancing with the StarsPremiere After Insisting They're 'Friends'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jonathon Johnson and Jenn Tran.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Jenn Tranhad a special visitor supporting her at theDancing with the Starsseason 33premiere!

As Jenn, 26, prepared to perform her first dance on the competition show on Tuesday, Sept. 17,Jonathon Johnson, who was a contestant on her season ofThe Bachelorette,was seen sitting front row to watch her alongsideBachelorNation’s Susie Evans and Justin Glaze, andLove Is Blind’s Chloe Veitch.

Prior to the dance, Jonathon, 28, stood up and clapped from the sidelines. He then continued to cheer Jenn on throughout the routine, fueling ongoing speculation from the past few weeks that the two are dating.

Jonathan Johnson at the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season premiere.ABC

ABC

“Jonathon’s supporting Jenn,” wrote oneuseron X (formerly Twitter) beside a teary-eyed emoji.

“an involuntary ‘wahoo’ escaped my lips when jonathon appeared on screen,” wroteanother.

Onecommentread, excitedly, “JONATHON IS IN THE HOUSE”

Jenn joinedDWTSjust hours after filming the After the Final Rose special, where she revealed she and fiancéDevin Straderhad broken up. In the days following the special, Jenn and Jonathon beganposting together on social media.

Jenn sent Jonathon home after the fantasy suites, when he admitted he took too long to share his feelings.

“I’ve never been good at validating my feelings — I think a lot of people struggle with validating their own feelings,” he told PEOPLE in August. “And I’ve found that on the show, especially with Jenn’s help. So I think, moving forward, I’m just going to be like, ‘Hey, do you love this person? Do you like this person? Are you sad? Are you happy? What do you want out of this?’ And just allowing for myself to feel whole.”

Jenn Tran and Jonathon.DISNEY/John Fleenor

DISNEY/John Fleenor

As for Jenn, she previously opened up to PEOPLE about joiningDWTS,explaining that she can be shy at times.

“In my head I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to have to do this in front of a live audience and the whole world,’” she said. “And I feel like my biggest challenge this whole season is honestly just going to be me getting over my stage fright. I get so scared and nervous just being in front of a crowd. So that’ll be a big factor.”

“But other than that, honestly, I feel so excited to be able to throw myself into something that I’ve always wanted to do, and I’m happy, I’m excited,” she added. “It’s good to have something to be happy about.”

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Dancing with the StarsandThe Bachelorettecan both be streamed on Hulu.

source: people.com