Rylee Arnold doesn’t know who her partner will be for Dancing With the Stars season 34, but Robert Irwin is at the top of her wishlist.
“I would love to have him as a partner,” Arnold, 20, exclusively told Us Weekly of potentially working with Irwin, 21, while promoting her partnership with Swoon on Wednesday, August 6. “I think that would be so fun.”
Arnold confessed that she has “no idea what’s going to happen” with the partnerships, but stressed that she’d be happy teaming up with someone who has a passion for dance.
“I’d honestly be OK with anyone that just wants to be there and wants to just learn and is excited about the whole process,” she added.
As of right now, only four celebrities have been announced to cast, which includes Irwin, Alix Earle, Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt. Irwin was the first participant to be confirmed back in April.
Arnold told Us she was “glad” to find out Robert is joining season 34 and recalled seeing him at the show when his older sister, Bindi Irwin, competed and won season 21.
“I remember when I was younger, I saw him at a taping when Bindi was on the show, and I was like, ‘He would be awesome on the show when he’s older,’” she reflected. “I think it’s so awesome. I think he’s going to do so great.”
Arnold is not only impressed with the wildlife conservationist but also with his competition.
“The cast that they have so far is so great. Alix Earle, come on. I’m such a fan of hers, and I have watched her content, so I’m so excited to see her as a dancer,” she gushed. “I feel like she’s going to be really good.”
Arnold added that she’s also excited to see both The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars Leavitt, 32, and Affleck, 26, represent her home state of Utah, which has been known for its contribution to the ballroom dancing scene.
“I’m very excited to see the two of them together and to see them compete against each other. I wonder what it’s going to be like,” she added.
DWTS fans have to wait a little bit longer for the season 34 premiere as it’s scheduled for September 16. During this time off, Arnold is focusing on her recovery from her ankle injury, quality time with boyfriend Walker Lyons and collaborating with Swoon to make her own pink lemonade concoction. The beverage is non-alcoholic and sugar-free, which was developed with Arnold’s journey with type 1 diabetes in mind.
“I discovered their brand and they started sending me drinks and I was like, ‘Whoa, these are actually really good.’ So I told my manager that I would love to do something with that brand because it’s obviously such a meaningful thing to me being a type 1 diabetic,” she told Us of how the partnership came to be. “I just thought it would be really cool to create a drink with them. So we started talking and then I made a pink lemonade, obviously, because pink is my favorite color and I love lemonade, and it’s just a perfect drink because really diabetics only have diet sodas to drink [and] it is just kind of hard to have a sugary drink. It really just bumps up your sugar and will just make things hard for you.”
She continued: “So when I was able to make a yummy lemonade that you can drink anytime, it won’t mess up your glucose levels, I was just so happy. But yeah, it’s a really cool drink and I’m just so glad I got to work with such an amazing brand.”
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