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Derek Hough is ‘happy for’ Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber amid dating rumors

Derek Hough gives his seal of approval to Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber.

Two days after her elimination Dancing with the starsthe former Bachelorette, 26, teased on TikTok that her connection with Farber, 40, may extend beyond the ballroom.

“Private rehearsals starting ASAP #DWTS,” she wrote alongside the clip of her knocking on Farber’s door.

When the door opens, she DWTS partner greets with a gigantic smile before putting her arm around him.

The clip is set to the viral sound, which says: ‘When one door closes, another door opens. So often we look so long and so regretfully at the closed door that we do not see the door that opens for us.”

From the couple DWTS costars and fans showed their support in the comments section, with many addressing rumors that they were possibly dating.

“I rate this a 100 🙂 happy for you two ❤️” Hough, who serves as a judge on season 33 of the ABC dance competition, wrote.

Pro Ezra Sosa, who was paired with Anna Delvey this season, also shared two comments, including “this is so cute 🥹” and “I’m shipping it.”

“BABE IS THIS A SOFT LAUNCH,” one fan asked, while another posted: “This is a signature story.”

From left: Sasha Farber and Jenn Tran on “Dancing with the Stars.”

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The post comes after Tran told PEOPLE about Farber and her experiences DWTS following her elimination in the “Halloween Nightmares” episode on Tuesday, October 29.

“All the people I met were so nice. I really felt like part of the family here. So I’m walking away with a new family I didn’t know I had, and such an incredible man who I met by a stroke of fate,” Tran Farber said.

“We weren’t supposed to be on the show this season,” she continued. “So I’m just so happy.”

Tran said she has “great memories” of being on set and practicing her dances with Farber every week.

“Rehearsing every day is such a blessing and we’ve had so much fun together, and it’s just been an incredible, incredible journey and I’m just so proud and happy,” Tran said, with Farber adding that he was “so happy” is. also.

From left: Julianne Hough, Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber.

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Before their elimination, Tran posted a video to her TikTok account on October 19 of her and Farber riding together on a swan boat in LA’s Echo Park. In the clip, Tran jokingly referred to the outing as a “date,” explaining to her followers that getting filmed doing activities in public reminded her of her time The Bachelorette.

The pair was even asked by host Julianne Hough on Oct. 22 if their natural chemistry on the dance floor made a difference in their dance partnership, prompting Tran to admit, “Absolutely.”

“We trust each other enormously. We know each other so well. That’s why this works so well,” she added.

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Tran previously ended her engagement to Devin Strader after closing The Bachelorette and teased a reunion with one of her former suitors, fan favorite Jonathon Johnson. As for Farber, he was previously married to his DWTS costar Emma Slater.

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