Rylee Arnold Confirms Her Relationship Status amid Internet Speculation: 'I Love Being Single' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Rylee Arnold.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Rylee Arnoldis clearing up her relationship status.

TheDancing with the Starspro spoke to PEOPLE at theseason 33 premiereon Tuesday, Sept. 17, where she opened up about her dating life.

Revealing she is not currently in a relationship amid internet speculation she reunited with her boyfriend who had been on a Mormon mission for two years, Arnold, 19, said she is enjoying the single life.

“I am not back with him. I am currently single right now,” she revealed. “[It’s] so fun. I love it. I love being single. It’s the best. I’ve been single for a while, but I love it.”

Rylee Arnold.Disney/Eric McCandless

Disney/Eric McCandless

Last season, which was Arnold’s first onDWTS, she sparked romance rumors with her partner-at-the-time,Too Hot to Handlestar,Harry Jowsey. Fans wondered if the two were dating after the two were spotted spending a lot of time together and appeared to have great chemistry.

“I think that it’s a little bit unfair on Rylee so early on,” Jowseytold PEOPLE of the rumors in October. “She’s so green to this whole world and everyone having an opinion, and stuff like that.”

The pair later fueled more speculation when they appeared to share an on-screen kiss during a dance toTaylor Swift’s “August" in their final performance together.

“He’s just such a special person. I love that people are getting to see a side of him that he hasn’t shown,” Arnold told PEOPLE after that dance. “He’s so special and kind and genuine and just the best.”

Rylee Arnold (left) and Harry Jowsey (right).ABC/Andrew Eccles

ABC/Andrew Eccles

Arnold and Jowsey, 27, maintained that they were just friends, and after the reality star was eliminated, Arnold said she hoped they remained close.

“I hope we stay friends because our relationship is so fun and we really just connected a lot,” she said during an appearance on theLightweights Podcastin November. “When you’re in the show, the person and the partner you’re with, you just build this connection because you got through so much together — stress and anxiety. I think we really bonded and had a good time together.”

“It was so fun, and Rylee has just been such a good coach the past couple of weeks,” he gushed. “She’s been the absolute greatest. And three weeks ago I literally didn’t know any dance. I didn’t know what a Jive was. What I was able to perform tonight was literally all Rylee, and I just think we made a great team.”

Rylee Arnold (left) and Stephen Nedoroscik (right).Disney/Eric McCandless

His Olympic abilities can only get him so far, Nedoroscik said, so at the end of the day, he has been ready to rest with his iconic Orange cat, Kyushu.

“I’ve been so exhausted after workouts, I get home and the only thing I really want to do is lie down, take my cat, put him on my chest and hug him,” he laughed.

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source: people.com