Charli D’Amelio Is ‘Shell-Shocked’ After Winning ‘Dancing With the Stars’ as Mark Ballas Debates Return: ‘I’ll Let You Know’

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Still processing. Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas were “shell-shocked” after being named Dancing With the Stars‘ season 31 champions.“I think we’re both still a bit staggered,” the ballroom pro, 36, told Us Weekly and other reporters after the finale aired on Monday, November 21.

The TikTok star, 18, echoed those sentiments, explaining that everything “happened so fast” that she “couldn’t really comprehend what was happening” in the moment.Amid her surprise at taking home the mirrorball trophy, D’Amelio reflected on all of the ways that Ballas helped her reclaim her love of dancing. “I think I’ve just learned so much, whether it’s about all these new styles of dance or just myself as a person or learning how to perform anything,” she told Us. “I’ve learned a whole lot about it all.

And that’s thanks [to] Mark.”The big win was also meaningful for the Kinky Boots alum, who returned to the reality competition in September after a five-year hiatus.

Despite winning the show for the third time, Ballas confessed that he hadn’t decided whether he will stick around for season 32. “I don’t know [if I’m coming back],” the Texas native said. “You know the older I get, I try to stay very present in the moment, you know, and I think that was like a big part of creating these dances.”He continued: “Every week I put, I tried to put every aspect of creativity, care, musicality, nuance into each one.