Nev Schulman Jokes Former ‘DWTS’ Partner Jenna Johnson ‘Agreed’ to Name Her and Val Chmerkovskiy’s Son After Him
usmagazine.comA meaningful moniker? Nev Schulman teased that he and his former Dancing With the Stars partner, Jenna Johnson, have already picked out her firstborn child’s name.“I didn’t know it was a boy,” the Catfish host, 37, exclusively told Us Weekly at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey on Sunday, August 28, when asked about Johnson’s pregnancy.
The Utah native, for her part, revealed the sex of her and Val Chmerkovskiy‘s baby earlier that day.The MTV personality — who walked the red carpet with his wife, Laura Perlongo — then joked that the professional dancer, 28, and her husband, 36, have a moniker lined up.“We already talked about naming the child and I think she agreed that it should be Nev,” Schulman told Us.
Perlongo, 36, chimed in, saying that the little one should be named “Yaniv,” which is her husband’s full name.In all sincerity, the TV producer revealed that he “texted” Johnson and her spouse as soon as he saw that they are expecting a baby. (The dancing duo revealed their happy news via Instagram in July, confirming their child is due in January 2023.)“I was so happy for her.
I know they’re gonna be fantastic parents,” Schulman said, before hinting that the couple’s baby will be a dancer like them. “I’m just excited to see little Val on Dancing With the Stars season 55.”Johnson and Schulman competed together on season 29 of the ABC dance competition, which aired in fall of 2020.
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