Chloé Lukasiak is a master of navigating new relationships in the public eye, especially on social media.
On May 18th, she posted a series of photos on Instagram for her 7.8 million followers. One of the pictures, the sixth one, showed her holding hands with someone whose identity wasn’t clear, and her Dance Moms co-star, Paige Hyland, wondered if it was a hint about a new relationship.
“Soft launch???” Hyland queried, prompting Lukasiak to respond with a series of eye emojis.
It seems this TV personality has met someone special, someone she considers a top priority. However, even if she’s not in a relationship, it’s obvious the 25-year-old, who recently turned 25 on May 25th, is thriving and enjoying life outside of her career.
Reflecting on her five years with dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, the dancer admitted she was quite innocent at the time. In a 2024 interview with TopMob News, she explained she didn’t understand why she was constantly compared to Maddie Ziegler. She said she always just wanted to impress her teacher and couldn’t understand why Miller didn’t seem to support her success, often wondering, ‘Why don’t you like me? I’m trying my best, why don’t you want me to win?’
For years, she struggled with feeling like she always lost, but it wasn’t until she grew up that she realized it wasn’t her fault. She explained that even if she had done everything perfectly, the outcome wouldn’t have changed, and that the situation was more about the actions of others than about her own efforts.
And these days she rarely has to save tears for her pillow.
Lukasiak transitioned from her reality TV beginnings on Dance Moms to a thriving career as a content creator. She built a popular YouTube channel, secured various brand partnerships, and achieved her dream of living in New York City.
She shared that she’s truly thankful for her time on reality TV. It really shaped who she is now, and she’s proud of the person she’s become. She explained that the experience – with all its drama, both good and bad – was essential to her growth, even though it was a created competition.
She’s not the only performer thriving as a solo artist! Let’s check in on what former members of Miller’s Junior Elite competition team are up to now.
I’ve been a huge fan ever since she first amazed us on the Abby Lee Dance Company! It’s incredible to see how far she’s come. From being featured in Sia’s amazing music videos, she’s blossomed into a real film actress. I loved seeing her in Sia’s movie Music, and the West Side Story remake was fantastic. I’m so excited for her upcoming roles in My Old Ass and Pretty Lethal – she’s truly a star!
Maddie also wrote a bestselling memoir, The Maddie Diaries, published in 2017. She judged young dancers on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation and co-hosted the Take 20 With Maddie and Kenzie podcast with her sister, Kenzie Ziegler. Maddie told TopMob News they wanted the podcast to feel natural and unscripted, saying, “We wanted to let our guards down and show something that wasn’t so heavily produced, and rather, just us having a pretty casual conversation.”
She’s also returned to her roots, dancing alongside Addison Rae at her 2026 Coachella set.
She’s now hoping to launch her own beauty brand. “I’ve always dreamed of creating my own line,” she explained, “and I think it would be incredible to finally do it.”
Having moved past her acrobatic background, the singer recently released “Anatomy” in 2023, a deeply personal song about her complicated relationship with her father. She told People magazine that the song represents a new level of openness for her. “I’m really pushing myself creatively and being truly honest, not just online—I’m sharing my own experiences,” she explained.
Despite having over 14 million followers on Instagram from her time on Dance Moms, she explored new creative territory with her third album, biting my tongue, released in July 2024, and her EP notes from the in between, which came out in April 2026.
The actress from She Dances told TopMob News that she’s finally able to openly discuss her life and share what’s important to her. She hopes people will connect with her story and feel something – whether it’s happiness, sadness, or simply a sense of connection.
After a ten-year break from the show Dance Moms, the award-winning dancer was excited to return to performing and competing.
Chloe Lukasiak, author of Girl on Pointe, explained that she started the Elevé National Dance Competition because she missed dancing and wanted to reconnect with a passion she’d lost. She teamed up with her mom, Christi Lukasiak, and Diane and Brittany Pent, to create something different from her own past experiences – a positive and encouraging environment where dancers could rediscover their love for the art form. She saw it as a personal challenge to bring that joy back to dance.
As a lifestyle expert, I’ve learned that sometimes things don’t go as planned, but that’s okay! Even though my recent competition wrapped up after just one year, I’m actually really excited about what’s next. I’ve moved to New York City and am fully diving into content creation, but I’m also finally writing my first fantasy novel! It’s been a journey, and honestly, I’ve realized over the past couple of years that everything truly happens for a reason and works out exactly as it should.
The original member of the group continues to excel in both music and acting. She released her single “Low Key Love” in 2020 and has starred in the web series Sunnyside Up, as well as 59 episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful.
While finishing her studies at UCLA – she earned a degree in American Literature and Culture in June 2024 – she was also pursuing music in Hollywood. She released her single “IMMA CATCH” and was recognized as a rising star in Variety‘s 2023 Young Hollywood Impact Report.
Next up, was (death) dropping her memoir.
She shared with TopMob News that she’s deeply passionate about the power of storytelling, especially as she prepares for the November 2025 release of her project, Bottom of the Pyramid. Although she has many ambitions, she’s certain acting will remain a key part of her future career.
Nia shared that dance was her initial passion, but she also loved theater. She recently performed in the dance-theater production 11 to Midnight in May 2026 and hopes to return to the stage sometime in the future.
Instead of focusing on lottery numbers, the original star of the show organized a trip to Costa Rica in 2023. They shared on Instagram in July that the seven-day experience transformed the group from strangers into close friends, leading to emotional goodbyes at the airport.
After that, she took a six-day trip to Croatia, reminiscing about a backpacking adventure she had in Europe after college. She described it as an incredible experience where she saw beautiful sights, learned about new cultures, and made friends she’ll have for life. She called it “the trip of a lifetime.”
When she’s back home in Pittsburgh, she uses her marketing degree to grow her popular Instagram account, Bite-Sized Foodie, and the Hyland Sisters brand she runs with her younger sister, Paige. She got engaged to Brian Thalman in May 2024.
Lately, veterinarian and influencer Four Season has been thriving. After graduating from West Virginia University in May 2023—a moment celebrated online by Christi Lukasiak—she’s been traveling across the country, with visits to places like the Hamptons, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Paige’s main travel companion, besides her sister Brooke, is her boyfriend, Jayvon Thrift, a former college football player. She expressed her affection for the fitness model in a 2022 social media post, writing, “Adore you in every kind of way.”
In July 2024, the couple celebrated their five-year anniversary by signing a lease on their first apartment together. Paige announced the exciting news on Instagram, hinting at ‘a new adventure coming soon’.
Kendall Vertes, a recent graduate of James Madison University, was recently competing on the school’s championship dance team, earning trophies along the way. She shared on Instagram in September 2023 that her younger self would be thrilled with her accomplishments. Her mother, Jill Vertes, quickly commented, expressing her own pride in Kendall.
Besides acting in films like Rapunzel: A Princess Frozen in Time (2019) and a live-action adaptation of Anastasia, and releasing music as Kendall K, the new cast member has also secured several brand sponsorships, likely due to her large following of 11 million on Instagram.
Even though she was only on the original show for two seasons (after competing on Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition), JoJo Siwa quickly became a standout star. She built a huge following on YouTube, partnered with Nickelodeon for exclusive products, launched tons of branded merchandise, and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2020.
She once told Kelly Ripa that a major lesson from her time on Dance Moms was learning to adapt and persevere. It wasn’t about literal swimming, she clarified, but about having the drive to survive and succeed.
She’s become quite prominent lately, socializing with celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardashian. In 2021, she made history as part of the first same-sex couple to compete on the American version of Dancing With the Stars, partnering with Jenna Johnson.
She’s now setting her sights on the Super Bowl halftime show, telling Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday that performing there is her biggest dream.
As a lifestyle expert, I’m always fascinated by what drives people! This artist – she released her first EP, ‘Guilty Pleasure,’ just last July – recently shared her ultimate goal on a podcast. She said that once she lands a spot on ‘Strictly Come Dancing,’ she’s planning to retire and start a family! And the best part? She’s hoping to dance with her boyfriend of over a year, Chris Hughes. It’s such a sweet and ambitious plan!
The dancer, actress, and businesswoman is now focusing on health and wellness, recently launching her beauty brand, Kare, as part of this new chapter in her life, while back in her home state of Arizona.
Okay, so she totally gets me! She told TopMob News that she deals with anxiety too, which is amazing, and that’s why she started this brand. Honestly, it’s everything I needed! She wants to make self-care accessible for everyone – like, a way to just chill out, breathe, and actually take care of yourself so you can get through the day. It’s not just about products, it’s about building a routine, and I’m obsessed with that!
The dancer, who first appeared on Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, continues to excel at dance, flawlessly executing every move. She returned to both performing and teaching in 2026 by opening Khaos Dance Studio. She explained her teaching style differs greatly from Abby’s – and most of her former teachers – emphasizing kindness while still encouraging her students to reach their full potential. The dancer married Nathan Goldman in September 2025.
Asia, originally from California, is now an adult. She stopped appearing on television right before turning ten, after being on shows like Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, Dance Moms, and her own series, Raising Asia. However, in a 2021 interview with TopMob News, she said she had a positive experience. While acknowledging that wasn’t true for all of her fellow cast members, Asia stated she wouldn’t change anything about her time on those shows.
Graduating as valedictorian in June 2023, the model and artist shared on Instagram how proud she was to have reached a long-held goal and expressed her excitement for the future.
With numerous sponsorships, invitations to all the popular events, roles on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and American Crime Story, and her own album, she has a promising future ahead of her.
She told TopMob that she looks back fondly on her time as a reality TV star. Despite the challenges, she believes the experience helped shape her life and is grateful for it.
After becoming part of the team in season 7, the dancer from St. Louis has been performing on significantly bigger stages.
She had an incredible early 2023, touring with Kendrick Lamar, performing with Usher in Las Vegas and at the Super Bowl halftime show, and then taking the stage at the Grammys with Missy Elliott. She described the experience as “Beyond blessed!!!”
Following performances dancing in the 30th anniversary celebration of The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl, with Chloe Bailey at the BET Awards, and alongside Tate McRae at the 2025 VMAs, she’s determined to continue building her career. She expressed this sentiment in an Instagram post from December 2022, after finishing a 76-show run with Lamar, stating, “I know this is only the beginning.”
After leaving the show after three seasons – where she stepped into Maddie’s role as a dancer – the Arizona native wanted to return to a typical teenage life. As she shared in a 2023 YouTube video with her close friend Kelsey Millar, she wanted to go back to school and simply be a normal kid with her friends. While she admitted high school wasn’t always easy, she’s glad she had the experience. Having lived both a life in the spotlight and a more regular life, she now knows what she wants and believes it’s possible to find a balance between the two.
Since graduating in 2021, she’s started the Out of Line podcast with Millar and has been sharing her experiences at festivals like Coachella and Stagecoach with her 3 million Instagram followers. She also often gets recognized by fans when she travels with her dance students to competitions.
Brynn, who is still good friends with Kenzie, described a sweet moment when someone recognized her. They excitedly asked, ‘Miss Brynn, are you famous?’
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