Victoria Arlen celebrated her 23rd birthday on the set of Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday night and received a stunning gift from Taylor Swift.
After performing a tango to Swift’s single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” on Monday, September 25, Arlen got the stamp of approval from Swift herself when she was surprised by an epic bouquet of flowers from the 27-year-old singer.
“It was such an honor to be able to dance to her song. We worked so hard on that tango. The fact that she saw it and loved it means a lot to us for sure,” the ESPN personality said during an interview with Us Weekly magazine on September 27.
Victoria Arlen isn’t letting the flowers distract her from her goal
While Arlen was certainly thrilled to receive a personal gift from Swift, she told the magazine that her main concern at the moment is her chemistry with dancing partner Val Chmerkovskiy. As she explained, she isn’t dancing for the flowers — she’s dancing to make Chmerkovskiy proud and allow them to continue to dance on the 25th season of the ABC dancing series.
Victoria Arlen was once unable to walk
As a child, Arlen developed a couple of rare medical conditions that ultimately forced her to re-learn how to walk and talk. However, despite the physical challenges she’s faced throughout her life, Arlen is now taking the ballroom by storm and credits Chmerkovskiy for helping her “find” her legs.
To see more of Victoria Arlen and her partner, tune into new episodes of Dancing With the Stars season 25 on Monday nights at 8 p.m. and Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on ABC.
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