Fan-favorite “The Bachelorette” star Hannah Brown looked back at her momentous win on “Dancing With the Stars” to celebrate the show’s epic 20th “birthday party” on Nov. 11. Brown and her professional partner, Alan Bersten, were crowned the winners during the finale of season 28.
Brown could not be present for the 20th anniversary episode, but made sure to revisit her memorable win with a heartfelt Instagram post.
Although Hannah Brown could not attend the Nov. 11 episode of “Dancing With the Stars” celebrating the show’s monumental 20th anniversary, she marked the occasion by sharing a sweet post reflecting on her time on the show and her glorious win in 2019.
On Instagram, Brown shared several photos and videos of her and her partner Alan Bersten’s DWTS journey, highlighting their path to winning the mirrorball trophy, including photos of the moment they were crowned the winners.
“Feeling all the emotions and reminiscing while watching @dancingwiththestars 20th birthday celebration tonight That season was such a special chapter in my life and l’ll forever be thankful for everyone who voted, cheered, and danced along with me!! Wishing I could be there celebrating with my DWTS fam… cheering everyone on from Nashville ,” Brown captioned her post.
Bersten commented on her post, writing, “❤️❤️❤️❤️ Miss you.”
Brown and Bersten would ultimately take home the trophy during the season 28 finale, with Kel Mitchell and Whitney Carson coming in second, Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber in third, and Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko in fourth place.
Hannah Brown was dearly missed during the “Dancing With the Stars” 20th anniversary special, especially as the show reunited past mirrorball champions to perform alongside the current contestants competing for the trophy.
After the remaining contestants danced with their current partners, they all took part in the Relay Dance competition. In the challenge, one couple dances during the first half of the song, while another takes over for the second half. However, unlike past Relay Dance competitions, this time the contestants were paired with previous mirrorball winners, making it an especially impressive night on the dance floor.
Alix Earle’s partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, was replaced by “The Bachelor’s” Joey Graziadei, while Robert Irwin’s partner, Whitney Carson, was replaced by actress Xochitl Gomez.
Dylan Efron’s partner, Daniella Karagach, was replaced by actress Rumer Willis, while Andy Ritchter’s partner Emma Slater was replaced by “The Bachelorette’s” Kaitlyn Bristowe.
Jordan Chiles’ partner, Ezra Sosa, was replaced by Olympian Apolo Ohno, while Elaine Hendrix’s partner, Alan Bersten, was replaced by NFL star Rashad Jennings. Meanwhile, couple Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas were immune from dancing in the Relay after winning the individual dance round last week.
Life may have changed a lot for Rachel Zoe, but she is trying to keep things positive. She opened up about how she felt about joining
Rachel was announced as the newest cast member last June. She seemed like a great fit for RHOBH. And while fans were still sad to see Garcelle Beavais exit the series, they were excited to see Rachel step back into the spotlight.
“I loved being in an ensemble,” Rachel told PEOPLE about how RHOBH differed from The Rachel Zoe Project. “It was really nice for it not to just be on me and about me and always me. I’m so much more interested in other people’s lives than I am my own, so that was really nice to kind of be with the other women all the time.”
She said that having people to lean on was also nice. “And listen, we’re all going through stuff. So I think it’s nice that we kind of had each other to do that with,” she shared. Honestly, the newly dropped RHOBH trailer looks a bit different than women supporting one another but we’ll have to wait and see.
Plus, the life Rachel is living now is very different from her life back during her first show in 2008.
“I have full-blown children now and obviously I’m getting divorced, so that’s a whole ‘nother thing,” she revealed. Rachel filed for divorce from Rodger Berman in July, following 26 years of marriage. They have two sons together.
“Life is life-ing really hard on all sides right now, so I just have a lot,” she admitted. “I just have to stay positive because if I break, everything breaks. So there’s no breaking.” And she’s not wrong about the other Housewives going through things too. Kyle Richards is navigating life separated from Mauricio Umansky, while PK Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley are facing their own divorce struggles.
As for what fans will be seeing when RHOBH returns in December, Rachel is keeping mum about that! “I’d have to kill you if I told you, but I can’t tell you anything,” she said. “We had fun. I think it’ll be interesting.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 premieres Thursday, December 4 at 8/7c on Bravo. Episodes stream next-day on Peacock.