Sarah Jane Nader Shares Brooks Nader’s Cheeky DWTS Advice
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Brooks Nader warned Sarah Jane Nader to sashay from any drama.
After the Love Thy Nader star was revealed as part of the Dancing With the Stars season 35 cast, she cheekily detailed Brooks’ advice for competing on the show, which was a not-so-subtle dig at her relationship with dance partner Gleb Savchenko.
“She said, ‘Don’t get distracted,’” Sarah Jane told E! News in an exclusive interview alongside partner and new pro Hailey Bills at the cast announcement event in New York Sept. 2, playfully winking at the camera. “And she told me to truly be present in every moment. I think that’s the best advice.”
Indeed, while Brooks—who dated Gleb on-and-off during her season 33 stint until their explosive breakup in 2025—didn’t pass up the opportunity to shade her ex, she also provided much more important words of encouragement.
“When she gets deep, it’s rare,” Sarah Jane explained. “But I’m like, ‘Oh she means it.’ And so, she really told me to just enjoy it because it’s one of the best experiences I’ll have in my career. I think it’s definitely the most exciting and scary thing I’ve done so far so I’m really, really excited.”
And trust, the 24-year-old—who stars in Love Thy Nader alongside Brooks, as well as sisters Mary Holland Nader, 27 and Grace Ann Nader, 26—is ready to carve her own path as a member of the second-ever only female duo in DWTS history. (JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson placed second on season 30 of the series.)
“I’m excited and scared in a way to be separated from my sisters during this and doing something so on my own,” Sarah Jane continued. “I’m excited for people to see who I am as an individual and not just as a sister and yeah, just challenge myself.”
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Meanwhile, she joked that the competition isn’t quite over fo Brooks, 29, either.
“I am beating her score, I’ll have you know,” she added. “I’m very competitive.”
Hailey, for her part, was thrilled to learn that a competitive streak runs in the Nader family.
“I was hoping but I don’t need to hope anymore because I’m already seeing it,” the 20-year-old said. “She walks in the first day and she’s like, ‘I’m beating Brooks,’ and I was like, ‘Alright. Let’s try.’”
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