One of Dancing with the Stars’ pro dancers was forced to set the record straight on engagement rumors swirling around her.

In a Wednesday, December 24, TikTok video, DWTS’ Rylee Arnold has given her fans an update about her relationship status with her boyfriend, Walker Lyons. The couple has been together since October 2024.


“There was lots of speculation [from] this trip coming around,” the 20-year-old alum of the ABC dancing competition said in her video, referring to her recent vacation with Lyons, 21, and his family. “No, I am not engaged.” She even held up both of her ring fingers as proof.


 

“This is my right hand, this is my left hand,” she continued to inform her followers. “And, ringless. Seeing the videos of people thinking I was made me chuckle a little bit.”

Ever since the dancer joined Lyons’ family on vacation earlier this month, social media users have been speculating whether the college football player proposed during the trip.

Walker Lyons and Rylee Arnold

Rylee Arnold has confirmed she’s not engaged to boyfriend Walker Lyons (Image: Getty Images)

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“The trip was the best, and me and Walker got to do our gift exchange, too,” Arnold explained in her TikTok video. “I won’t be with him for Christmas Day, but he’s gonna be coming to Utah after Christmas, which is good.”

According to Us Weekly, Arnold spent the holiday with her parents, sisters, including former DWTS pro Lindsay Arnold, and nieces and nephews in their hometown of Utah.

“We did a little staycation in Salt Lake City last night, and that was a good time,” she recalled in the clip. “We ate a yummy dinner, I shopped a little bit, we went swimming and it was just really good to spend time with my whole family all together.”

The Arnolds came together again for a Christmas Eve celebration.

“My mom always finds the cutest and funniest pajamas,” Lindsay, 31, wrote via her Instagram Stories late on Wednesday. “So excited for tomorrow. Falling asleep so grateful.”

Meanwhile, Lyons is based in California, where he attends the University of Southern California. However, the tight end recently applied for the transfer portal.

Walker Lyons and Rylee Arnold

Walker Lyons and Rylee Arnold have been dating since October 2024 (Image: Penske Media via Getty Images)

“That is really exciting, and I’m just really excited to see what happens and his next adventure,” Arnold continued to gush in her Wednesday TikTok.

“These last couple weeks have, honestly, been super nice. I haven’t had time off like this in such a long time, so it’s been really good to decompress and settle into my place here in Utah.”

The pro dancer recently finished filming DWTS Season 34 last month, but ultimately chose not to appear on the cast’s 2026 live tour.

“So sad I won’t be on the DWTS tour this year,” she said in an October social media statement. “Being on tour the last two years was seriously the most amazing experience ever. I’ve made the best memories and met the best people.”

She continued, “This year, I had to make the hard decision to sit it out and focus on my health, especially with managing my Type 1 diabetes, which can be tricky on the road.”

Rylee Arnold and Harry Jowsey on DWTS

Rylee Arnold will not be on DWTS’ live tour (Image: The Walt Disney Company)

Arnold was diagnosed with diabetes at 15, almost four years before she was cast as a DWTS pro.

“Those were the hardest three days of my life,” Rylee recalled to Women’s Health in 2024 of her diagnosis, which occurred after she nearly went into a diabetic coma after her blood sugar levels dropped during an amateur dance competition.

“The reality set in on how difficult managing this disease was going to be and how much it was going to change everything. Every 20 minutes, a new person would come in and tell me something new. It was so overwhelming. My biggest thought was, ‘Am I going to be able to dance again?’”

Confirmed for the lineup of DWTS 2026 live tour are Emma Slater, Val Chmerkovskiy, Britt Stewart, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Jenna Johnson, Pasha Pashkov, Daniella Karagach, Ezra Sosa, and troupe member Hailey Bills.