Emma Slater, Trevor Donovan on Whether or not ‘DWTS’ Chemistry Is ‘Actual’

It was onerous to disclaim the connection between Emma Slater and Trevor Donovan on the Monday, September 26, episode of Dancing With the Stars — and Alfonso Ribeiro wasn’t afraid to ask the season 31 duo about their chemistry.

“I gotta know — are these your performing abilities or was that actual?” the cohost requested a shocked Slater, 33, and the 90210 alum, 43, after their Rumba to Elvis’ “At all times on My Thoughts.”

“Should you’re actually doing a great job performing, all of it comes from the reality so there’s one thing actual in each efficiency,” Donovan replied on the Disney+ present earlier than the judges revealed the pair earned a 30/40.

Throughout their post-show interview, Slater instructed Us Weekly that she was “so glad” the Hallmark Channel star was the one to reply Ribeiro.

“I couldn’t imagine it. I used to be like, ‘That query! Like, wow, simply out the blue.’ However I feel Trevor’s proper, like, and we’ve spoken about this too — and by the best way, we genuinely get on rather well, like, rehearsals go so fast,” the skilled dancer defined. “We actually do get on and have nice chemistry, which made this dance a lot simpler. However then when Alfonso requested that query, I used to be so glad you answered as a result of I used to be like, ‘I can’t.’”

The actor added that his reply was “100% truthful.”

“A whole lot of the films I do, it’s [the] romantic lead and you’ve got at the least a pair scenes which can be intimate scenes,” Donovan stated. “And also you’re with somebody who [could] very effectively be married or that you simply simply met otherwise you’re not in a relationship and so it’s a must to create that and fortuitously, we’ve had just a few weeks of attending to know one another to turn into pals and break down that wall and be snug with it. … I simply answered as honestly as I might, and it’s the reality.”

Slater went on to notice that individuals “count on ardour” in relation to the rumba.

“Individuals count on that steam, and you actually have to inform a narrative. We had the perfect music for my part. I like this model of ‘At all times on my Thoughts,’ and I truthfully imagine in Trevor. I imagine in his dance potential,” she gushed. “I do know now we have this nice connection, this nice chemistry. And so I actually fought onerous to realize the atmosphere for us to only be ourselves and be expressive and we introduced the steam, which is, which is nice. I feel it was a dance that basically wanted it and it felt actually good within the second.”

Whereas Donovan has been pretty mum about his private life over time, Slater married fellow DWTS professional Sasha Farber in 2018. Us broke the information in August that they quietly cut up after 4 years of marriage.

Dancing With the Stars airs on Disney+ Mondays at 8 p.m. ET. For extra from Slater and Donovan, watch the video above!