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| Born | Kym Johnson (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 (age 49) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Dancing with the Stars |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | officialkymjohnson |
Kym Herjavec (néeJohnson; born 4 August 1976[citation needed]) is an Australian professionalballroom dancer and television performer who appeared in the first three seasons of theAustralian version ofDancing with the Stars as a professional dancer, before moving to theU.S. version of the franchise from 2006 to 2015. Johnson returned as a professional to the U.S. series in 2017 for its 24th season. She also served as a judge on the Australian version of the show from 2013 to 2015. She is married toRobert Herjavec.
Johnson began dancing at the age of three. She began ballroom dancing at 13 years of age.[1] In 1998, she and her partner, Lithuanian Tomas Atkocevicius, placed second at the Australian Dancesport Championship in the Open Amateur Modern Ballroom.[2] They also were finalists as the U.K. Ballroom Championships atBlackpool. She retired from competitive ballroom dance in 2001, but continued dancing on stage.
Since 2001, she has appeared in a number of events and films, including:
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Johnson's first major television appearance was as a professional onDancing with the Stars, a televised ballroom dance competition.
She appeared on Seasons 1-3 ofDancing with the Stars in Australia in 2004 and 2005. In Season 2, she and her partner, television presenterTom Williams were the winning couple; they both then performed in the Champion of Champion series. Johnson also made a cameo during the 4th Australian seriesDancing with the Stars Grand Final, performing with musicianAlex Lloyd.
In early 2006, she appeared on the Australian programAustralian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu on behalf of the Merry Makers. She was the first one voted out of her Moso tribe and the game. She received all 6 votes, 5 from her tribemates and her own vote. Johnson is one of the few Survivor contestants worldwide to vote herself out of the game, as self-voting is generally against the rules in most editions.
In 2013, Johnson appeared onseason three ofThe Celebrity Apprentice Australia but got fired on the fourth week as the losing project manager.[3]
In 2013, Johnson became a judge on theAustralian version ofDancing with the Stars.
Dancing with the Stars Australia results:
| Season | Partner | Place |
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| 1 | Justin Melvey | 3rd |
| 2 | Tom Williams | 1st |
| 3 | Michael Caton | 9th |
Later the same year (2006), Johnson appeared onseason 3 of the USDancing with the Stars, partnering withtalk show iconJerry Springer. They proved to be popular and were the 7th couple sent off. During the series Johnson wrote a Behind the Scenes' Diary for OK! Magazine Australia.
Johnson later continued to tour America with theDancing with the Stars Tour, but was unable to perform in every show due to an arm injury.
Johnson returned to the ballroom on 19 March forSeason 4, this time partnered with member ofN'SyncJoey Fatone. She became the runner-up professional dancer of this season.[4] After the completion of Dancing with the Stars, Johnson and Joey Fatone celebrated by going on the inauguralMediterranean cruise for theDisney Cruise Line. The two performed for the ship's guests on 2 June 2007. BillionaireMark Cuban was her Season 5 Partner. They were voted off in the fifth week. In season 6 she competed with magicianPenn Jillette, but they were the first voted off in the Double-Elimination in the second week. Johnson competed on season 7 partnered with formerNFL PlayerWarren Sapp. They finished in second place behindBrooke Burke andDerek Hough. This was Johnson's second time being the professional runner-up.
Johnson returned to the ballroom forSeason 8, and she was paired with actorDavid Alan Grier. They were eliminated in the fifth week of competition on 7 April 2009.
ForSeason 9, Johnson was paired withDonny Osmond. Osmond and Johnson were crowned the champions on 24 November 2009, making Johnson the first dance professional to have won the title in two different countries. During this season, Johnson wrote a behind-the-scenes blog of her experiences for www.okmagazine.com.
InSeason 11 Johnson was partnered with actorDavid Hasselhoff. Hasselhoff and Johnson were the first to be eliminated, making it the second time she was eliminated in the first round including the double elimination in Season 6 and the fourth professional dancer to come in last place more than once afterAlec Mazo,Edyta Sliwinska &Jonathan Roberts.
Along withMaksim Chmerkovskiy andAshly DelGrosso-Costa, Johnson appears in the DVDDancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance.
For season 12 of DWTS, Johnson partnered with professional athleteHines Ward. During rehearsal after Episode 19, Johnson suffered a neck injury, and reported that she was "shaken up" but would be all right. The couple performed the dance as scheduled, and went on to win the season on 24 May 2011.
For season 13, Johnson was partnered with actor and producerDavid Arquette. They were voted off in the seventh week of the competition and came in 6th place.
In Season 14, Johnson was partnered withJaleel White. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated, finishing in 7th place.
For Season 15, She danced with her Season 4 partnerJoey Fatone. They were the second couple to be eliminated, finishing in 12th place. During week eight, she returned to perform a trio Salsa withEmmitt Smith andCheryl Burke. The trio earned a 30 from the judges.
For Season 16, she partnered withGeneral Hospital starIngo Rademacher. They made it to the semi-finals, but were eliminated, landing them in fifth place.
It was announced on 11 February 2015, that Johnson would return to the United States as a professional dancer on the20th season ofDancing with the Stars.[5] She was paired withShark Tank star and her future husbandRobert Herjavec. They were the seventh couple to be eliminated, finishing in 6th place.
It was announced on 27 February 2017, that Johnson would return as a pro on24th season ofDancing with the Stars. She was partnered with actor and retired professional wrestlerMr. T. They were eliminated in Week 4, and finished in 10th place
| Season | Partner | Place |
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| 3 | Jerry Springer | 5th |
| 4 | Joey Fatone | 2nd |
| 5 | Mark Cuban | 8th |
| 6 | Penn Jillette | 12th |
| 7 | Warren Sapp | 2nd |
| 8 | David Alan Grier | 9th |
| 9 | Donny Osmond | 1st |
| 11 | David Hasselhoff | 12th |
| 12 | Hines Ward | 1st |
| 13 | David Arquette | 6th |
| 14 | Jaleel White | 7th |
| 15 | Joey Fatone | 12th |
| 16 | Ingo Rademacher | 5th |
| 20 | Robert Herjavec | 6th |
| 24 | Mr. T | 10th |
In October 2015, Johnson announced that she would be releasing her first fitness DVD,5678 Fitness, and a book entitledThe 5678 Diet, in January 2016.[6]
5678 Fitness is a full-length at home fitness program based on cardio-Latin dance, combining high energy dance routines with a total body workout.[7] In conjunction with the launch of her personal fitness and lifestyle brand, Kym Johnson shares her life lessons, nutrition and exercise plans, and entertainment style through anecdotes, recipes, and contributions from her celebrity dance partners in her first book The 5678 Diet.
Johnson was previously engaged to Australian cricket playerShane Watson. She separated from Watson when she started dating her AustralianDancing with the Stars partner, Tom Williams.[8]
In September 2015, Johnson confirmed that she and herDancing with the Stars season 20 partner, businessmanRobert Herjavec, were in a relationship.[9] On February 27, 2016, the couple became engaged.[10] She and Herjavec married on July 31, 2016, inLos Angeles, and she has since changed her last name.[11] Herjavec gave birth to the couple's twins in 2018.[12][13]
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