In Pictures: Rylee Arnold's boyfriend Walker Lyons shares glimpses of their time together as he expresses gratitude for Thanksgiving

Rylee Arnold's boyfriend Walker Lyons recently shared some glimpses of their time together on the occasion of Thanksgiving. The 19-year-old choreographer made her relationship public in October 2024, when she visited one of the Big Ten Conference games.

Lyons uploaded a series of pictures on his Instagram account, with the caption,

"So much to be grateful for ❤️"

In the first few photographs, Lyons is seen posing with Arnold, as well as playing his part as the tight end player for his team USC Trojans, which represents the University of Southern California in the Big Ten Conference league.

The next few photographs show Lyons posing with his friends and family, including the surprise visit he and his family made to the grand finale of the 33rd season of 'Dancing with the Stars', where Arnold was competing with Stephen Nedoroscik, the double Olympic medalist gymnast.

Arnold shared one of the photographs on her Instagram story with the caption,

"Walker❤️❤️"

Screengrab of Rylee Arnold's Instagram story [Image Source : Rylee Arnold's Instagram]

Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik impressed everyone with their performances at the grand finale of 'Dancing with the Stars'. The dancing duo earned a near-perfect score of 59 out of 60 for both performances. Sadly, they lost out on the audience vote, and the duo finished fourth overall, behind the pairs of Chandler Kinney & Brandon Armstrong, Ilona Maher & Alan Bersten, and the winners of the season, Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson.

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Rylee Arnold gets emotional while speaking about Walker Lyons after DWTS

Rylee Arnold gets emotional as she talks about boyfriend Walker Lyons after the DWTS grand finale [Image Source : Walker Lyons' Instagram]

Rylee Arnold talked about her boyfriend Walker Lyons and his support during the 33rd season of "Dancing with the Stars". The USC Trojans player had attended the grand finale along with his family.

Soon after the grand finale, Arnold talked about the unexpected visit from Lyons. In her words [via Access Hollywood],

"So special, he is one of my biggest supporters in life and...he's just a special one and I'm just so grateful for him" [1:54]

Lyons had uploaded a photograph of himself and Arnold on his Instagram story after the grand finale, where he wrote,

"@ryleearnold1 was amazing tonight and I couldn't be more proud. You are the best."

Rylee Arnold recently reunited with her family for Thanksgiving after the grand finale of DWTS. She performed a jig with her sister, which she uploaded on Instagram with the caption,

"The gang is back together 🫶🏼🥹"

Rylee Arnold's fourth-place finish at "Dancing with the Stars" is her best performance at the senior level. Before that, the 19-year-old choreographer had stood second, when she partnered with actor Miles Brown for the 2018 season of "Dancing with the Stars: Junior".