In Pictures: Stephen Nedoroscik's DWTS partner Rylee Arnold shares adorable glimpses of New Year's Eve with boyfriend Walker Lyons at a Hawaii beach

Stephen Nedoroscik's Dancing With The Stars partner from season 33 Rylee Arnold has spent New Year's Eve with her boyfriend Walker Lyons in Hawaii. The couple have been dating since October 2024.

Arnold shared a carousel of pictures from her Hawaii trip with Lyons in an Instagram post on Wednesday, as the couple could be seen having fun at a beach. Alongside sharing hugs and kisses, the USC Trojans football player was also spotted lifting the dancer on his shoulders as they welcomed 2025.

"New Year’s Eve from Hawaii ✨🌺," Rylee Arnold captioned the post.

Arnold was teasing fans with her date night details on TikTok before 'hard launching' the relationship with Lyons in an Instagram post in October, when she was still competing with Nedoroscik on Dancing With The Stars. She joked that she was awaiting approval from the Olympian before taking the relationship forward.

"I need Stephen’s stamp of approval, don’t I? But from what I’ve told [him], Stephen’s like, ‘Yeah. He’s an amazing guy,’ and he is, so it’s good,” she told US Weekly.

Arnold honed the gymnast's dancing skills massively during the show before the pair made it to the finale. They put up fiery performances on the final night including a freestyle dance on a pommel horse which earned them a perfect score. While it proved only enough for a fourth place for the pair, it marked Arnold's best finish in her second season as a professional dancer on the show with the 19-year-old later admitting that being Nedoroscik's partner was one of the best things to happen to her in 2024.

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"So iconic" - Rylee Arnold on she and Walker Lyons getting compared to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles - Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik spotted- Source: Getty

Rylee Arnold's boyfriend Walker Lyons is a tight end for the USC Trojans Football Team, and so is Travis Kelce, albeit for the Kansas City Chiefs. When Arnold made her relationship public with Lyons, fans started comparing them to Kelce and his girlfriend Taylor Swift, leaving the professional dancer all smiles.

Speaking in the aforementioned interview with US Weekly about the comparisons, she said:

“Honestly, [it’s] so iconic. Like, that’s my dream coming true. Walker’s a tight end. Travis Kelce’s a tight end. I love it.”

The couple made their red carpet appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked on a double date with Stephen Nedoroscik and his girlfriend Tess McCracken and are now enjoying the New Year in Hawaii.