Val Chmerkovskiy Dishes on Brother Maks Having A Big Part in His Upcoming Book

Val Chmerkovskiy‘s upcoming memoir, “I’ll Never Change My Name”, will be out in just a few more months — and his brother Maksim, has a big part in it.

Speaking with People, the DWTS pro dished about how Maks not only wrote the forward, but the book is almost Maks’ memoir, too.

“While reading this book you’ll quickly realize that my memoir is more like our memoir because [Maks] plays such a prominent role in my life,” Val shared. “I love him dearly, and only he and I truly understand and value our bond.”

He continues, “We’ve shared so many life-changing experiences together and I owe a lot of my life to him. We had bunk beds most of our lives and shared everything from conversations to the adult magazines we hid underneath those bunk beds.”

“I was very lucky to have an older brother. For most of my life, he bulldozed through heartaches and disappointments while I walked behind him enjoying the wisdom of hindsight.”

Val‘s book will be out in March 2018.