Mark Ballas Says He's Friends With His DWTS 25 Partner

It looks like Mark Ballas has already met his partner for Dancing With the Stars season 25 — and they’ve been friends for a while!

Opening up to People Now, the pro dancer revealed that the celeb in question is “lovely, she’s gifted, and she’s a natural.”

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“I’ve wanted her to be on the show for a while. but our schedules never lined up,” Mark says. “I found out she was doing it and I had something fall through for October…that was a big [reason I came back].”

We can’t wait to meet Mark‘s partner, and we’re already wondering if those Ashley Benson rumors from last time could be true this time.

Mark is also pictured below filming an appearance for Extra in Los Angeles on Friday (August 25).