Gleb Savchenko strips down to his underwear for sizzling Playgirl shoot amid fresh Brooks Nader romance
Dancing with Stars pro Gleb Savchenko put his chiseled abs and bulging biceps on full display as he stripped down to his underwear for a sizzling Playgirl shoot.
While posing for the magazine’s December cover, the 41-year-old Russian dancer, who is currently dating model Brooks Nader, left little to the imagination during a cowboy-themed photoshoot, which took place in Morongo Valley.
Baring his ripped physique, the father of two could be seen shirtless and wearing several cowboy hats as he had his photo taken at Harmony Sails, a home on 50 acres in the high desert above Palm Springs, California.
For the cover photo, he wore only blue and red checked boxer shorts, brown cowboy boots and a hat.
He looked at ease as he smiled directly at the camera and showed off a glimpse of two of his tattoos.
In other images obtained by Peopleyou see Savchenko popping a bottle of champagne down his briefs and, in another image, looking into the distance after slipping into a pair of dark-wash jeans.
Dancing with Stars pro Gleb Savchenko put his chiselled abs and bulging biceps on full display as he stripped down to his underwear for sizzling Playgirl shoot
In his interview for the publication, the choreographer reflected on how different his current lifestyle is from his childhood in Moscow, where he started dancing at the age of eight.
“Growing up in communist Russia, training and living on food stamps, it gives you a slightly different perspective on life,” Savchenko told Playgirl. ‘[I was] always with that inner child shouting: ‘Go away, go away.’
He continued, “They keep us so limited. Everything is like a rat race… But that was the life I knew, and my parents’ mentality was like, “Okay, if you do an activity, if we invest our time and effort, then you’re doing it for the one hundred percent.” So I’m trained to always say ‘give birth or die’.”
After moving to America, he said he found the freedom he had been looking for all his life.
In addition to flourishing professionally, with appearances as a motivational speaker and guest host for the Chippendales show in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, he is currently in a relationship with Nader, whom he met after they were fatefully paired as dance partners.
Although they previously called it quits, they quickly got back into the swing of things not long after their elimination from DWTS and have remained strong ever since.
Over the weekend, Nader, 27, exclusively told DailyMail.com that falling for each other on set was “such a fun experience.”
“He is a wonderful person and I am very grateful that I was paired with him,” she said. “I couldn’t have imagined having another partner, so that was great.”
In his interview for the publication, the choreographer reflected on how different his current lifestyle is from that of his childhood in Moscow, where he started dancing at the age of eight.
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“Growing up in communist Russia, training and living on food stamps, it gives you a slightly different perspective on life,” Savchenko told Playgirl. ‘[I was] Always having that inner child screaming to ‘go away, go away’
When asked to debunk rumors that their relationship was just a showmanship, the Sports Illustrated cover girl noted that “there are levels to every relationship.”
“We were rehearsing together six to seven hours a day, seven days a week, so you obviously build a bond with someone during that time,” the bombshell explained. ‘And it’s so intimate, ballroom dancing. I’m really bad at imitating things.’
Earlier this month, Nader and Savchenko confirmed their romance was back on as they spent Thanksgiving together.
In a video shared by Savchenko on TikTok, he showed himself planting a kiss on her cheek.
Over the weekend, Nader, 27, exclusively told DailyMail.com that falling for each other on set was “such a fun experience” (seen in September 2024)
He captioned his TikTok post “Turkey dance” and tagged Brooks, which has racked up more than 200,000 likes so far.
On Thanksgiving evening, the pair gathered with friends for a catered, outdoor hibachi dinner.
Gleb recently confirmed to Extra that he “of course” spent Thanksgiving with the New Orleans-bred beauty.
“I’ll be there, yes, Thanksgiving. I’ll be there. It’s all about family,” he told the outlet.
And the model said of her plans: “I’m staying at my house and all my sisters will be there,” referring to siblings Mary, Grace and Sarah.
She added: “No one cooks. Raising Cane’s – this is not an advertisement – but they will be involved.”
Despite reports that Savchenko had ended their relationship by text message in late October, the couple reunited on the dance floor last month (pictured in October 2024)
After previously being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars, the pair resurfaced for another routine in the series finale.
And the star noted she planned to pull out all the stops as she reiterated: ‘I’m ordering everything. I don’t cook anything.’
Despite reports that Savchenko had ended their relationship by text message in late October, the couple reunited on the dance floor last month.
After previously being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars, the pair resurfaced for another routine in the series finale.
Fittingly, they danced to Reunited by Peaches & Herb, and were spotted packing on the PDA during rehearsals.
Gleb admitted to Extra: “Listen, we have crazy chemistry, and after five weeks of being in the ballroom, with a break – it was great.”