Rylee Arnold is officially off the market — and completely smitten — after going public with her and Walker Lyons’ romance.
“Is this a hard launch?? 🤭❤️🔥,” Arnold wrote via Instagram in October 2024 alongside several photos with the USC football player at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Dancing With the Stars pro gushed exclusively to Us Weekly about her relationship with the tight end a few days after their social media debut, teasing that Lyons needs to meet her season 33 partner, Stephen Nedoroscik, before they move forward.
“I need Stephen’s stamp of approval, don’t I?” Arnold joked to Us in October 2024. “But from what I’ve told [him], Stephen’s like, ‘Yeah. He’s an amazing guy,’ and he is, so it’s good.”
Dancing With the Stars pro Rylee Arnold is spending time with a mystery man in between her performances in the ballroom. “OK friends, get ready with me for rehearsal while I debrief the date I went on a couple nights ago,” Arnold, 19, began in a TikTok posted on Friday, October 4. “Fun fact, we […]
Arnold was all smiles as she talked about her new boyfriend, especially after learning that her fans are comparing them to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
“Honestly, [it’s] so iconic,” Arnold told Us of the comparison. “Like, that’s my dream coming true. Walker’s a tight end. Travis Kelce’s a tight end. I love it.”
Scroll down to see Arnold and Lyons’ budding romance:
September 2024
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“I have a date in two hours or so,” Arnold said in a TikTok video, keeping the suitor’s identity under wraps. “I’m lowkey nervous for my date tonight because I’m in L.A. but should be fun.” That same month, the dancer told People that she was “currently single” and that she was loving it.
October 2024
One month after talking about her date on TikTok, Arnold shared another “get ready with me” video for a date with someone new. “I am excited to go on this date,” she said in the October 3 video while touching up her makeup. “I have never met him before, but we have a lot of mutuals … interesting coincidences. And then we’ve just been texting a lot lately and I get to meet him now tonight.”
Arnold revealed via an October 4 TikTok that she and the mystery man had hung out two nights in a row. “It was so fun,” she gushed of their first outing. “He was so easy to talk to. We have so many similarities.”
A few weeks later, Arnold debuted her romance with Lyons via Instagram. She shared multiple photos with the college football player on October 27 after attending one of his games in Los Angeles. (The pair have bonded over their shared religious beliefs as Mormons.)
While the relationship is still new, Arnold exclusively told Us on October 29 that she can’t wait to double date with her DWTS partner Nedoroscik and his girlfriend, Tess McCraken.
“We have a break and we’re definitely going on a double date,” Arnold said. The Olympic gymnast agreed, telling Us, “It’s definitely going to happen soon, especially with the four-day break coming up.”
November 2024
Walker Lyons and Rylee Arnold Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Arnold and Lyons made their red carpet debut at the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked. Speaking to Access Hollywood, Lyons remarked that he had “easily the most beautiful” date.
December 2024
Following the end of DWTS season 33, Arnold shared a carousel of images featuring Lyons from their various outings together. In one pic, Arnold smiled as she sat in Lyons’ lap, while in another image they embraced in the stands after his USC game. “Weekend reset ✨🤍😽,” Arnold wrote via Instagram.
December 2024
The couple traveled to Kauai, Hawaii, for a relaxing end-of-the-year vacation. “Sooooo happy!!!” Arnold captioned a sweet Instagram Story clip of the pair laying on the beach. After sharing more clips and pics from the first day of their trip — from their plane ride to grabbing a delicious meal and taking a night swim — Arnold wrote, “Day 1 was 100/10 🥹🫶🏼.”
January 2025
Sage and Walker Lyons Courtesy of Rylee Arnold/Instagram
Lyons appears to have won over the hearts of Lindsay Arnold’s kids too.
In an Instagram Story posted January 14, Rylee shared a photo of her boyfriend playing with sister Lindsay’s daughter Quincy.
“FaceTimed my favorites today,” she wrote while traveling for the Dancing With the Stars tour. “My heart can’t handle. Miss them SO MUCH!!!!”
April 2025
The couple celebrated their six-month anniversary with sweet tributes shared via their Instagram Stories. “Happy six months to my best friend,” Rylee gushed. “@walkerlyons is everything perfect.”
Rylee went on to call their relationship the “best six months of my life.”
December 2025
After Rylee accompanied Lyons on his family’s pre-Christmas vacation, the outing sparked engagement speculation.
“There was lots of speculation [from] this trip,” she said in a TikTok video, denying the rumors. “No, I am not engaged. … [I’m] ringless. Seeing the videos of people thinking I was made me chuckle a little bit.”
