How Old Are Val And Jenna

So, you’ve stumbled into the rabbit hole that is the question keeping humanity (or at least the “Dancing with the Stars” corner of it) awake at night: How old are Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson? Grab your coffee, because this is less a math problem and more a time-travel mystery involving sparkles and abs. The short answer? They’re both adults, but with a twist that will make your head spin like a paso doble.

Let’s start with Jenna. Born on April 12, 1994, in Provo, Utah, she is currently 30 years old as of 2024. Yes, thirty. The same age where most of us are worried about back pain, while Jenna is lifting a grown man over her head in stilettos. It’s almost unfair—she has the wisdom of a thirty-year-old and the knees of a teenager who hasn’t discovered ibuprofen yet.

Val’s Vintage Vibe

Now, Val. Valeriy “Val” Chmerkovskiy was born on March 24, 1986, in Odessa, Ukraine. That makes him 38 years old. For context, that’s older than the internet (barely) and the same age as Ryan Reynolds, except Val’s superpower is Latin dance rather than sarcastic quips. He’s been on “Dancing with the Stars” since 2011, which means he’s aged in dog years for the show’s timeline, yet still looks like he could play a college freshman in a teen drama.

Here’s the kicker: Val is eight years older than Jenna. That’s not weird—it’s actually pretty standard in show business, where the age gap rule is “as long as you both can dance, it’s fine.” But wait, there’s a twist: they met when Jenna was barely 18 and a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2013. Val was 27. The internet did the math, panicked, and then they got married in 2019. So yes, they started dating with an age gap, but now they’re practically the same age in “experienced partner” years.

Surprising Fact: The Dance Math

Here’s a wild calculation: If you add their ages together, you get 68 years. That’s older than your average Honda Civic, but they have more combined hip movements than a wood chipper. Also, if you reverse their birth years, you’d get 1986 (Val) and 1994 (Jenna), which means Val was in high school while Jenna was still in diapers. Creepy? A little. But they’re celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in 2024, so clearly, the math works out better than my mortgage.

Dancing with the Stars finalist Val Chmerkovskiy gives a shoutout to

But hold your applause—there’s more confusion. Val’s brother, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, is older than Val by about six years (born 1980). Maks is 44. So the Chmerkovskiy family has a spread of ages that could fill a small Netflix series. Meanwhile, Jenna’s mom is younger than both Val’s parents, meaning the in-law dinners involve constant recalculations of who’s the eldest. It’s like a particularly dramatic episode of “The Real Housewives of Ballroom.”

Why Does This Matter? (It Doesn’t, But Let’s Pretend)

The real question isn’t “how old are they” but “how do they still have energy?” Val is 38, which in professional sports is ancient. In dance, it’s like being a dinosaur on roller skates. Yet he still performs lifts that would send a lesser human to the chiropractor for a decade. Jenna, at 30, is at her peak, but in Hollywood, 30 is often seen as the twilight of a dancer’s career. They are defying the laws of both physics and biology.

'DWTS' Pros Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy Celebrate 7 Years of

Also, in case you were wondering: their son, Rome, was born in January 2023. That makes him about 1 year old. So Val was 37 when he became a dad, and Jenna was 28. That’s normal for humans, but insane for elite dancers who usually wait until their kneecaps retire. Expect their futures to involve a lot of diaper changes interrupted by impromptu jives.

Final Verdict: The Age Is Just a Number (With Sequins)

So, to summarize: Val is 38, Jenna is 30. Their age gap is eight years. They look 10 years younger than their actual ages because they survive on a diet of glitter, sweat, and the tears of eliminated contestants. If you asked them, they’d probably say they feel “timeless,” which is code for “we have a really good skincare routine and never skip leg day.”

Now go forth and impress your friends with this useless knowledge. When they ask, “How old are Val and Jenna?” you can reply, “38 and 30, but don’t let the numbers fool you—they’re ageless, like vampires, but with better abs and less bloodsucking.” You’re welcome.