Ilona Maher goes from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ to playing rugby in the U.K.
America's top rugby player and "Dancing with Stars" runner-up, Ilona Maher, has made the move to the UK to play for the Bristol Bears.
After months of rumors that she might join the Premiership Women's Rugby league, Maher made the announcement on Monday on her TikTok account. Although there were rumors in October that she was in negotiations with teams in Bristol or Gloucester, the season began while Maher was still competing on the well-known reality competition show "Dancing with the Stars."
Last week, Maher and her partner, Alan Bersten, finished second in the Los Angeles-based event. Over the weekend, she posted from an airport on her route to London, adding to the rumors that her playing career was on the other side of the world.
However, in videos posted to her social media, Maher fi...