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It has been an emotional reunion forMaksim ChmerkovskiyandPeta Murgatroyd.
On Wednesday, the marriedDancing with the Starspros werephotographed embracingat Los Angeles International Airport as Chmerkovskiy, 42, returned to the United States following hisescape from Ukraine.
Three days later, Murgatroyd, 35, shared her relief in being reunited with her husband, whom she wed in 2017, in an emotional Instagram post featuring photos of Chmerkovskiy with their family.
“Now it’s time to heal,” she continued. “We cannot go back to our normal. Our lives are forever changed. We have a new normal, and that’s ok.”
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Though Chmerkovskiy is back in the U.S., Murgatroyd promised that she and her husband will continue their “efforts to provide assistance to the Ukrainian refugees” moving forward.
“We have big plans in store and our sole focus is on this war. ❤️ A smaller plan is going up on my stories soon!” wrote the New Zealand-born dancer, who said she is happy to see “that the world has united against” Vladimir Putin and “his evil.”
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Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chmerkovskiy had been serving as a judge while filming the country’sWorld of Danceseries. The Ukraine-born dancer eventually left Kyiv, where production was taking place, andboarded a train to Polandon Monday.
Chmerkovskiy began the final leg of his trip on Tuesday and confirmed that he was on his way back to the U.S. in an Instagram video from a Polish airport, writing, “Getting in a plane. Talk to you from L.A.”
Upon arriving at LAX on Wednesday, ChmerkovskiytoldEntertainment Tonight, “I just don’t want to resent peace somewhere else because of what I just saw, that’s the reality. I don’t know really what to say right this second.”
The next day, Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd were photographed showing off some PDAduring a walk on the beach.
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Chmerkovskiy opened up about his experience on Fridayin an interview withGood Morning America, noting that he felt “guilty” about his escape as others stay back to fight the Russian forces.
“I feel bad. I feel ashamed. I feel upset,” Chmerkovskiy said at the time, later adding, “I’m still in a very much in that fight-or-flight [mode]. I’m a big boy, but I know for a fact that I’m going through something mentally … because I get into these cry moments. I’m emotional, I can’t control it.”
“I cried from the airport,” he added, “I felt embarrassed … the entire ride back cause I was the only man on the train amongst all women and children,” Chmerkovskiy added.
source: people.com
