DWTS Pros Support Beloved Mirrorball Winner, 38, Amid Personal News

   

DWTS Pros Support Beloved Mirrorball Winner, 38, Amid Personal News originally appeared on Parade.

Many Dancing With the Stars pros are celebrating an impressive accomplishment achieved by Season 18 Mirrorball champion, Meryl Davis.

On June 7, Davis, 38, shared that she earned her degree from Harvard.

"Grateful for the memories, the late nights, the assignments I wasn’t quite sure I was going to be able to do, the professors who pushed me, for a safe place to embrace all the challenges and discomfort, the camaraderie, a fearlessly supportive and encouraging community of classmates and friends, the endless inspiration, and an adventure I’ll never forget," Davis captioned an Instagram post. She also shared a quote by T.S. Elliot.

In the post, the Olympic gold medalist included some photos from her time at the Ivy League university, including a couple of snaps of her wearing her cap and gown.

Davis received numerous reactions to her post, including one from her former Dancing With the Stars partner, Maks Chmerkovskiy.

"Congratulations!!!! Amazing accomplishment!!! Olympic medal was not hard enough you decided to add Harvard degree!?! Wow," Chmerkovskiy wrote.

Other DWTS pros also took to the comments section to congratulate Davis.

"Wow what an accomplishment Meryl! Congrats," Chmerkovskiy's brother, Val Chmerkovskiy, said.

"Omgggg CONGRATULATIONS beauty!!!!" Jenna Johnson's comment read.

"So incredible!!! Congratulations beautiful," Sharna Burgess' comment read.

Davis obtained a Masters of Liberal Arts from Harvard Extension School.

DWTS Pros Support Beloved Mirrorball Winner, 38, Amid Personal News first appeared on Parade on Jun 8, 2025