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Who is Bruno Tonioli's partner? Everything you need to know

Dancing with the Stars judge is loved-up


Bruno Tonioli on Dancing with the Stars© Eric McCandless
Hanna Fillingham
US Managing Editor
Updated: September 14, 2023
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Dancing with the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli is renowned for his larger-than-life personality and is never afraid to say exactly what he thinks. 

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However, when it comes to his personal life — more specifically his romantic relationships — Bruno is far more reserved and is rarely seen out in public with his partner Jason Schanne. Want to know more? Keep reading...

Is Bruno Tonioli married? 

Bruno on Dancing with the Stars© Eric McCandless
Bruno on Dancing with the Stars

Bruno isn't married but is thought to be in a long-term relationship with his partner Jason Schanne, who he has been dating since 2010. In 2012, two years after the pair met, Bruno and Jason had a commitment ceremony, which was attended by celebrities including Perez Hilton and Johnny Weir.

Who is Jason Schanne? 

Bruno Tonioli and Matt Law at the Mary Poppins Returns Film Premiere© Shutterstock
Bruno was linked to Matt Law but they denied romance rumours

Bruno is thought to be in a relationship with Jason Schanne. Their relationship is extremely private and kept out of the spotlight. In December 2019, Bruno was linked to a 29-year-old British model called Matt Law after they were spotted out together at the Mary Poppins Returns premiere, but they denied any romance and said that they were just close friends.

Bruno's career as a judge

Anton Du Beke and Bruno Tonioli hug at ENB event in London© Shutterstock
Bruno with his former Strictly co-star Anton Du Beke

Before he moved over permanently to Dancing with the Stars, Bruno was on the show's British counterpart Strictly Come Dancing for 18 years, having joined in 2004. Despite being a well-established judge on the show, the star admitted in 2018 that he had never actually watched it. 

Sharing the very understandable reason, he told Radio Times magazine: "I've been doing it for 14 years and I never watched a single show because I don't want to become self-conscious. But we recently made a DVD of all the best dances from Blackpool – that was the first time I watched something back."

His decision to leave the hit BBC show in 2022 was due to his exhausting travel schedule, which saw him travelling back and forth between the UK and the States each week. "I'm done," he told The Sun, adding: "I just can't do it anymore." The Italian judge, who has appeared on Strictly since the first series, has since focused his energy on filming Britain’s got Talent and Dancing With The Stars.

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